Why am I finding it difficult to be thankful today? Could it be: A republican House of Representatives that wants to increase the national debt by reducing taxes on the rich. Right-wing demagogues who promote stupid with confusing, contradictory, nonfactual arguments. The people who buy the crap those demagogues peddle. Corporate owned media who puts […]

It appears voters over 65 years of age displayed a lot of love for republicans in the last cycle. Voters over 65 favored Republicans last week by a 21-point margin after flirting with Democrats in the 2006 midterm elections and favoring John McCain by a relatively narrow 8-point margin in 2008. Concerned by changes to […]

America has reviewed the commercials, read the handbills, misunderstood the facts, chosen easy over complex and concluded the Democrats should have done more in the past two years to return the country from its deepest recession. That they supported the President’s initiatives while the republicans obstructed them is immaterial. The media has decided it has […]

I was surprised by Ed Schultz’s appearance at Netroots Nation. As I listened to his presentation I was struck by his over the top approach and his question about the President. Schultz wonders why the President doesn’t go to his base, as did dubya, when challenged by the other side. Why, indeed? Mr. Obama cannot […]

It is plain the republican party is not interested in discussing issues as we approach Election ’10. It’s no surprise really, they’ve been not discussing issues for years and years. It is, after all, about hot buttons, flag pins and fear. There have been calls for traditional media to expose republican disdain for a discussion […]