Does anybody else feel sick? I certainly do. It is the same feeling I get deep in my stomach when I see one of those lynching photographs with smiling, celebratory faces mugging for the camera. No, Shirley Sherrod was not literally strung up in a tree. However, the intent to do harm and the... »

As I am writing this, thousands of gallons of oil are gushing out of the bottom of the ocean and threatening to destroy the wetlands and beaches of several southern states. We all know that this disaster could have been prevented with just a little bit more regulation and oversight. Why didn’t it happen?... »

There was a time when I respected John McCain. Early in the 2008 primary campaign I was on record saying that John McCain was a Republican that I could actually vote for. I was not alone. Many moderates and liberals felt a respect for McCain that transcended traditional party lines. That respect was shaken... »

Shortly after the passage of health care reform last week, a brick was thrown through the window of a Democratic office in New York. Attached to the brick was a note that said, “Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice”. This was a quote from Barry Goldwater’s 1964 acceptance speech as the Republican... »

For the most part, I try to avoid talking about Sister Sarah in this blog. For one, it always feels like I am either preaching to the choir or my words are falling on deaf ears. The real problem is finding a serious way to respond to her incoherent ramblings without bringing myself down... »

“We were riding the crest of a high and beautiful wave… and with the right kind of eyes you can almost see the high-water mark—that place where the wave finally broke and rolled back.” – Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas As I watched the President’s State of the Union Address, I... »

As the world watched with horror the tragedy of the Haitian disaster unfold this last week, Rush Limbaugh took it upon himself to denounce relief efforts and urge his listeners to not donate any money. He claimed that this tragic event was tailor made to burnish Obama’s “credibility with both the light skinned and... »

I would think that anybody who was going to be scared would already be hiding under their beds. Share and Enjoy: »

As the war in Afghanistan moves forward under the leadership of Barack Obama, the American public heard from a couple of the military geniuses who got us in this mess to begin with. Both Cheney and Rumsfeld thought it was their duty to comment on how badly Obama was conducting the war effort and... »

Obama, after months of deliberation, has finally announced his new Afghanistan policy. He will send 30,000 more troops to the region and impose a timeline of around 18 months to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Watching him on that stage at West Point, you could feel the strain of having to make this very difficult... »

Like Dr. Frankenstein, the Republican Party is about to lose control of the monster that they have created. The previously loyal, ultra-conservative base has risen up in anger and angst to force their will upon the party leadership in upstate New York District #23. What should have been a simple routine election of another... »

Senator Kyl from Arizona appeared on Meet The Press two weeks ago to talk about health care reform and put his foot in his mouth again. In his desire to defend the health care status quo, he stated he wasn’t “sure that it’s a fact that more and more people die because they don’t... »

For weeks now, nearly every political pundit on TV has at one time or another declared the public option dead. They just couldn’t see a way for Harry Reid and the rest of the Senate Democrats to gather enough votes to include it in the final bill. However, somewhere between the bluff and bluster... »

During his show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh claimed that he was being libeled and slandered by several major news organizations. His outrage was directed towards those who had falsely attributed a quote defending slavery to him. “I mean, let’s face it, we didn’t have slavery in this country for over 100 years because it was a... »

White House communications director Anita Dunn gave the country a clear dose of reality this weekend by labeling FOX News as “the research arm or communications arm of the Republican Party”. Going further, she stated that when the President goes on FOX, “he is going on it to debate the opposition. Let’s not pretend... »