Those are the last words on the screen of the ad I just filmed depicting the very real consequences of the Insurance Industry's mal-practices. I have not done a television commercial in well at least 20 years and the only one I ever booked was a cereal ad in which...

Awake last night at 3 AM on the final eve of a primary contest that has redefined American politics. It has also redefined me as a Democrat and a citizen. I have worried and wondered, I have threatened and cajoled. I have shared the breathless anticipation of today's outcome with...

I am writing to some of my friends who are friends of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The blessed and beleaguered FOBs, who are hanging in there whether you want to or not. Many of you have confided to me that you want out. Many of you have admitted that you...

Saturday evening and Sunday Mass looms, calling me ... calling me home. The Catholic Church and I are wide apart on many of the" issues" of today, but on Sunday morning it is my family, my heart, my solace ... it is where I go to see the face of...

Girl rage ...it's all the rage. Hillary Clinton and her supporters have won exactly 10 delegates by assaulting their opponent with the kind of tactics that warm Karl Rove's heart. Ah the sweet victory of vitriol. These folks really will say anything, do anything to win and that is why...

As the race for the future unfolds it is interesting to note that there is a change in tone. Voices young and old, left and right, are softening and a new civility can be heard in the declarations of all but the incurably bitter.

Hate is not the moniker...

Bill Clinton has done it again. I am having political dejavu. His recent behavior has once again taken my good faith and high opinion of him and crushed it. Just months ago I had forgotten the more torturous details of his administration and had come to respect him again as...

Well the Swift Boat Veterans are at it again. Their impact continues to define our concept of what constitutes a 527 or a PAC . To some the very thought of a PAC/527 conjures images of vicious attack ads and underhanded tactics. The truth is there are 527's of many...

The sun is out in full force and so are the ladies who lunch. A rainbow collection of women of every race and age has assembled in the garden. The place is movie-set magical. There are streamers and artwork everywhere, and the fragrance of flowers permeates. Gardenias and peonies and...

My Father is a Republican. As I am an avowed Progressive and longtime activist, this has made for some lively discussions over the years. Our family divides along political lines in such a way that if each of us voted at the same time, in the same place, we would...

Have you seen them? The Democrats are comin' to call! No really. They are a knockin' at your door.

Okay true story.

My husband and I were strolling with our dog Social Justice (yes that's his name, but he happily answers to Justie Monkey and on pre-bath days he...

It's the people PEOPLE!!!! And you people are killing me!!! I am dying here and it is not from the heat!

See here's the thing... I believe in government. I believe that it can help people, protect people and even sometimes inspire people. I say this with all of my...