As the extremely unpopular Dick Cheney continues his torture apologist tour, the reactionary (they are now beyond conservative) opinion media tries to shift attention to Speaker Pelosi and to distract President Obama from the urgent business of repairing our nation.

In a nearly full Pennsylvania High School auditorium, Congressman Joe Sestak held his district's third veterans summit.

The elephant in that auditorium had nothing to do with veterans and everything to do with Congressman Sestak. The elephant was when Joe Sestak would officially announce that he is running against Senator...

Oldest Known Photo of WRGH

Two years ago on a lovely spring day, my world turned upside down. Routine physical, get to the part all guys find uncomfortable and the show stops! My general practitioner says something doesn't feel right. He had...

The F-4 Phantom, heavy with fuel, began her roll down the tarmac for take off. Going by the book, rotation speed past, hurtling faster down the runway, lift off speed attained, the doomed bird lifted gracefully off the tarmac, landing gear retracting,...

Service matters. Meet Jan Donatelli candidate for congress from the 5th Congressional District of Illinois. Jan Donatelli, pictured above, is a proven leader eager to serve. Jan Donatelli's diverse background includes Navy veteran, mother, civil and military aviator, business owner and union activist. I...

Citizens fearing loss of their homes are the single, largest segment of constituent calls to members of Congress. Thousands of jobs are being lost daily and the stock market is in the tank. I expected to see a bit of relief or, at least,...

Kellogg, Brown, Root (KBR), accused slayer of our military, received a new, many-millions DoD contract; Bethesda/Walter Reed rushes to failure while continuing its billion dollar plus cost overrun meanwhile record numbers of military commit suicide; last but hardly least, a tiny...

Our fallen warriors' families should NEVER need a United States senator to find out how their loved one died. Yet, one did. Thank you, Senator Bob Casey for stepping in when no one else would to help an anguished mother and her family learn how her son died. Another thank...

Never in my wildest, most imaginative dreams did I envision the Washington DC that I saw on Monday and Tuesday. I know Washington. From LBJ and the antiwar sixties through the Carter, Reagan and Bush One administrations, this city rose and fell. But never,...

A Report from the Field

Should this war continue any length of time, in the great summing up those whose , dear ones have been sacrificed by maladministration in this important branch of the army will be justified in their resentment, and the taxpayer doubly taxed to support our pension...

New York City, invigorating, powerful and proud. Through nearly half a century, this wonderful city on the Hudson beckons to me. Sleeping in a tractor and trailer at a pier, staying in hotels too nasty to rate an "avoid" in guide books, staying with friends on the Upper East Side...

In 1898, a military veteran wrote to the editor of the New York Times. The veteran was correct then and he is correct now.

"...it matters not how prominent a physician may be as a purely civil practitioner, unless he has been thrown in contact with troops in camp and...

The Democratic Party is ready to lead and here is why. Ten days or so ago it became clear that Congressman Jack Murtha had an election fight on his hands. Not only is his district the heartland of Republican and hopes to win Pennsylvania, but the Republicans have to win...

When the old warrior John McCain selected Palin -- who is the subject of bi-partisan investigations for ethics violations -- he sent a message that resonates all the way down the ticket. There are numerous examples, but the most indicative is probably in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Why there?

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When he saw my Veterans for Obama button, an irate Vietnam-era veteran shouted at me: "What are you talking about? I am going to vote for the veteran, John McCain, especially since he suffered so much in war. We veterans must stick together." It...

Courage and Results

No one is convicted. The right wing spin doctors raise money off the very name Murtha but what really came out of the Haditha investigations? Not what you think. Anbar Province in late 2005 was a hot bed of Sunni resistance and insurrection. Indeed,...

While the Republican convention was invoking the word "maverick", very quietly, in a back room at the convention, John McCain the maverick was buried and laid to rest. What emerged from that Republican back room was the new John McCain as Bush the Third. The elderly war hero bowed to...

For nearly the last eight years, the United States suffered from a low energy president. Now McCain implies to New York Times reporter, Elisbeth Bumiller, that yes, age is an issue and that his energy levels are low and affect his judgment.

"If I put in three or four 18-hour,...

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Honing in on the real cause

A New York Times editorial "Wounded Warriors, Empty Promises" identified yet another example of the continuing deterioration of military medicine. The target again was the U.S. Army. The Army is far from innocent but ALL...

Sacrificing
So Jenna and Barbara Bush can be free

Her mother, a sharp, attractive lady, walked into my office last week. Bella and her mom have a big problem. A good citizen wanting to serve her community...