There's power in simplicity. Barack Obama won the Presidency essentially on the strength of a one word rallying cry -- "Change!" Unfortunately Democrats haven't learned their own lesson.

Two years later, despite a multitude of proud accomplishments, President Obama and the Democrats are on the defensive, poised to lose...

This is both a defense of a centurion and a private perspective on a public man. First, two disclaimers: I'm proud to count Chairman Murtha as a personal friend. I will also acknowledge that on one occasion I accepted a fee from his campaign committee for writing a speech for...

Although I grew up Jewish in New York, when I played in various bluegrass bands one of my favorite songs was "We Need A Whole Lot More of Jesus (And A Lot Less Rock and Roll.") This, despite the fact that I loved rock and roll and had no use...

Yesterday Americans will be sitting down with their families for Thanksgiving dinner. In the year 2076, this country's tri-centennial year, Americans will still be doing the same thing. And America will still be paying for the war in Iraq. The costs will then be measured in trillions of dollars.

There...

"My G.O.P."

As performed by The Pillage People
Lyrics by Jerry Leichtling (With apologies to The Village People)

Young man, want to get with the plan?

I said, young man be a Re-perv-lican

I said, young man if your compass is bent

Straight, gay...

Me, the Decider of the United States, in order to scorn a more perfect system, abolish Justice, insure domestic inequity, provide for deceitful defense, promote the corporate welfare and insure the debasement of Liberty for ourselves, our friends and our non-taxable posterity, do disdain and demolish this Constitution of the...