Delusional Self-Defense, Delusional Congressional Vote
Rather than condemn Israel's act of aggression, Congress added its name to a pungent piece of manipulative delusion: that Israel's onslaught of Gaza constituted an act of self-defense.
Rather than condemn Israel's act of aggression, Congress added its name to a pungent piece of manipulative delusion: that Israel's onslaught of Gaza constituted an act of self-defense.
There is much to praise in the ground breaking health care reform bill that just passed the House. It will provide an additional 36 million more Ameri...
I'm proud that Bennet has gone to bat for our veterans by co-sponsoring the "Troops to Teachers Enhancement Act," which will expand a program that encourages our veterans to become teachers.
By Zach Carter, Media Consortium Blogger On Friday, we learned that the U.S. unemployment rate officially broke 10% for the first time since the ear...
While much of his voting record, especially in the Illinois legislature was very good, some of his actions were disturbingly contrary to the rhetoric and the idealistic image he conveyed.
If elected, Obama promised, he would convene a major national summit on rural issues within 100 days of taking office. Across the country, rural activists held their breath.
President Obama's push for health care reform has provoked so many political sideshows that it's easy to lose track of the main plot. The most importa...
The members of Congress who voted in support of the Stupak amendment sent a message to America's women: after more than 200 years we are still not fu...
It's unbelievable, really. The US military is holding up Iraq as a model for Afghanistan. They'll tell you it took a few years to get right but by golly, Iraq is at peace with itself, with a large armed forces, a democratically elected government, and commerce flourishing. Let's replicate that "success" in Afghanistan.
Obama's decision on Afghanistan could define his presidency. If an escalating military strategy leads only to thousands of more deaths, then that is a bitter legacy indeed.
It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox News and News Corp have a problem with race. It is also becoming clear that the problem starts at the top with you.
If you want people to be frightened of Barack Obama because you say he's like Hitler, you have to understand that people don't hate Hitler because he provided governmental health care.
Gays and lesbians raise a large amount of funds for the DNC. Until our major issues are addressed, it is time we close the gayTM.
There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.
By Julia Fromholz Three weeks ago, the Obama administration announced its comprehensive policy toward Sudan, relying on both incentives and pressures...
A new memo on Afghanistan written by one of Obama's top advisors emphasizes the futility of a continued U.S. military presence there, at one point going so far as to compare the war to Jay Leno Show.
The concern with the "sanctity of life" is apparently so great among some members of Congress that the health care bill passed by the House includes t...
The House passed an "historic" health care bill Saturday night - there was much celebration on the Democratic side and the proverbial wailing and gnas...
The deal to reinstate Honduran President Manuel Zelaya unraveled this week, leaving the U.S. as the only government in the western hemisphere willing to let the recent military coup there stand.
Stupak's poison pill will kill the public option -- unless progressives react intelligently rather than emotionally, in which case they can actually turn the anti-abortion amendment to their advantage.
While some have made a fairly convincing case that there may be warning signals for the Democratic Party, I would caution against reading too deeply into the electoral tea leaves.