The man who said he was going to challenge the system, fight corporate lobbyists and change the system now appears to be fighting for the status quo and corporate America at every turn.
The tired peace dividend tug boat left the harbor two decades ago, dragging with it laughable hopes for universal health care and decent public education. Now, the mighty USS War Dividend is preparing to set sail.
Rep. Gutierrez's (D-Ill.) immigration bill, introduced this week, charts a new course for our country -- a course that protects workers, respects families, and reflects our nation's interests.
The financial system in this country has been rigged and my new bill to re-establish Glass-Steagall will help undo the circumstances that led to this most recent collapse while helping to prevent future ones.
The void created by both Barack Obama and Harry Reid in the leadership department has been quickly filled instead by "centrist" Democrats who realized that every senator can be called "the 60th vote".
A mandate for health insurance would, if signed into law, would take the already flawed business model of health insurance and turn it into a perfect storm of financial and then physical ruin.
In what amounts to legalized robbery, we have gone from a public option to the expansion of Medicare, to a handjob for private insurers wherein a mandate forces us to buy private insurance for more.
How do you offend us, Goldman Sachs? Let me count the ways: nstead of investing that money to grow the economy you foster predatory lending to our more vulnerable citizens, to feed your derivative gambling.
My husband is a doctor of Medicare age and a year away from retirement. My policy under Cobra would be more than $38,000 a year. My life depends on early qualification into Medicare or a public option.
Jingle Bells // Sarah sells // Now she's got a book // Truth? Or lies? // While she tries and tries
// To be worth a second look. // Oh, the weather outside is frightful // And the GOP is spiteful
Those who bluster on about the "public service" provided by concealed handgun permit holders are the first to turn tail and run in the face of demands for detailed information from government agencies on permit holders.
Besides health care and Afghanistan, there are urgent initiatives that need to get done. On this short list should be the repeal of DADT.
Congress could save billions of dollars in preventable health care costs by reducing gun violence simply by requiring criminal background checks for all gun sales in the US.
With the exception of a few provisions most of what's left of health care "reform" isn't perfect; it's not good. It downright sucks.
After winning his third Silver Star, my friend Burt disintegrated. War and destruction had taken the innards out of the man. Are these "childish evasions"?
When President Barack Obama spoke in Oslo he reiterated his pledge to close Guantanamo Bay. We stand solidly behind that statement and believe in the President's promise to make this a reality.
It's a shame that the most important piece of the Democratic agenda has been hijacked by a member of the Democratic Caucus representing a solidly Democratic state, but it's not surprising.
Governor Schwarzenegger called my students' protest against the recent 32% tuition increase at the University of California a "type of terrorism." Really. I'm not kidding. Shame on him.
