Rick Perry joins at least six other Republican governors who are refusing to expand healthcare coverage for low income citizens or to comply with other provisions of federal law, including the "leaders" of Florida and Louisiana.

The president should tell us, as is true, that the state of the nation in 2012 is "better" than it was when he took office.

For the sake of our entire economy, America must act now to contain health care costs while, at the same time, improving the quality of care.

Now that the Obama administration has decided to appeal directly to the Supreme Court, the question is front-and-center.

Governor Chris Christie claimed President Obama came into office in a crisis, and did not lead. Moreover, he suggested the president did not recognize problems and push to solve them. He must not understand the meanings of two words: "filibuster" and "abuse."

What kind of person deliberately deceives and misleads hundreds of millions of people into accepting a fairy-tale for their future health coverage -- and would leave them powerless to do anything about it?

The Democrats lost the House, and Nancy Pelosi the Speaker's gavel, because of the Senate's dysfunction. Many, if not most, I would wager, of the 400+ bills passed by the House had simple majorities in the Senate.

As of this Thursday, it shall be illegal for insurance companies to drop your coverage when you become ill. The day should not be allowed to pass, however, without calling the Republicans to task. With votes.