The standard main stream media narrative has been that Democrats are placing into leadership the same batch that actually caused them to lose the midterm election in dramatic form. That narrative must be rejected. Firstly, had this loss happened to a man who had accomplished what Nancy Pelosi’s legislative accomplishments were, more than likely the […]

While the $86.2 million dollar spent by the Chamber of Commerce was ultimately unsuccessful in derailing the Healthcare Reform bill it was extremely successful in making it much more friendly to the insurance companies on whose behalf the Chamber was working by making the bill extremely profitable to the insurance companies at the expense of […]

Republican Senator Jon Kyl sudden objection to holding a vote on the US-Russia nuclear weapons treaty is an affront to American national security. The Senate has had this treaty in hands since June and gave all indications of their willingness to support it. Objecting now shows that Republicans are willing to forego a treaty that […]

Rachel Maddow did an excellent job in exposing the Republicans as the party under which the deficit explodes. Important point made is how the media only reports what Republicans say and not what they actually do. The mainstream media is partially responsible for the misinforming of America that have them believing that Republicans are the […]

The midterm election was won by misinforming Americans as to the genesis of our economic problems as well as to necessary solutions that should be undertaken. Contrary to what is reported by the mainstream media the Tea Party movement was neither a grass root movement nor an honest display of anger on the President’s policies. […]

I just sat at my computer with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich checking my emails and hate mails for the day when one came in from a dear friend and political activist. Her email got my political juices flowing for the morning, not that I needed help this morning as I was blogging all […]

Today in an interview with Katie Couric, US Lisa Murkowski was free to say exactly how she feels about Sarah Palin’s political prospects. Sarah Palin having supported her Tea Party opponent was surely her liberating factor. There finally is a Republican willing to tell the true facts about Sarah Palin. That many intelligent Republicans were […]

By Richard Gwyn Columnist Published On Fri Sep 10 2010 Barack Obama has to be one of the smartest, eloquent, calm and cool and psychologically well-balanced (think of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or Richard Nixon) American presidents of modern times. He’s also one of the toughest, although he neither sounds it nor looks it. […]

Representative Eric Cantor decided to conduct American Foreign policy. According to Politico "Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington," the readout continued. "He made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between […]

Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada was a vociferous opponent of the Healthcare Reform Law. Now he has written a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius begging for grant money for the University of Nevada School of Medicine. These grants are in the Healthcare Reform Bill that Senator Ensign voted against. […]