No sooner had Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia been pronounced dead than the carping on the right began, and it all sounded the same: How dare President Obama even consider nominating a replacement for Scalia in the last year of his term in office! Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader and resident Senate turtle, posted […]
If you’ve watched any of the GOP Presidential debates, you no doubt encountered one name being tossed around more than any other: Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. To Republicans, Reagan is on a par with Jesus if you count how many times they refer to both. Yet if you ask most […]
Speaking to a crowd of over 10,000 supporters in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday evening, Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addressed the issues of gun violence in America and immigration reform. Though Sanders has a record of opposing some gun control legislation in the past, the Vermont Senator said he supports stronger background checks and an end to […]
If you’re a progressive politician in the United States, going to Liberty University to give a speech is a bit like walking into the metaphorical lion’s den of the far right in America. But leave it to Bernie Sanders to accept the challenge and not back down for a second. Speaking at Liberty, which is […]
Ted Cruz may think he’s got Washington, D.C. on pins and needles due to his threat to shut down the government if Congress doesn’t agree to cut all federal funds for Planned Parenthood, but Elizabeth Warren says she’s ready for Teddy Boy and the fight he claims he’s spoiling for. Giving a speech in Austin, […]
The poll numbers released over the weekend were good news indeed for Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. A new poll conducted by the Des Moines Register and Bloomberg shows the Vermont Senator pulling to within seven points of frontrunner Hillary Clinton. And yesterday, during an appearance on CNN, Sanders told Jake Tapper that there are […]
We are, in my opinion, so fortunate to have a man like Jimmy Carter to speak the truth and call it like he sees it. That’s one of the things I admire most about this great man and former President of the United States. Once again the 39th President is speaking out on what he […]
No doubt I’m biased when it comes to former President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter. I think he’s one of the greatest men I’ve ever had the honor to meet. And since we’re both from Georgia, he holds a special place in my heart. Religion, I’m sure you know, is a big part […]
Granted, the 2016 election is still 16 months away, but we may have some early hints of what the cabinet of a Bernie Sanders’ administration would look like. Sunday, during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the Vermont Senator told host Jake Tapper: “My cabinet would not be dominated by representatives of Wall […]
Some of my family and friends think I’m crazy when I say that I love Vice President Joe Biden. Yeah, I know he can say or do some odd things from time to time, but what I admire most about him his innate goodness, his heart. It doesn’t really matter what you think of Joe […]