OPPOSITION Grinding the diamond of the soul until refraction is perfect. cDeborah Sirotkin Butler … [Read more...]

Here is the link:  http://www.businessinsider.com/its-official-the-whole-world-thinks-republicans-are-dangerous-maniacs-2011-7 The Germans think we have gone nuts.  A number of countries are furious that the Republicans are playing with … [Read more...]

Much of the world is moving forward towards a renewable, sustainable future.  The USA may be left behind due to a lack of strong political leadership, and the capture of the USA's business culture by corporate greed.  Fortunately, this is … [Read more...]

Will Republican intransigence mean the end of Congress, at least as you and I know it, and the designers of checks and balances designed our government? Unfortunately, too many Republicans see the hyped debt ceiling crisis as a way to … [Read more...]

I am coming to the conclusion that, in fact, as former President Clinton suggested, rather than headlines that shout "Boehner to call Obama's bluff" I would like to see headlines that shout "Obama to call Congress's bluff" that detail a … [Read more...]

The Four Freedoms that FDR championed are now on the chopping block.  There was a time when I would have thought an attack on the basics of Democracy itself would be unacceptable to both Democrats AND Republicans. I grew up in a … [Read more...]

Here is the link. The critical quote from President Obama is "We can't just close our deficit with spending cuts alone." Further quote:  "If we only did it with cuts, if we did not get any revenue to close this gap...then a lot of … [Read more...]

You don't have to take my word for it, see http://massachusetts.onpolitix.com/news/60000/tax-receipts-rise-nearly-2-billion?referrer=wwlp.com The State House News Service is reporting this, as well. The question then becomes why … [Read more...]

Senators Spilka and Donato have it right, see: http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/opinion/columnists/x1498055061/Spilka-and-Donato-Change-status-quo-for-juvenile-offenders#axzz1S583OSZw In writing legislation moving from CHINS (Children … [Read more...]

Anyone else having that problem?  Just wondering. … [Read more...]