Americans can no longer tolerate incompetence and cronyism in government - not with so much at stake.  Its no longer in vogue to blame government for our problems when the chieftains of capitalism have come begging for government's … [Read more...]

Its hard to know how McCain's faux-suspension and debate gambit will play out - because at this point we don't really know what he is thinking about the bailout propositions or whether he will debate tonight.  He and his campaign seem … [Read more...]

Buffet knows that narrow-minded, market fundamentalist ideologues like McCain cannot be trusted to actually run a complex mixed economy.  Wall Street has had McCain in its pocket for years and he's too uninterested in the economy or … [Read more...]

The buzz that made Obama's campaign special in the primaries has dissipated and partially because they haven't been consistently playing to Obama's strengths.  Obama and Co. have heeded conventional and wrong-headed wisdom on some … [Read more...]

Just like on children's health care, it is often the States who have led the way on family leave, creating programs and identifying funding streams (in the case of children's health care using tobacco taxes to fund expansions in coverage) … [Read more...]

The Republican Party must change itself before it can credibly offer change to our country.  They just don't want to believe that yet.  Eight years or more of political oblivion will no doubt clear their minds. Even John McCain - … [Read more...]

Obama needs to respond right away tonight and beyond with thoughtful response ads.  The message should simply build on what Obama has been saying - that the Republicans have nothing to offer except personal attacks.  Here goes a … [Read more...]

Sorry to seek help in this public way - but every time I try to write a comment and then hit the preview button it says that page can't be found and sends me back to the intro page.  Anything I can do to resolve it?  I'm so pissed … [Read more...]