Many years ago I was an enlisted man in the United States Coast Guard Reserve, often underway in the nearby North Atlantic, conducting fisheries patrols. When a change of course was required in rough seas the bridge would pipe the following … [Read more...]
Latest Budget Deal Just Another Setback For The Far Right
In what is shaping up to be a year of setbacks for the Republican Party's far right, last Friday's budget deal can only be seen as yet another defeat. Senator Ted Cruz labeled the deal “a slap in the face to conservatives.” … [Read more...]
Obama More Popular Than Reagan At This Point In His Presidency
Polls show that Republicans are more enthusiastic about the upcoming election than Democrats, adding urgency to the mission of motivating Democrats. Obama would be a powerful pitchman within the party: Obama’s 83 percent job approval rating … [Read more...]
On the Road to Political Irrelevance with Rudy Giuliani
Another famous New Yorker, Yogi Berra, once said, “We may be lost but we’re making good time.” That pretty much sums up the current state of Rudy Giuliani’s political reality and doesn’t bode well for his future. When it comes to Rudy … [Read more...]
Miraculously the Republicans Rediscover the Average American
As if by magic, the Republican Party has rediscovered most of the rest of us. My neck is still stiff from the political whiplash I sustained when the Grand Old Party radically made its 180-degree course change back to the political middle. … [Read more...]
Islamic Terror and Reckless Rhetoric on the Far Right
The recent terror attacks in Paris thrust the issue of terrorism, its relation with Islam, and how to defeat it back into the forefront of national debate. At the same time, it has created a wave of reckless rhetoric on the far right. That … [Read more...]
Obama Jobs Boom Continues: Businesses Create 321,000 Jobs in November
The private sector created 321,000 private sector jobs in November, making 2014 the best year for job creation since 1999. Businesses have now added 10.9 million jobs during the six-year Obama administration (though that number is partially … [Read more...]
NB Standard Times “Centrism” on Immigration: Letting GOP Gridlock Win
If President Obama wants to make things better for undocumented immigrants, the New Bedford Standard-Times editorial board says he should ... do nothing while Republicans throw a partisan hissy fit? The president has felt the pressure to … [Read more...]
Why is Steve Wynn spinning the story about George Clooney?
You may have seen the story about George Clooney getting in a fight with Steve Wynn. It appeared to be just a dust-up between two friends with differing political views. One guy goes too far and the other one gets ticked off and walks away. … [Read more...]
On “Resurrecting The Liberal Project”
A century ago, a popular ex-president stood before a presidential nominating convention and concluded: We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord. And, for the following century, liberals and progressives have lived under the … [Read more...]
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