Listening to Republicans complain about Obama’s use of reconciliation for health reform, you’d think it had never been used before, even though the Republicans have used it far more times than Democrats. Personally I think the Democrats are justified to use reconciliation, they are after all the majority party. But at this point it is probably too … Continue reading
You would think that when one party controls both Congress and the White House they would make great forward strides together. But history over the last few decades has proven just the opposite. The American political system is based on checks and balances. It’s proven to be an effective way of governing. Some of the … Continue reading
Republicans have always portrayed themselves as the party that is tough on crime, tough on terrorists and tough on defense. Yet when I watched last summer’s town hall meetings on health care I was astonished at how wimpy they really are. Men screamed like frightened schoolgirls that they are “afraid of Obama, we’re all afraid of … Continue reading
