Rick Santorum: Stay in Your Lane
Rick Santorum wants his federal government both ways. There are two flavors of federal government. One with strong central powers, that has its hand in the day-to-day of life. Then there … Continue reading →
A State of the Union, Without Rebuttal
Democrats have a few whopping-bad ideas that we inject from time-to-time into the political system. One of them, the “response” to the State of the Union address, initiated under King … Continue reading →
GOP Smackdown: The Winner of South Carolina won’t be Romney, Gingrich, Santorum or Paul
There will be one loser in Saturday’s South Carolina primary: The GOP. The winner will be Citizens United, which has unleashed the Godzillas of funding in the Battle of the … Continue reading →
Why The West Must Maintain The Moral High Ground
I was born to Chinese parents. Raised as a Christian in a Muslim country. And we spoke English as a first language at home. Which is, to say, I grew … Continue reading →
The Dead Billionaires Club – The Dead Can’t Vote, but Should They Give?
If the dead can’t vote in Chicago, should they be allowed to influence politics from the grave in Pittsburgh and Denver and New York? The Koch brothers may be the … Continue reading →
I Pledge Allegiance to Grover Norquist…
Who is Grover Norquist? His name oozes up when his “tax pledge” hamstrings Republicans who aren’t dye-in-the-wool Teahadis. Norquist is an extremist Corporatocratist with the self-stated goal of ending all … Continue reading →
Obama and Dems Fail To Champion a Champion (Again)
In yet another stunning reversal, President Obama and many leaders in the Democratic Party have backed away from support of a true consumer champion. In September it was Elizabeth Warren, … Continue reading →
Cain Campaign as Racial Distraction
This week at Truth-2-Power.com, I’ve been writing about both Barack Obama and Herman Cain. No, not the sex scandal, but the bigger financial scandal in the Cain campaign that the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel uncovered. … Continue reading →
2011 Presidential Report Card: Obama Makes the Grade with Headwinds
President Obama’s poll numbers don’t look good right now. The economy is still reeling. The Congress is even more obstreperous than it has been, getting virtually none of the People’s … Continue reading →
Have Republicans Lost Touch with the American Public?
More than 14 million people are unemployed. Las Vegas capped ten GOP presidential debates. Republican candidates have served up hard Right fan faves, from banning abortion to tax and regulation … Continue reading →









