Ability to Vote? Priceless. The Card That Should be in Every Wallet
In states around the country, Tea Party-backed xenophobes and racists are launching legislation to make it harder for the poor and for people of color to vote. The GOP does not … Continue reading
WWJND: An Easter Thought on Tea Party Politics
One of life’s odd conundrums is how the Religious Right squares its support of guys like Paul Ryan. Somehow, on this Easter Sunday, I cannot see how Jesus, the ultimate … Continue reading
Gary Johnson: The Guy Who Barack Obama Should Fear Most
Former Republican Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson announced his intention to run on the Republican ticket for President in 2012 to a crowd estimated at 18 people. Here’s why … Continue reading
Big Brother’s Big Government
Every day there is a new story of Republican excess. Every day, somewhere that angry voters “threw the bums out,” last November, the current crop of Tea Party bums is … Continue reading
Mr. Obama, Our Grown-Up-In-Chief
The moniker “No Drama Obama” has long-since evaporated from the political dialogue, but that maturity and statesmanship that brought an end to a generation of political drama queens, from Reagan … Continue reading
Big Brothers Are Watching You: Of Orwell & The Koch Brothers
This article first appeared in the Huffington Post on October 21, 2010. Orwell’s “1984” was twenty-six years off target, and picked the wrong side of the capitalistic coin. The Koch … Continue reading
Mr. Holland Won’t Get His Final Opus – Where Obama’s Education Agenda & Reality Collide
Wayne A. Miller, Band Director of the A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, FLA., is a real-life Mr. Holland, a music educator whose department was selected … Continue reading
Obama’s Big Educational Goals Translate Into Republican Retaliation Against Teacher Union in Florida
Be careful about setting up broad-stroke directives, President Obama. Politicians and bureaucrats of less noble intent may use them poorly, as is the case here in Florida. The Republican-controlled government, … Continue reading
What Would Ronald Reagan Do With Striking Senators?
WWGD — What Would the Gipper Do? Crush recalcitrant Republican senators who would stop the government’s business in what was a de facto strike without picket signs, that’s what.
Health Care Repeal: In Politics, Sometimes The Customer Is Not Always Right
If Gallup had existed in Colonial times, we would still be saluting the British flag. At any time of great consequence in our nation’s history, our leaders have led, not … Continue reading
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