Just imagine being an FEMA worker who has been laid off and trying to deal with the personal emergency of attending to your finances under the government shutdown. You are living with having been insulted by your employer and the...

"Safe," really?It is presumed that the child was the daughter of a woman who used her car as a weapon to first crash the barricade at the White House, and then flee police, crashing into a police...

While writing this story there is another gun shooting and violence incident near the Capitol building this afternoon. Violence in Washington DC is nothing new, but so close to lawmakers is more than noteworthy, of course.The nation is pent...

A prerequisite to considering solutions to America’s financial needs is to start with a clear definition of the overarching problem. That is, conservative ideologues oppose government’s role in optimizing return on national resources, while moderates recognize...

According to many experts and pundits, dysfunctional government is a product of gerrymandering Districts. State legislators and governors carve up states every 10 years, adjusting and redefining political boundaries to accommodate populations in equal numbers.There is an excellent review...

Many Republicans don’t like to admit it, but the House has been hijacked by a Canadian-American right-wing conservative whose only job has been working for the government. Ironic isn’t it?He has no solutions...

A play on “blue in the face” is where Republicans are headed as they keep pounding against “Affordable Care”. The law is in place. The program is moving forward as it is the only solution in...

The American Enterprise Institute hosted a conference with some of their pals: the Heritage Foundation, Fraser Institute, and Cato Institute to talk about “measuring economic liberty.” These conservative lobbyist organizations employ the strategy to try to argue academically...

As if there is not enough evidence already that the U.S. Republican House Members are arrogant, insulting, and unfit for office, consider the reaction that government workers have from being classified as non-essential. There are some basic things...

We the People are well aware of what the President lamented to Pentagon workers yesterday. He said “they deserve” better. Well, we all do.In fact, this is a time in history when many Americans wish we could...

The beauty of the American political system and Constitution is that it permits evolutionary change and improvement through an iterative process. During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt led the nation to address the needs of poor and working Americans by...

Let’s review the 233 Republican House incumbents to see what voters have created by electing them to the office. Consider two categories: 1) Qualifications and 2) Characteristics. Oh, for sure, an article can be written to analyze Democrats...