Hillary: Secretary of empowerment 0
As Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton steps down from her job Friday, many are assuming she will run for president. And she may. In fact, five of the first eight presidents first served their predecessors as secretary of state. It hasn’t happened in more than a century, though that may change should Clinton decide […]
Read MoreSpeech defined ‘American faith’ 0
Obama’s second inaugural address was a deeply moving and patriotic speech.
Read MoreSmall changes lead to bigger ones 0
The imagery of Carl Sandburg’s poem “Fog” always surprises me.
Read MoreGOP, break Grover Norquist’s grip on you 0
Who is Grover Norquist? He’s a private citizen, a conservative lobbyist, the author of the Taxpayer’s Protection Pledge and president of Americans for Tax Reform. His idea of tax reform is no more tax increases ever again. And no closed loopholes unless matched by cuts in government spending. In the 113th Congress, the one just […]
Read MoreAmerica’s hunger outlasts campaign season 0
More than $6 billion was spent in the 2012 campaign season — making it the most expensive in our nation’s history. If you live in one of the battleground or swing states or had a competitive race for Congress, you had a steady diet of negative advertising, phone calls and mail. Even if you lived […]
Read MoreDemocrats win with shift to center 0
Election night was a good night for moderates. It was a bad night for conservatives. It was the worst night for partisanship. Steve Schmidt, Sen. John McCain’s 2008 campaign manager said a few days after that election, “The Republican Party wants to, needs to be able to represent, you know, not only conservatives, but centrists […]
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