A Stone Of Hope 0
The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial, a fitting addition to the National Mall, might perplex those who remember only the opening of I Have a Dream. To reach the statue of King, who seems supported by a unified block of stone, one must pass through two pieces of granite that rise like a mountain. In […]
Read MoreWhat Martin Luther King Saw From The Mountain Top 0
With the dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, Dr. King ascends to the American pantheon. Dr. Kings memorial takes its place among the memorials to Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt, and alongside those hallowed spaces which commemorate the many lives America has lost in war. In so doing, it signifiesmore, it gives permanence […]
Read MoreLong, Hot Summer Of Political Rancor Calls For Time Out 0
Its hot. Temperatures are expected to continue to rise. Members of Congress, who typically wind down their workload during this time of the year, are still concerned about averting a fiscal calamity. Yet as we continue to flirt with financial disaster, it seems everyone in Washington still wants everything exactly his or her way, and […]
Read MoreIn FAA Standoff, GOP Played Chicken With American Jobs 0
Some Republicans love to talk about “job-destroying” progressive policies, but hate to own up to their own trickle-down ways. It’s not that hard to get specific about the tepid economic recovery and all the Republican-backed policies that are destroying jobs though. Let me tell you about one we almost experienced. Just this week, after securing […]
Read MorePolitics Today: Drop The Politics! Save The Nation! 0
Well, its come to this: The world is watching us destroy our good name and credit over the promise of cutting a few billion dollars in future budgets and appropriations. The two bills before Congress one proposed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the other proposed by House Speaker John Boehner are […]
Read MoreDon’t Ask The Poorest To Pay Off Our Debt 0
My fellow Americans: In a matter of weeks you have become studied on the issues of budgets and deficits. You’ve also formed opinions on these issues, and these opinions are reflected in poll after poll. Isn’t it strange that Congress has yet to listen? Recently, I reviewed a poll completed in late May for the […]
Read MoreRepublicans Need To Focus On Solutions Not Personal Attacks 0
Yesterday, Congressman Allen West (R-FL) launched a reprehensible attack on his fellow member of Congress and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schulz (D-FL), telling her to “shut the heck up,” and calling her a “coward” “characterless” and “not a Lady.” What did Wasserman Schulz do to deserve such vitriol? She highlighted in a speech on the […]
Read MoreThis Says It All About The Debt Debate. 0
The lion’s share of the deficit still comes from the Bush tax cut for the rich.
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