Deep Thought

Lilly Ledbetter worked for nearly twenty years at the Goodyear Tire plant in Gadsden, Alabama. She became a supervisor at the plant and file...

The Obama administration is rapidly making it clear that the 'coalition of the willing,' or'for us or against us' view of th...

Barack Obama had a meeting earlier today with a group of House Republican leaders to discuss the proposed stimulus bill. He did as he had pl...

NOTE: I POSTED THIS COLUMN ON ANOTHER BLOG AS WELL, Coldheartedtruth. Commenters corrected me. I've edited this version to reflect the a...

This is what Rush Limbaugh had to say today: If I wanted Obama to succeed, I'd be happy the Republicans have laid down. And I would enco...

One year ago I wrote a post entitled, seven years of the Bush economy . Well, today it's time to update and close the book on it. Of cou...

Back in the 1988 campaign, there was a discussion of Presidential qualities. High on the list was what came to be called, "the vision t...

I'm really having a hard time keeping shut up about this one, so I will go ahead and vent. In an earlier post I discussed the successes ...

Most Presidents, ten days before the end of their administration, would be busy packing, signing letters of reference for their staff, solic...

Barack Obama has announced that his choice for chair of the Democratic National Committee is Governor Tim Kaine of Virgnia. I've seen Ka...

It's understandable that in seeking to figure out a rationale for opposing the Obama stimulus program, conservatives would seek to find ...

Some predictions for the New Year: January: In his last act in office, President Bush will issue a full and unconditional pardon to Illinois...

Some years ago, Rush Limbaugh came up with the idea of parodying 'political correctness' by intentionally using insulting, outdated ...

Gilbert, Arizona is a typical suburban/exurban community (in this case a suburb of Phoenix.) Upscale but not identifiably wealthy (like Para...

Governors in the position of having an opportunity to pick a Senate seat certainly do face a daunting decision. They can promote a political...

I'm not anti-lawyer or anti-lawsuit. I've only had to originate a lawsuit once in my life, when I was rear-ended while stopped for a...

When things are going well, even when you appear to lose, they end up going the way you wanted. Hence the situation for Democrats on Capitol...

Now that the election (including runoffs, delayed elections, etc.) is over, I'm ready (once again) to publish my post on the top three d...

I'm still having trouble absorbing the absolutely shocking news involving Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the degree and breadth o...

In 1947, as he was pondering how best to create a new nation that would last, thrive and prosper, one of the biggest problems that Mahatma G...