Why I'll keep on fighting
I have to admit to being more than a bit frustrated these days. Despite a majority of Americans believing in the issues our party stands for, we got clobbered in last November's midterms. Despite a...
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The human spirit
The human spirit personified Earlier this year, my sister's oldest son was diagnosed with ALS. When Josh got the news, he was thirty-one years old, with a wife, a four-year-old daughter, and a son who...
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The scariest republican in America
21st Century Reagan legacy heir? Served in the Armed Forces? Check. First female member of the U.S. Congress from Iowa? Check. State Senator to U.S. Senator? Check. Easily defeats Democrat in...
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Now I have heard absolutely everything
Turns out supporting a just cause has its benefits Mark your calendars--the Christian Right and its Tea Party champions are going to go completely apoplectic today over this one.... Researchers at...
View ArticleAn old fart voted for Bernie Sanders today
The first time I voted in a contested Democratic primary was 1980, and I voted for the late, great Ted Kennedy. Little did I realize at the ripe old age of 21 that it would be 36 years before I would...
View ArticleWatchin' fireflies...
To say that I was disappointed with the announcement this evening of Tim Kaine as Hillary Clinton’s running mate would be quite the understatement—I even felt compelled to make a few comments here at...
View ArticleI hope Trump fails spectacularly
Because if he doesn’t, it’s a victory for hate—racism, misogyny, and homophobia will rule the day in a country whose ideals are the grandest dreams men and women have ever dreamed.
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A very special report
After Meryl Streep's brilliant speech last night at the Golden Globes in which she questioned the future of a nation that elected a cretin who had mocked a disabled reporter, Donald Trump took to the...
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