Particularly odious is the characterization of the Second Amendment as an ‘almost universally benevolent protection.’

The fact that the money was allocated in secret is telling and illustrates that not only have Republicans not learned anything from the losses they suffered in the 2012 election.

The GOP refuses to realize they’ve lost the 2012 election, and cannot continue shielding their wealthy benefactors from tax increases at the average American’s expense.

The earth’s climate is changing and as the leading nation in the world, the United States should be taking a leading role.

We have everything necessary to become completely energy independent well before the end of this century.

One has to wonder why these people who have been charged with the safety and welfare of their constituents are still so intent on denying what is as plain as the noses on their respective faces.

If House Republicans want to show the American people they actually give a damn, this should be first on their list in the lame duck session of 2012.

The incident came on the heels of a BP settlement agreement to pay out $4.5 billion in penalties related to the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

The re-election of Barack Obama to the presidency is not sitting well with those on the far right, who have decided on doubling-down on the rhetoric which lost them the election

Those past policies are a millstone around the neck of the Republican Party and unless some serious introspection occurs, the GOP will, like the Whigs, fade into being a footnote in American history.

‘It’s true that Obama has been good for millionaires… He certainly hasn’t been bad for millionaires.’

Less than a week before the election, Republican panic has ratcheted up to hysteria mode and they are throwing anything and everything against the wall and hoping against hope that something sticks.

The truth is without the increase in taxes, California schools face a new round of unavoidable cuts in a system already decimated by previous cuts.

The Associated Press is reporting that the U.S. housing starts have jumped to their highest level since July 2008.

Ohio’s Miami University is facing criticism for their handling of a flyer titled ‘Top Ten Ways to Get Away with Rape’ found in a men’s bathroom of a coed freshman dorm.

Despite the claims by Republicans that Democrats are bad for business, the historical proof tells a different story.

Are you better off than you were four years ago? Although there are admittedly those who can’t feel it yet, the answer is in the numbers and the numbers tell us we are better off and things are improving every day.

This is the latest in a series of lawsuits that have been brought against the birth control issue in the Affordable Care Act.

Once upon a time, the Wall Street Journal was a respected newspaper, but those days ended when the 123 year old publication was acquired by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

In an unbelievable but sadly familiar act of irresponsibility, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor announced on Friday that after this week, the House will adjourn until after the November 6 elections.