House Republicans could be divided into three groups: those who voted ‘yes’ and meant it, those who voted ‘no,’ and meant it, and those who voted ‘no,’ but meant ‘yes.’

Maybe the problem with the GOP Congress isn’t that they’re not listening to the people. It’s that they are listening to the wrong people, thanks to gerrymandering.

For the man who inflicted the ‘not very bright’ Ms. Palin upon the electorate, there appears to be an extreme disconnect at play here.

Are we so partisan that the words ‘common good’ have no meaning whatsoever?

For America to be successful again, we have to interact with our fellow citizens. Commit to educated debates. Learn to compromise.

America has always been prone to spasms of attacks on the rights of average Americans. Several scenarios from the last sixty years come immediately to mind.

The Texas Legislature used fancy accounting tricks to avoid really dealing with their budget, they managed to give out tax breaks and cut funding for the poor and schools, but got away with not raising taxes by basically cheating and shoving everything to the next session in 2 years. The legislature and governorship is dominated by Republicans, the ‘fiscally responsible’ party.