It seems as if nearly every politician running for office at any level vows to 'shake up the status quo', which in itself is an indictment of both political parties and their current, long-running inability to get anything done. But Barack Obama,...

This weekend, the House of Representatives passed the much debated Health Care Bill. This historic and monumental legislation passed by a razor thin 220-215 vote. The passage of this bill brought to mind several points that I'd like to bring out...

Ironic as it may seem, the U.S. House of Representatives actually maintains an Ethics Committee. The stated purpose of this committee is to have the Representatives police themselves to prevent or punish any unseemly behavior on the part of any...

The Republican party is losing ground in the arena of public perception. According to some polls, the GOPs approval rating is now at an all time low. The question that we have to ask is, what have the Republicans done to merit such low...

As regular readers of this column, all three of them (Hi, mom!), know I usually don't poke too much fun at President Obama himself. I reserve most of my mocking for his slavish followers who worship him with a bizarre religious fervor and refuse to...