What is the job of our elected officials?

Comment by Mr. Pink Eyes in Larry’s post “Obama – Time to make a decision”:
“I also would like to know who he thinks he is. He is supposed to act on the will of the people, not enact laws against the will of the people just because he feels it is right. He needs to [...]

Why is that nonprofit tax exempt?

I was recently in Asheville, NC and as I was driving around I passed a beautiful private, gated community called Givens Estates. The grounds were expertly manicured around numerous buildings, homes, and cottages. Givens is a high end retirement community with extensive programs for seniors, hiking trails, swimming pool, cultural classes, restaurant, computer lab, greenhouse, [...]

Coffee (Party) or Tea (Party)?

There’s a new movement developing on the political horizon calling itself the Coffee Party. Apparently it’s not much more than a month old but it’s already picking up quite a number of followers on its Facebook and web sites. The founders seem to have had no idea what they were getting into when they launched [...]

The Wyden-Gregg Tax Simplification Bill

A year ago I never heard of Ron Wyden. Now he’s quickly becoming one of my favorite senators. Maybe Laurie can provide some local flavor on the Democrat from Oregon but his sensible, outside-the-box health care reform proposal that actually dealt with controlling health care costs, followed now by his proactive effort at genuine, fair [...]

Jim Bunning: Wrong Even When He’s Right

I’m not a fan of Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning. He’s a pompous, obnoxious, mean, angry, self-serving blowhard of questionable mental stability who has made zero impact during his six terms in the House and two terms in the Senate. He offends and embarrasses the Senate and even his own party turned against him when it [...]

Thoughts on the bipartisan health care meeting

If you’ve read my earlier posts on health care reform you know I advocate the need for change on the basis of economic necessity both individual and national – to deal with our looming budget deficits we need to take action to control the explosive growth in Medicare and Medicaid costs. Though taking issue with [...]

Tea Party Needs Some Etiquette

There’s an excellent and very long article in the NY Times today on the development and broad range of tea party groups around the country that’s a must read for anybody interested in learning more about this growing movement. Of course, calling it a movement implies some cohesion and the article makes clear the lack [...]

Evan Bayh Won’t Run – And We All Lose

He was going to win – no problem. Evan Bayh was a lock to win his third term as Senator from Indiana where he is much admired and respected. But in a shocker today Bayh announced he won’t run for reelection this year. Why? Because he is disgusted with politics as usual in Washington and [...]

Run, Sarah, Run –- Back to Wasilla

I wasn’t going to write this piece, I really wasn’t. I heard about Sarah’s “hand malfunction” gave it a good laugh (check that – a HUGE laugh) but decided I didn’t want to rip another Republican having just given Richard Shelby his due. But that changed when I read that Sarah had given Rush Limbaugh [...]

Richard Shelby: Poster Child for Arrogance

In case you haven’t heard what the Senator from Alabama did on Thursday, he put a “blanket hold” on ALL of President Obama’s more than 70 nominees before the Senate. Reports say the holds were placed because of a dispute over a contract to build Air Force refueling tankers. Guess where Shelby wants to see [...]

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