Occupiers, Tea Party members, actually most Americans feel that somehow our democracy is not working. The ultimate goals that each of us want certainly
Category: Campaigns
2012 candidates flunk secularism test
No one will be surprised to learn that many in this year’s crop of presidential candidates think it’s perfectly great—no, essential—to mix religion with
Four days that really make our political system ugly
March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 are the most important dates of the year to most candidates running for office, other
If you didn’t fight in a war, don’t start a new one
One of America’s finest progressives was South Dakota Senator George McGovern. In 1972, he won the Democratic nomination for president. Unfortunately, he was trounced
The wrong candidate is right [sort of]
I disagree with Ron Paul on almost everything. Almost. His views on government [he basically says it should have virtually no role in our
George McGovern didn’t win, but he changed the Democratic Party
During the fall of 2011, C-SPAN ran a series called “The Contenders.” The Contenders were candidates who ran for president and lost. Some came
Alan Grayson: Why we need him back in Congress
Republicans like to refer to former Florida congressman Alan Grayson as “stupid.” If you put “Alan Grayson is stupid” in Google, you will get
Socialist candidates absent from US ballots in 2011
One thing you could always count on in state and federal elections was that a party with the word “socialist” in it would field
How to stand up to Republicans: lessons from Truman and Eagleton
Eight years after former President Harry Truman died in 1972, Missouri Senator Thomas Eagleton was involved in a tough re-election campaign. His opponent was
No need to jump to conclusions about Herman Cain
The story from Politico broke just a couple of days ago. Two unnamed women accused Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior. The