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Government Incapable of Developing a Plan for American Renewal!!

May 6, 2010 – in Economy | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Strategic Planning
Does US Econony now Produce only JOBS and Not CAREERS?

May 6, 2010 – in Economy, Jobs | 1 comment
Tags: Consumerism, credit crunch for small business, jobs, underemployment, underground US economy, unemployment
$1Trillion Stimulus Package was a Missed Opportunity to Get America Back on Track

May 10, 2010 – in Economy | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Congress, Economy, Education, Hope and Change, Infrastructure, Restoring America
A Country that does not Make Stuff Cannot Survive”!!

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Jobs | no comments
Tags: Consumerism, Imagination, Ingenuity, Manufacutring, productivity
From World’s Largest Economy to Largest Debtor Nation in 50 Years — How we did it!!

May 11, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Jobs | no comments
Is Anyone Satisfied With K-12 Education?

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Education | no comments
Tags: education reform, K-12 Education, public schools, teachers unions
If Not by 2014, When Are We Going To Fix K-12 Education?

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Education | 1 comment
Tags: Education, education reform
NASA Is A National Resource

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Innovation | no comments
Tags: International Space Station, NASA, Sub orbital space exploration, Venture Capital in Space
Earmarks – Isn’t This Public Financing of Incumbent Campaigns?

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Government, political parties | no comments
Tags: compound interest, credit crunch for small business, Earmarks
How Much of $1Trillion US Underground Economy Is Fueled by Illegal Immigration?

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Immigration, Taxation | 1 comment
Tags: illegal immigration, illegal workers, underground economy, underground US economy, undocumented aliens
What Was Dept of the Interior Thinking When it Waved BP Environment Impact Report?

May 11, 2010 – in Economy, Energy, Gulf Oil Spill, Regulation | no comments
Tags: BP Oil Spill, Mineral Mining Service, off-shore oil drilling, Secretary Salazar, US Dept. of Interior
Is the United States of America still a Representative Democracy?

May 25, 2010 – in Economy | 2 comments
Tags: Better Government, Hope and Change, oligarchy, Public Employee Unions, representative democracy, Strategic Planning, teachers unions, U.S. Constitution
Government Regulation, More Does Not Equal Better –

May 25, 2010 – in Economy, Government | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Better Government, credit crunch for small business, Infrastructure, Ingenuity, Strategic Planning
The Nanny State: Need It? Afford It?

May 25, 2010 – in Economy, Government | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, civil servants, credit crunch for small business, Imagination, Ingenuity, multi-culturalism, nanny state, representative democracy
It’s Time for Ken Salazar to Feel President Obama’s Boot!

May 25, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Gulf Oil Spill | no comments
Tags: Better Government, BP Oil Spill, Ken Salazar, Mineral Mining Service, off-shore oil drilling, US Dept. of Interior
The Jig is Up – Bloated Government Does Not Work

June 8, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Gulf Oil Spill, Taxation | no comments
Does it Take a Woman?

June 10, 2010 – in Economy | no comments
7 Gulf Spill Actions Obama Could Take Today!!

June 10, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Gulf Oil Spill | no comments
Tags: Better Government, BP Oil Spill, Mineral Mining Service, off-shore oil drilling, US Dept. of Interior
US Needs a 10 Year Plan to Rewire America

June 14, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Government, Innovation, Technology | no comments
President Obama Played it Safe From the Oval Office

June 17, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Gulf Oil Spill, Technology | no comments
Do Political Parties Still Matter, Should They?

June 22, 2010 – in Democrats, Government, Independents, political parties, Republicans | no comments
Tags: Better Government, representative democracy
Social Security: When the Road to Good Intentions Fleeces Taxpayers

June 29, 2010 – in benefits, costs, Economy, Government, Social Security, Taxation | no comments
We Need an 10 Year Plan To Integrate Energy and Transportation

July 12, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Energy, Government, Gulf Oil Spill, Technology | no comments
Tags: CAFE Standards, Energy Policy, Energy Research, highway system, Power Grid, Transportation Policy
Government Regulation: Risk Management or Check-the-Box Compliance?

July 16, 2010 – in Economy | no comments
Tags: Better Government
Is Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Good Government, Really?

July 22, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Government, Taxation | no comments
Tags: consumer protection agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, moral hazard, TARP, US Treasury, Wall Street
November Ballot: Want A New Ballot Option — "None of the Above"?

July 24, 2010 – in Economy, non-voters, political parties, Taxation | 1 comment
Tags: Better Government, David Gregory, Meet the Press, Restore the American Dream, Vote No
Is Dr. Donald Berwick: The Right Medicare Administrator???

July 27, 2010 – in costs, Economy, Health Care Reform, Social Security | no comments
Tags: compassionate car, economic value of individual, health insurance, managed health care, Medicare, Medicare Administrator, medicare fraud, preventive care, ration, ration health care
2008 Financial Collapse, A White Male Conspiracy – Really?

August 3, 2010 – in Banking, Competitiveness, Consumer Financial Protections, Economy, Financial Reform, Government, Regulation | no comments
Tags: Better Government, consumer protection agency, Dodd Frank, Dodd Frank Financial Reform Act, Economy, Fannie Mae, financial reform, Financial Reform Act of 2010, Freddie Mac, Maxine Waters, SEC
Here Comes the Electric Car – Novelty or Innovation?

August 5, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Electric Battery, Energy, Fossil Fuels | 1 comment
Tags: Chevy Volt, Energy, energy tax credit, Renewable Energy
BOTH POLITICIANS AND DIAPERS NEED TO BE CHANGED OFTEN

August 9, 2010 – in Economy, political parties | no comments
So Long, Farewell, Tony Hayward — Too Bad, For You, You’re Not in the Obama Cabinet!!

August 9, 2010 – in Energy, Gulf Oil Spill | no comments
Tags: BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Ken Salazar, Mineral Mining Service, off-shore oil drilling, Tony Hayward, US Dept. of Interior
Michelle Ma Belle & Her Excellent Spanish Adventure

August 18, 2010 – in Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Air Force One, First Lady, Jackie Kennedy, Michelle Obama, Robert Gibbs, Secret Service Agents, Spain
$8M Police Chief’s Retirement Package

August 21, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Taxation | 1 comment
Tags: Calif, Chief of Police, police pensions, Public Employee Unions, Ron Davis, San Jose, San Jose Police Chief, teacher pensions
Who to Tax, Why to Tax, When to Tax?

September 3, 2010 – in Economy, Taxation | no comments
Tags: California, fair taxes, federal income tax, federal tax, New York, payroll taxes, property tax, Public Employee Unions, state income tax, state tax
Paul Krugman Asks: Where’s the Plan for American Economy

September 10, 2010 – in Economy, Featured, Immigration, Renewable Energy | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, agriculture, Better Government, Economy, Education, health care, Infrastructure, Ingenuity, manufacturing, Strategic Planning, trade policy, transportation
Fall Campaign Talking Points — Liar, Liar Pants on Fire

September 16, 2010 – in Featured, Financial Reform, political parties | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Better Government, Congress, Economy, Public Employee Unions
Immigration Reform Starts with a National ID Card

September 16, 2010 – in Economy, Immigration, National Security | no comments
Tags: illegal immigration, illegal workers, immigration reform, law enforcement, national id card, underground economy
The Question to Ask Government: Where’s Your Business Plan?

September 16, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Energy, Government, Taxation | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Consumerism, Economy, Education, Energy
The San Bruno, California Fire – Another Crisis Not to Waste!!

September 20, 2010 – in Energy, Government | no comments
Tags: natural gas safety issues, natural gas transmission lines, san bruno fire
An Investigative Agenda for Congress in January, 2011

September 26, 2010 – in Agriculture, Banking, Featured, Financial Reform, Government, Regulation, Social Security | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Army Corps of Engineers, Better Government, ear marks, Economy, FHA Reform, medicare fraud, SEC
Who Should Succeed Larry Summers as WH Chief Economic Adviser?

September 26, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Innovation, Technology | no comments
Tags: Economy, Ingenuity, Made in America, Strategic Planning, White House Council of Economic Advisers
“In Politics, If You Tell A Lie Often Enough, You Can Make It True”

September 26, 2010 – in Agriculture, Economy, Education, Featured, political parties | no comments
Tags: barbara boxer, Bush Tax Cuts, Earmarks, jobs, John Boehner, legalize marijuana, Made in America, middle class tax cut, Nancy Pelosi, tax credits
Why I Hate California Politics

October 8, 2010 – in Featured, Immigration, likely voters, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2010 california election, barbara boxer, california senate race, carly fiorina, illegal immigration, illegal workers, jerry brown, nevada senate race, Public Employee Unions, representative democracy, teachers unions
“Waiting for Superman” – A Must See Movie

October 8, 2010 – in Education, Uncategorized | 3 comments
Tags: charter schools, davis guggenehim, Education, education reform, Geoffery Canada, Harlem Charter Schools, K-12 Education, Michelle Rhee, public education, teachers unions, Waiting for Superman
Medicare Fraud – $900B Crime that Technology Can Solve

October 26, 2010 – in Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | 45 comments
Tags: health care technology, IBM, IBM Medicare Fraud, Medicare, medicare fraud, Sam Palmisano
Relax Boomers, No One Is Going To Mess With Your Social Security

October 27, 2010 – in benefits, Democrats, Featured, Republicans, Social Security, Taxation | no comments
Tags: 401k, 401K Plan, Congress spends Social Security, Presidential Commmission On Debt, social security, Social Security Lockbox
Memo to the 112th Congress: We, The People, Have HAD IT

October 29, 2010 – in Economy, Featured, Government, Immigration, likely voters, political parties, Social Security | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, credit crunch for small business, Economy, Education, Health Care Affordability Act, Medicare, medicare fraud, Public Employee Unions, representative democracy, Strategic Planning, TARP
Do Teacher’s Unions Represent Anyone Under 40?

November 2, 2010 – in Education | no comments
Tags: California Teachers Association, Education, education reform, K-12 Education, No Child Left Behind, petaluma, school volunteers, teacher layoffs, teachers unions, teaching to the test
2010 Mid-term Election Reaffirm Founding Principles

November 9, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Government, political parties, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2010 mid-term election, Congress, Economy, election results, jobs, politics, representative democracy
2011 State of the Union Is Time for Straight Talk

November 9, 2010 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, Congress, Education, Franklin Roosevelt, global economy, John Kennedy, Presidential Commmission On Debt, representative democracy, US National Debt
How Much Should Government Cost?

November 11, 2010 – in Economy, Featured, Government | no comments
Tags: Department of Education, Fannie Mae, farm subsidies, food safety, Freddie Mac, General Accounting Office, Medicare, Pentagon spending, Presidential Commmission On Debt, social security, student loans
6% of US Students Excel at Math: Its A National Scandal

November 16, 2010 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Education, education reform, Harvard University, K-12 Education, math education, Stanford University, teachers unions, US high school math scores
General Motors IPO: A Triumph of Politics over Economics

November 18, 2010 – in Economy, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Consumerism, Economy, Ford, GM, GM bankruptcy, GM IPO, new GM, Volt
Memo to the Media: Sarah Palin is ALL Your Fault

November 19, 2010 – in Featured, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Bristol Palin, cable television news networks, Sarah Palin
TSA: Can’t US Do Better Than Groping?

November 25, 2010 – in Featured, Government, Innovation, Regulation, Technology, Terrorism, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: frequent flyer security, TSA, TSA patdowns, TSA scanners, TSA union
California DMV – Where the Customer Comes Last

November 25, 2010 – in Featured, Government, Technology, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Cal DMV, California Department of Motor Vehicles, California DMV, Governor Brown, Governor Jerry Brown, HP, IBM, identity theft, Oracle
WIKI Leaks: US Plugs The Tub After the Water’s Drained?

December 1, 2010 – in Featured, Government, Technology, Terrorism, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Data Security, Julian Assange, Mitch Rapp, Pentagon, Pfc. Bradley Manning, Siprnet, Vince Flynn, WikiLeaks
Earmark Moratorium Could Foster Good Government

December 1, 2010 – in Economy, Featured, Government, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: earmark moratorium, Earmarks, federal budget, pork barrell spending, US budget
$900B Tax Deal – President tells Congress “Just Charge It”

December 7, 2010 – in Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Bush Tax Cuts, Consumerism, Extend Bush Tax Cuts, Presidential Debt Commission, social security
Congress Bans the PTA School Bake Sale, Really

December 9, 2010 – in Agriculture, Education, Featured, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Education, Food Stamps, K-12 Education, school lunch program, School lunches
Lame Duck Droppings

December 10, 2010 – in Congress, Democrats, Featured, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Congress, Lame Duck, Lame Duck Congress
2010 Holiday Tax Reduction Plan Does Not Signal Recovery

December 14, 2010 – in Democrats, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Republicans, Technology | no comments
Tags: 2010 Obama Tax Package, 2010 Tax Plan, Balanced Budget, Bush Tax Cuts, Clinton Balanced Budget, Congress, Dot Com Bubble, Economy, Payroll Tax Holiday, unemployment
Tricking Kids Into Eating Vegetables Is Now National Policy!

December 14, 2010 – in Agriculture, Featured, Government, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Food Stamps, school lunch program, School lunches, Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack
$1.2Trillion 2010 Omnibus Spending Bill Is Insane

December 17, 2010 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2010 Omnibus Spending Bill, Bush Tax Cuts, Earmarks, national debt, national deficit, Omnibus Spending Bill, Senator Reid, US National Debt
Happy New Year – We’ll Be Back On January 5th

December 29, 2010 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Eric Cantor’s New House Rules

January 5, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: 112th Congress, Calendar of 112th Congress, Congress, Eric Cantor, House of Representatives
Economic Recovery or Economic Hyperbole ?

January 6, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Government, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: bi-partisanship in Washington, economic recovery, federal spending, healthcare costs, home foreclosures, middle class income
Jake Gyllenhaal Takes A Stand On School Nutrition

January 6, 2011 – in Agriculture, Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Alice Waters, Edible School Yard, Jake Gyllenhaal, K-12 Education, PTA Bake Sale, PTA Bake Sales, Taylor Swift
Arizona Tragedy: A Moment For A Fresh Political Start?

January 9, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, John Rolls, NRA
California Voters May Have Elected The Right Governor?

January 13, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: California Budget, Governor Jerry Brown, jerry brown, Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Arizona Aftermath: A Challenge To Be “We The People”

January 14, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: ABC This Week, Fox News Sunday, Glenn Beck, Internet, Morning Joe, NBC Nightly News, Rush Limbaugh
Healthcare Reform 2.0: Peeling Rather Than Repealing

January 20, 2011 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: health care cost, healthcare reform, medicaid, medicare fraud, Obamacare
Control Control: Challenging the NRA To Honest Debate

January 21, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Gabrielle Giffords, Giffords, gun control, NRA
Is the Federal Government Capable of Shrinking Itself?

January 24, 2011 – in Featured, Financial Reform, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: competitive, government regulations, President Clinton, President Obama, regulator, Woodrow Wilson
Some Advice On the Eve of the 2011 State of the Union

January 24, 2011 – in Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, President Obama, State of the Union, State of the Union Speech
2011 State of the Union Misses The Sputnik Moment

January 27, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, Better Government, national deficit, private sector jobs, Sputnik Moment
$45B Social Security Deficit As Baby Boomer Retirement Begins — Tick Tock

January 31, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, Nancy Pelosi, President Clinton, President Kennedy, President Reagan, Presidential Debt Commission, Social Security Lockbox, Social Security Trust Fund
Where Do We Get 100,000 New Science Teachers in <10 Years

February 1, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: education reform, K-12 Education, No Child Left Behind, Race To The Top, teachers unions
21st Century USA Economy Cannot Afford to Leave Any Child Behind

February 2, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: education reform, K-12 Education, nation builders, NCLB, No Child Left Behind, President Bush, President Obama, Race To The Top, Secretary Duncan
Business and Consumers Have Shared Responsibility to US Economy

February 8, 2011 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, buy American, Consumerism, President Obama, trade, US Chamber of Commerce, us exports
Marketplace Should Decide Winners in Clean Energy Vehicles

February 10, 2011 – in Electric Battery, Energy, Featured, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 State of the Union, Accelergy Corporation, bio-fuels, Flexible Fuel Vehicles, President Obama, synthetic fuels
Politicians Should Have To Pass A Common Sense Exam!

February 14, 2011 – in Congress, Education, Government, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Amtrack, David Plouffe, government credit cards, SBC Communications, Senator Barrasso, Senator Enzi, Senator Grassley, Southwest Airlines, William Dailey
Reform The Government: Smoke A Salmon

February 15, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Commerce Clause, government reform, Salmon
Saving Social Security: Split The Benefits In Divorce Court

February 17, 2011 – in benefits, costs, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | 3 comments
Tags: social security, social security reform
What Is Missing In The Current Budget Debate Is The Debate

February 22, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Congress, Continuing Resolution
Teacher Tenure Is Nullified By Extremism

February 24, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: adolph hitler, collective bargaining, Education, Governor Scott Walker, President Obama, Public Employee Unions, Teacher Tenure, teachers unions, US Holocaust Museum, Wisconsin
To Bargain or Not To Bargain: The Debate Over Public Unions

March 3, 2011 – in Democrats, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Governor Walker, Michael Bloomberg, Public Employee Unions, Wisconsin
Who Is At the Table When Teachers Collectively Bargain?

March 4, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: American Federation of Teachers, California Teachers Association, collective bargaining, education reform, Governor Jerry Brown, K-12 Education, Public Employee Unions, Randi Weingarten, teachers unions
“Buy American”: A Plan to Create 1 Million US Jobs

March 8, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Jobs, National Deficit, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: buy American, China
My Day On The Front Lines of K – 3 Education

March 9, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: K - 3 Education, No Child Left Behind, teachers
The General Accounting Office: A Roadmap To Fiscal Reform?

March 10, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 Federal Budget, 2012 Federal Budget, Congress, deficit, Medicare, national debt, Presidential Commmission On Debt
Reforming Social Security in 2011 Is The Logical Course

March 11, 2011 – in benefits, costs, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: social security, social security reform, Social Security Trust Fund
Why Does the National Debt Matter to Each American?

March 14, 2011 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Better Government, Economy, Medicare, national debt, President Obama
GAO Recommends Urgent Fixes To US Food Safety Network

March 18, 2011 – in Agriculture, Economy, Featured, Government, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: food safety, food safety regulation, GAO, General Accounting Office, salmonella, salmonella eggs
How Safe Is the US Food Supply Really?

March 21, 2011 – in Agriculture, Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Customs and Border Security, FDA, Food Import Safety Guidelines, Fresh fish imports, Fresh vegetable imports, USDA
How Intelligent is US Intelligence If We Stumbled Into Libya?

March 24, 2011 – in Featured, Government, National Security, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: Director of National Intelligence, Libyan Rebels, Mitch Rapp, tomahawk missles, Vince Flynn
Prescription Drug Price Gouging Results From FDA Practices

March 26, 2011 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: FDA, KV Pharmaceuticals, Makena, orphan drugs, premature delivery
Libya: Not A Plan For “Obama Doctrine” For Global Intervention?

March 30, 2011 – in Featured, National Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Kosovo, Libya, NATO
DHHS Financial Reporting Questioned By Auditor

March 31, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Department of Health and Human Resources, DHHS, DHHS 2010 Financial Audit, Ernst and Young, HHS, Medicare, medicare fraud, Senator Tom Coburn
Pass $33B 2011 Budget Cuts So Taxpayers Know What’s In Them

April 6, 2011 – in Democrats, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 Continuing Resolution, 2011 CR, Congress, Government Shutdown
If Congress Shuts Down Government, Will Anybody Notice?

April 8, 2011 – in Congress, Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Better Government, GAO, Government Shutdown, Medicare, social security
US Military Personnel Need A Better Union!

April 9, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: California Police Department, collective bargaining, police compensation, police unions, San Jose, US Army Sergeant
The Final $38B Cuts to 2011 Budget Are More Talk than Action

April 13, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Government, National Deficit, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 Federal Budget, Congress
Taming the National Debt: A Bi-Partisan Plan In 60 Days?

April 15, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Economy, Featured, National Deficit, Republicans, Taxation, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: Congressman Paul Ryan, Medicare, national debt, President Obama, reform corporate taxes, social security, tax rates
School Lunches: The Battle Over Chocolate Milk

April 18, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 6 comments
Tags: chocolate milk, high fructose corn syrup, school lunch program
What’s So Great About Medicare That It Can’t Be Modernized?

April 20, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Government, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Medicare, medicare fraud
Found $1.2T of $4T In Targeted Deficit Reduction

April 22, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Daniel Werfel, GAO, government overpayments, Medicare, medicare fraud, national deficit, OMB
Acknowledging Medicare Is Broken Is First Step To Fixing It –

April 28, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Featured, National Deficit, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: ABC This Week, Fox News Sunday, Medicare, Meet the Press
Why FDA Counts All Calories We Eat But Not All We Drink –

April 29, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Health Care Reform, Regulation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, calories, counting calories, FDA, Starbucks, TTB
Bin Laden Death Is a Triumph For US Intelligence

May 2, 2011 – in Featured, National Security, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Mike Mullen, Navy Seals, Osama Bin Laden, President Obama, Robert Gates
Obama Plans A Victory Lap To Ground Zero –

May 3, 2011 – in National Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: George W. Bush, Ground Zero, President Obama
True Tax Reform Requires Fairness For Those At $250K, As Well —

May 4, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Flat Tax, Great Society, Progressivity, Tax Reform
Baby Boomer Moms — Be Good To Your Daughters on Mom’s Day

May 7, 2011 – in Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Medicare, national deficit
DOT High Speed Rail Investments That Make Business Sense

May 11, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | 4 comments
Tags: bullet trains, California, Chicago, Detroit, DOT, high speed rail, New Jersey, New York, Ray LaHood, Warren Buffet
Tackling National Debt: Biggest Test of Presidential Nerve

May 13, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: Congress, national debt ceiling, President Obama
Snooki Demonstrates Need For National Endowment for the Arts

May 17, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: American Idol, Jersey Shores, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA, Snooki, Today Show
“Biggest Loser” Meets “1984” In USDA School Lunch Reform

May 19, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 5 comments
Tags: "Biggest Loser", "Nineteen Eight Four", school lunch program, Senator Susan Collins, sweet potato, Tom Vilsack, USDA, white potato
Gallup Voters to Congress: 2012 About Economy Not Ideology

May 20, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Education, Gallup Poll, James Carville, Medicare, national deficit, President Obama
One Man/One Vote Not Law In California After Redistricting

May 26, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Independents, political parties, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: "communities of interest", Angelo Ancheta, California Redistricting Commission
Gaining Weight? Blame Your Job!!

May 26, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: calories, dog, Memorial Day Weekend, New York Times, personal weight management, PLoS One, Tara Parker-Pope, weight gain
The DREAM Act: Setting the Parameters For Immigration Reform

May 31, 2011 – in Congress, Education, Featured, Immigration, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Dream Act, Education, illegal immigration, President Obama
Medicare Cuts Start: Mediscare or Obama Care – Result is Same

June 3, 2011 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Accountable Health Organization, ACO, CMS, Dr. Donald Berwick, Kathleen Sibelius
Americans Cannot “Win The Future” Without A Plan For Future

June 7, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: "winning the future", Austan Goolsbee, national debt
$62T Total Debt: Can USA Be Saved From Bankruptcy?

June 8, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Energy, Featured, Government, Innovation, National Deficit, Republicans, Social Security, Uncategorized | 4 comments
Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, Biden Commission, Medicare, national debt, national debt ceiling, social security, USA Today
Turning Around America – YES WE WILL!!

June 11, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Alabama, energy self-sufficient, Joplin, Missouri, national debt, Tuscaloosa
New USDA Food Plate Misses The #1 Key To Weight Management

June 12, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
2012 Election: Doesn’t Anyone Have A Vision, Plan — Clue?

June 15, 2011 – in Economy, Education, Energy, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Cree Technology, Iberdrola Renovables, President Obama, Waiting for Superman
Could Realistic Domestic Oil Policy Ignite US Economy?

June 17, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Energy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: clean energy, domestic oil drilling, fossil fuel, GDP growth, Texas
Controlling Medicare Fraud: CMS Goes High Tech

June 19, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: Medicare, medicare fraud
75% of US 12th Graders Fail US History Proficiency Test

June 22, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Brian Williams, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, National Report Card, NBC Nightly News
Afghanistan: Calculating The Cost In Lives Before the Dollars

June 23, 2011 – in Featured, National Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Afghanistan, President Obama
We’re Out Of Cash – Blame Congress Not Constitution

June 26, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Taxation, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: 16th amendment, 16th Amendment to US Constitution, Constitution of the United State, US Constitution
Doctors Outraged By Government Spying

June 30, 2011 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: CMS, medicaid, Medicare
Just A Thought On the Fourth of July

July 4, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 1776, Congress, July 4, President Obama
Raising The National Debt Requires Compromise and More -

July 6, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, medicare fraud, national debt, Senator Claire McCaskell
The Argument For A Single 6 Year Presidential Term

July 7, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Congress, President Obama
A Canadian Defends Canadian Health Care System

July 11, 2011 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: health insurance, Medicare, Obamacare
Debt Ceiling Deal: Its A Political Poker Game!

July 13, 2011 – in benefits, Congress, Democrats, Economy, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Republicans, Social Security, Taxation, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, Medicare, national debt, President Obama
Medicare Poker: Raise The Ante $5 And Call The Bet?

July 18, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Medicare, national debt
Obama $1T Tax Increase Proposal Does Clobber Job Creators

July 19, 2011 – in Agriculture, Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, inflation, Inventory Taxes, national debt, oil depletion allowance
The Senate Gang of 6: The Light At End Default Tunnel?

July 19, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, Gang of 6, medicare fraud, national debt
Medicare Fraud Is Out Of Control – According to GAO Report

July 26, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Medicare, medicare fraud
Congress Asserts Itself, Again, In the Debt Debate – Washington D.C. Trip Report

July 26, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Economy, Featured, National Deficit, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, national debt, President Obama
National Debt Crisis: Congressional Extremes = Problem not Solution

July 29, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Republicans, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: AARP, Congress, Economy, Michelle Bachman, President Obama, TEA Party
Debt Crisis Averted: Congrats to All For Kicking the Can — Again

August 3, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Jobs, National Deficit, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Economy, Medicare, medicare fraud, national debt, President Obama
Pivoting To Jobs” She Repeats Incredulously

August 7, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Congress, Economy, EPA, Job Creation, jobs, national debt, private sector jobs, US Dept. of Interior
In Memory of the 31 Special Forces Operators

August 9, 2011 – in Featured, National Security | no comments
Tags: Navy SEAL Foundation, Navy SEAL Team Six, Special Forces, Special Warriors Foundation
Leadership: In US Political System, Its A Verb Not A Noun –

August 11, 2011 – in Featured, Government | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Congress, Leadership, President Obama
3 reasons why Michele Bachmann is not qualified to be president

August 12, 2011 – in political parties | no comments
Tags: Ames, Ames Straw Poll, debt ceiling, Iowa Debate, Iowa Straw Poll, Michele Bachman
California Threatens 168 Day School Year –Parents React!!

August 17, 2011 – in Education, Featured | 1 comment
Tags: California, California State Budget, California State Legislature, Education, No Child Left Behind
10% Cuts to 2013 Federal Budget: President In Same Old Box –

August 22, 2011 – in Featured, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Better Government, Congress, Medicare, President Obama
Federal Transportation Spending: Cut Back To Start Forward

August 25, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: barbara boxer, BART, Congress, Interstate Highway Fund, Interstate Highway System, Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority
Federal Disaster Relief – So Many Disasters, So Little Money

August 29, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, FEMA, Haroldl Rogers, Hurricane Irene, national debt
Martin Luther King Memorial: Made In China!

August 30, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial Project Foundation, National Mall, Tiananmen Square
President Obama: A Jobs Speech Is Just Not Enough

September 7, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Jobs | 2 comments
Tags: Jobs Plan, Maureen Dowd, President Obama, World Economic Forum
GOP MSNBC Debate Proves Anybody Can Run – But Can They Win?

September 8, 2011 – in Featured, political parties, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, President Obama, Rick Perry
GOP Candidates Who Would Be In Presidential Race “But For –“

September 9, 2011 – in Featured, political parties, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Chris Christie, David Patraeus, George Pataki, Jeb Bush, Mark Sanford, Mitch Daniels
President Obama: Jobs Speech Tossed First Down Not A Touchdown

September 9, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: China, Jobs Act, President Obama, Super Committee on Deficit Reduction
Pete Hegseth’s Afghanistan War Journal

September 11, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 9/11, Afghanistan, Pete Hegseth, Vets For Freedom
President Obama Sets Up Needless Tax Fight With 2011 Jobs Act

September 14, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Jobs Act, oil and gas industry, President Obama
The Disappearing Middle Class Jeopardizes US Future

September 16, 2011 – in Agriculture, Economy, Energy, Featured, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
The Buffett Rule Is Not Tax Reform

September 20, 2011 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, National Deficit, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Buffett Rule, Tax Reform
Washington, D.C. Is Paris On The Potomac –

September 22, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: $16 Muffin, D.C., George Washington, Paris, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Sprinkles, Starbucks, Washington, Washington Capital Hilton
Congress Ignores Export of Tax Payer Created Jobs To China

September 23, 2011 – in Competitiveness, Congress, Economy, Featured, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, China, Congress, GE, GM, San Francisco Bay Bridge, steel workers, United Auto Workers
No Child Left Behind Nullified – Old-Style Education Politics?

September 27, 2011 – in Education, Featured, Uncategorized | 2 comments
Tags: 14th in reading, 17th in science, 25th in math, Congress, No Child Left Behind, President Obama, Secretary Arnie Duncan
Fat Chance There WIll Be A Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Budget!!

September 28, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Featured, Republicans, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2012 Federal Budget, Congress, Economy, social security
US Energy Dept. Guarantees Another $4.8B In Solar Loans

October 4, 2011 – in Energy, Featured, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Elon Musk, Nevada Power Company, Pacific Gas & Electric, PG&E, Solyndra, Southern California Edison, Steve Westly, Tesla Motors
After the American Jobs Act – Where is the Plan?

October 6, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Jobs, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2011 American Jobs Act, President Obama, Social Security Cost of Living, surtax on millionaires
Congress Set to Cut GAO Budget 5% – Neutering Watchdog?

October 9, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: CMS, GAO, Government Accountability Office, Senator Ben Nelson
How Is Class Act Different From Enron Fraud?

October 11, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Class Act, Enron, Kathleen Sibelius, Medicare
Another GOP Debate Demonstrates Preparation Matters –

October 12, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Chris Christie, Governor Christie, Governor Rick Perry, Governor Romney, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, New Hampshire, Rick Perry
GAO Reports Medicare Drug Abuse to CMS and Congress –

October 16, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: CMS, Medicare, medicare fraud
Federal Deficit Hit $1.3T And Nobody Notices

October 19, 2011 – in Featured, Government, National Deficit, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Medicare, national debt
USA Residency Visa Price Tag Is Set At $500K CASH

October 21, 2011 – in Banking, Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Chuck Schumer, Mike Lee, Senator Charles Schumer, US Residency Visa
US Postal Service: Last Modernized 50 Years Ago, Reform Over Due

October 27, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Apple Computer, Postal Service Reform, US Postal Service
Agricultural Subsidies: Taxing Middle Class to Feed the 1%

November 1, 2011 – in Agriculture, Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Agricultural Subsidies, Congress, Senator Tom Coburn, US Senate
Why GOP Should Support Millionaire Surtax –

November 2, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Republicans, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Ed Schultz, Grover Norquist, Michael Moore, Reality TV Stars, Tom Brokaw
USAJobs System: Good Enough For “Government Work”?

November 7, 2011 – in Featured, Government, Technology, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Medicare, social security, Steven VanRoekel, USAJOBS, White House Technology Fellows
When US Banks Lose Depositors, the 99% Suffer

November 8, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: "too big to fail", 1%, 99%, Andrew Jackson, National Bank, Occupy
US Economic: Where Is The Plan?

November 11, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
The Real Heroes Among Us –

November 11, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: college football, Congress, Joe Paterno, Morning Joe
Congress Keeps Federal Government Open Til December 16 –

November 16, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, No Labels, President Obama, Washington Post
Occupy Movement: Real Protest or Media Pre-Occupation

November 17, 2011 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Mayor Bloomberg, Occupy Wall Street, UC Berkeley
Congress Says No To School Lunches Fit For Biggest Loser

November 17, 2011 – in Congress, Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: "Biggest Loser", Department of Agriculture, school lunch program
Fire Congress to Save the Republic

November 21, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: AARP, American Crossroads, Congress, Deficit Super Committee, Grover Norquist, Moveon.Org, SEIU
The Case For A Social Security “Tax Increase” In January 2013

November 29, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Social Security, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Medicare, Payroll Tax Holiday, social security
Taxes and Deficits: Congress Can Still Chose to Govern

November 29, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Gang of ^, national debt, President Obama, Presidential Commmission On Debt, Tom Coburn
Reforming Congress: No Labels Plan Or Constitutional Intent?

December 2, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, No Labels, NoLabels.Org, Reform Congress
Social Security Tax Holiday: Tearing Up Middle Class Safety Net –

December 7, 2011 – in benefits, Congress, Featured, Social Security, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Medicare, social security, Tax Holiday
Banning Insider Trading By Members of Congress Is Simple –

December 8, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 60 Minutes, Insider Trading, Saturday Night Live, Senator Scott Brown
Americans Won’t Do Dirty Work? Why? Consequence To All?

December 12, 2011 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: illegal immigration
Some Things To Like In No Labels Congressional Reform Proposal

December 14, 2011 – in Congress, Democrats, Featured, Independents, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Bill Nelson, Dean Heller, Joe Manchin, No Label
December Social Security Checks Caught Up In Payroll Tax Fight

December 15, 2011 – in Congress, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | 1 comment
Tags: Congress, President Obama, social security
Payroll Tax Holiday: Great Politics But Bad Policy

December 22, 2011 – in benefits, Congress, costs, Economy, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Congress, President Obama, social security
New Hampshire Voters – Jon Huntsman Deserves Your Support

January 9, 2012 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Jon Huntman, Mitt Romney, Newt Gringrich, Rick Santorum
Bain Capital is Neither all Hero or All Villain Just Political Fodder

January 13, 2012 – in Featured, political parties, Republicans, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Bain Capital, Bright Horizons, CSC Consulting, Gartner Group, GTE Bicycle, Mitt Romney, Staples
Partisan Divide in California Congressional Delegation Stalls SOPA

January 20, 2012 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: California, Congress, Hollywood, Senate, Senator Diane Feinstein, Silicon Valley, SOPA
State Of the Union: 4th Time Voters Say – Give Us A PLAN

January 24, 2012 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Rebuilding America: “Send Me The Legislation, I Will Sign It”

January 25, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Immigration, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Dream Act, No Budget No Pay, President Obama
The State of USA Politics – Petty, Petulant, Predictable

February 1, 2012 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, Mitt Romney, national debt, Newt Gingrich, President Obama, Rick Santorum
Obama Argues Education Will Build An America to Last , But –

February 2, 2012 – in Congress, Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: community colleges, Congress, Education, President Obama
Reform Congress: No Budget – No Pay

February 8, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, No Labels
January Jobs Report: Want The Good News Or The Bad News, First

February 9, 2012 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Payroll Tax Holiday, tax credits, unemployment, unemployment rate
“Women’s Reproductive Health” Hah — Just Election Year Politics

February 10, 2012 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, Birth Control Pills, Catholic Church, Women's Reproductive Rights
Manufacturing Is Coming Back In The USA

February 14, 2012 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: BMW, Ford, Manufacutring, Master Lock, trade policy
HHS Ignores Facts of Equal Reproductive Responsibility

February 14, 2012 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Women's Reproductive Rights
Payroll Tax Holiday Extension Adds Another $100 Billion to Debt

February 17, 2012 – in benefits, Congress, Featured, Government, National Deficit, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, national debt, Payroll Tax Holiday, social security
Government Help Could Hurt Manufacturing Growth In US Now

February 22, 2012 – in Competitiveness, Economy, Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 2009 Stimulus Plan, Made In USA, manufacturijng, President Obama
Taxing The 1%

February 24, 2012 – in Featured, Taxation, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: California, Governor Jerry Brown, Jay Carney, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, Taxing The 1%
Claiming To Be Conservative Isn’t Conservative

February 29, 2012 – in Featured, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: conservatism, conservative, Jeb Bush, Joe Scarborough
Climate Change Is Due To Human Activity Beyond Fossil Fuel

March 1, 2012 – in Energy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: battery powered cars, carbon foot print, fossil fuels, global population, solar technology
Miles Per Gallon: How Government Standards Should Work –

March 2, 2012 – in Energy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Department of Energy, MPG, MPG Standards
UC Economists Report 2010 Economic Recovery Only For The 1%

March 8, 2012 – in Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: 1%, middle class income
National Highway Reauthorization Act: Politics Over Priorities

March 9, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, National Highway Reauthorization Act, National Highway Trust Fund
House Votes 390-23 Stop Govt Blocking Business Startups (JOBS)

March 11, 2012 – in Banking, Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Community Banks, Economy, jobs, SEC
Senators Balk At No Budget/No Pay — It’s Their Only Job

March 13, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: No Budget No Pay, S1981, Senator Dean Heller, US Constitution
In Politics Today, The Game Has Changed Into Entertainment

March 16, 2012 – in Featured, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Game Change, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Steven Schmidt
Transportation Bill Can Become A Bridge To The Future

March 19, 2012 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: National Highway Reauthorization Act, National Highway Trust Fund
Why Is HHS Refighting the Contraception Wars?

March 28, 2012 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, contraception
Social Security: One Contributor, Many Beneficiaries Draining Fund

March 30, 2012 – in benefits, Featured, Social Security, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: social security
Only 38 Yes Votes For Bowles Simpson in House of Representatives

March 30, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, National Deficit, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Bowles-Simpson, Congress, national debt, Ryan Plan, Simpson-Bowles
GSA Spends $887K On Las Vegas Conference

April 3, 2012 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Darryl Issa, GSA, Martha N. Johnson, Senator Joe Liebermann
A Different Case For Single Payer Health Care

April 11, 2012 – in Featured, Health Care Reform, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Affordable Health Care Act, Congress, Insurance Exchanges, Medicare, single payer health care
Transforming Or Restoring America – Where’s The Plan?

April 12, 2012 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Better Government, Mitt Romney, national debt, President Obama
Politics — It’s A War OVER Women — (Voters, That Is)

April 13, 2012 – in Featured, political parties, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: STEM, War on Women
Hillary Clinton’s Saturday Night in Colombia

April 18, 2012 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Cartagena, Colombia, Hillary Clinton, Secret Service Agents
Congress Should Pass The Buffett Rule Immediately

April 19, 2012 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Buffett Rule
Senators Propose Solution To USA’s $2.2T Infrastructure Deficit

April 20, 2012 – in Congress, Economy, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Infrastructure, John Kerry, Make Congress Work, No Labels, Senator Graham, Senator Hutchinson, Senator Kerry, Senator Warner
GSA Scandal – But The Tip Of Titanic-Size Iceberg

April 25, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Congress, General Services Administration, GSA, Inspector General GSA
Students: Before Tweeting #dontdoublemyrate Read Here

April 26, 2012 – in Congress, Education, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: #dontdoublemyrate, #POTUS, Congress, Rahm Emanuel
US Postal Service Reform Plan Stalled By Congress

May 2, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: US Postal Service, USPS
Congressional Recess Is Over — President Sends “To Do” List

May 8, 2012 – in Congress, Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Postal Service Chief Blinks On Rural Post Office Closures

May 10, 2012 – in Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Post Master Donohue, Postal Reform, United States Postal System, USPS
Should The Government Even Be In The Marriage Business?

May 12, 2012 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Gay Marriage, marriage, President Obama, tolerance
Bringing USPS (US Postal Service) Into 21st Century

May 14, 2012 – in Featured, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: FedEx, UPS, US Postal Service, USPS Reform
JP Morgan’s $2B Loss Is Stupid Business and Stupid Government

May 16, 2012 – in Banking, Congress, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: Dodd Frank, Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan, Senator Bob Corker
Dear Governor Brown – Re: Your May 2012 Budget Revision

May 17, 2012 – in Education, Featured, Government, Uncategorized | no comments
Tags: California Budget, California Employee Pensions, California High Speed Rail, California Legislature, California Tax Increase, CalPERS, Governor Brown, K-12 Education