I write this lettering wondering if anyone else found Brian Moore's letter on Dec. 16 a bit disturbing. ...more

December 18, 2009

I write this lettering wondering if anyone else found Brian Moore's letter on Dec. 16 a bit disturbing. Under the guise of calling for a third party, Mr. Moore basically blames both Democrats and Republicans for 9/11. It was right there in black and white in the third paragraph where he talks about us going to war every other year, which is always supported by Congress: "And the two major political parties have no one else to blame for the 9/11 attack." ...more

December 18, 2009

The House voted Wednesday to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes, to be financed with a tax increase on investment fund managers and a crackdown on international tax cheats. ...more

December 10, 2009

The point of the letter is to oppose health care legislation. Instead, it shines a light on a different issue: The death of real debate in this country. ...more

December 5, 2009

Pass the gravy - plus the phone and the remote control. It's dinnertime in America. ...more

November 16, 2009

Facing fierce resistance, the Obama administration today backed off a plan to ban sales of raw oysters from the Gulf of Mexico during warm weather. ...more

November 14, 2009

America's failure to build and repair the roads and rails it needs, says Robert D. Atkinson, is "emblematic" of the larger mess we're in: "We're a generation that has been irresponsible, and we're passing on a degraded capital asset to our children." ...more

March 21, 2009

The Senate on Tuesday voted to scrap the system that awards members of Congress an automatic cost-of-living pay raise every year. ...more

March 17, 2009

Disagreement among Senate Democrats over how many homeowners should qualify for court-ordered mortgage relief has stalled a key part of President Barack Obama's foreclosure prevention plan on Capitol Hill. ...more

March 14, 2009

OK, I will be honest with you. In high school, I got a "C" in algebra. I admit I am not the sharpest tool in the math shed of life. However, I don't think I am the only American who is struggling with trying to get his mind around a $1 trillion national debt, much less a $3 trillion national debt. ...more

March 8, 2009