Politics today is more about manipulating the minds of voters for the purpose of defeating the other party, than it is about speaking the truth and seeking the national interest. Take, for example, what is commonly called the bailout bill. The conservatives in the Republican Party and the tea-bag zealots have cast it as a corrupt, budget-busting handout to greedy bankers on Wall Street. Utah’s Republican Party dumped Senator Bob Bennett because he voted for it. Conservatives in both parties lament that it will bankrupt [...]

It is time for the United States to stop shilly-shallying around the edges of environmental policy, bite the tax bullet, and lead world to a sustainable energy future. The disastrous environmental, economic and social consequences of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico ought to shake us to our senses. Add this Gulf crisis to the deaths in West Virginia coal mines; plus the environmental degradation of mountains and water that are by-products of mining coal; plus the national security implications of our addiction [...]

When did it become OK to shout out rude, racist and hate-filled epithets in America’s public square? How does a rational person respond to people so filled with fear and anger that they accept distortions and flat-out lies as absolute truth? How can a nation survive when one set of leaders demonizes its opposition with personal and vitriolic attacks on those with whom they disagree? Subscribe & Stay In Touch..FacebookTwitteremailAdd to favoritesDiggStumbleUpon

Is the USA a Christian nation? Ponder some teachings of Jesus and then you decide. Please share your conclusion by clicking on “comments” at the bottom of the page. These teachings have been gleaned and paraphrased from the four Gospel lessons as recorded in the New International Version of the Bible. Subscribe & Stay In Touch..FacebookTwitteremailAdd to favoritesDiggStumbleUpon

The Republicans in Congress have very short memories. They enthusiastically supported the Bush administration decision to go to war in Iraq without a strategic plan, and without answers to three crucial questions: How many troops will be needed? How much money will it cost? And, what is the exit strategy? Subscribe & Stay In Touch..FacebookTwitteremailAdd to favoritesDiggStumbleUpon