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NAACP Strike Out Shows Mitt Romney’s Human Relations Problem
Tweet Share on Facebook July 12, 2012 CommentIn 2003, FBI Director Robert Mueller went into hostile territory—an American Civil Liberties Union conference—and won a standing ovation after delivering a speech that showed respect for what the ACLU does while defending the civil liberties and counter-terrorism record of the Bush administration. During the 1992 campaign, then-candidate Bill Clinton addressed African-American voters and criticized hip-hop singer Sister Souljah for lyrics and comments that were racially provocative. And in the 2008 presidential campaign, GOP primary contender Mike Huckabee was alone among Republican candidates in speaking to a convention of the National Education Association. He, too, won standing ovations for some of his comments, despite the fact that the teachers union is seen as more Democratic-leaning.
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MLB All-Star Fans Booing Robinson Cano Set Bad Example for Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook July 11, 2012 CommentSo the team captain promised he would pick a guy from the neighborhood for the special team, but instead he decided to go with someone from another part of the country. The locals in the stands got so mad they just booed and booed the captain, who did not cry, but seemed a little rattled.
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The Real Election Scandal in Washington, D.C.
Tweet Share on Facebook July 10, 2012 CommentThe lack of full voting rights in the District of Columbia is one of the most egregious, ongoing human right violations in America. It's worse because it's largely ignored or accepted by much of the American public, who seem to think that this place is just one big office building for politicians and lobbyists. The fact that people actually live here, pay (high) taxes here, and work here, even in industries having nothing to do with government, has done little to shake the long-outdated status of the District as a place of government activity alone.
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Pepco's Post-Storm Failure Proves Need for Government
Tweet Share on Facebook July 9, 2012 CommentGovernment is under assault these days, both as an institution and as an entity employing unionized workers. The struggling job market, the debt, the deficit—the blame for these is routinely placed on government and the people paid by government. The private sector, the theory goes, is more accountable to the public since it must compete for consumers and risks going bankrupt.
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The Case for Universal Healthcare
Tweet Share on Facebook July 5, 2012 CommentThere is no better argument for universal health care than Evelyn.
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John Roberts’s Healthcare Ruling Is Based on Law, Not Politics
Tweet Share on Facebook July 3, 2012 CommentThe Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act did a lot to restore integrity to the court. Unfortunately, many Americans don't see it that way, making the distinction somewhat less significant.
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DC Metro Hikes Up Fares Without Improving Service
Tweet Share on Facebook July 2, 2012 CommentI don't want to be one of those people who complains about the Washington Metro system. But the operation's new fare system is overpriced and confusing, aggravating a long litany of problems Metro has had and not fixed.
