No presidential candidate will claim that America isn’t great. That kind of heresy would be political suicide. No matter what party they have pledged allegiance to, anyone running for our nation’s highest office will proudly proclaim that America is great and always has been.
American Ideals and Values
When Is By the People, for the People Wrong?
Republicans have a problem. A big problem. When government that is supposed to rule by the people, for the people gives the people what they want, how can the party say no?
Despite the conservative rejection of same sex marriage, polls show that the nation’s opinion had shifted well in advance of Friday’s ruling.
Why Foreigners Will Be Better Americans Than Us
It doesn’t matter how they got here. It’s a good bet many foreigners will make better Americans than we do. Why? Because they appreciate what we have. Too many of us forget to do that. It’s easier to take what government offers and ignore where we came from.
Soldiers Died to Protect America, Not Political Careers
John Boehner made another plea to repair the Department of Veterans Affairs yesterday, damning the agency because:
This isn’t run-of-the-mill incompetence. It is arrogance – arrogance that allows our veterans to be lied to, ignored, and, frankly, left to die.1
Boehner talks better than he acts.
Confidence in Government: 19 Ways We Lost It
Corrupt politicians are not the ones who do the most damage. Sure, they undermine our confidence in government and stir up lots of anger and resentment, but once we root them out and the gears of justice start cranking we get rid of them.
Marijuana Laws: Legal Weed is a Perfect Tea Party Cause
Revamping America’s marijuana laws is a Tea Party cause made in heaven. With conservatives trying to get ahead of liberal public opinion and election season, legal weed is an issue compatible with even the most extreme right-wing principles. We just need to get over one nagging detail.
U.S. Exceptionalism Loses Its Fight With Government
U.S. exceptionalism became a lost cause when we chose government over greatness. Our vision of an exceptional America was already in a death spiral when Obama made his infamous anti-private sector slur:
If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that.