President Obama has been so busy in India – drumming up business, admiring Gandhi, dancing with schoolchildren – that he hasn’t had time to utter a word in support of … what was her name again? In fact, even when asked about her – you know whom I mean, comes from California, passed his entire [...]
This week on Politics Daily’s online Sunday show, Woman UP, Patricia Murphy, Jill Lawrence, Bonnie Erbe and I discuss Nancy Pelosi’s decision to run for minority leader. And why, after protracted complaining that Democrats had focused on the wrong thing – passing health care reform instead of creating jobs – did Republicans spend the days [...]
A prominent leader of the Tea Party movement has reiterated his view that voters should cast their ballots against Rep. Keith Ellison, a Minnesota Democrat, in part because he is a Muslim. Judson Phillips, founder of the Nashville-based Tea Party Nation, had sent out an e-mail Monday calling on voters to elect Ellison’s independent challenger, [...]
While lawmakers, politicians and voters debate among themselves about what should be done with the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants now in the country, a Pew Hispanic Center survey conducted Aug. 17-Sept. 19 of Latinos shows a majority believe they should pay a fine but not be deported. Twenty-eight percent say those here illegally should [...]
“I’m sorry.” Two little words that have come to mean . . . almost nothing. It was a good week for demonstrating just how vapid the apology has become. First, Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill and left a voice mail asking her to apologize for saying that Ginni’s husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, sexually [...]
With all due respect to Dan Savage and the many people who have joined his campaign, “It Gets Better” is not just a message for LGBT youth. Adolescence is no smooth ride for many heterosexuals, either. Just as some eloquent LGBT adults have been looking out at kids they hope they can reach and telling [...]
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