Although the main stories in the press focus on gridlock and the lack of compromise, that doesn’t mean that things aren’t slowly changing in the United States. As usually happens, change is driven by the people as they react to circumstances created by the politicians, and that in turn leads to more calls for change.… Continue reading The Changing Immigration Landscape
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Pat Buchanan Warns – Immigration Reform Will Break Up America
Pat Buchanan has said some… dumb and questionable things at times. His apparent hatred for other races has come out on many occasions. So hearing him say again that immigration reform would be the end of America, the collective response is oh, there goes Pat again. Like it’s expected. But at what point do we… Continue reading Pat Buchanan Warns – Immigration Reform Will Break Up America
Filibuster Reform – Senator Harry Reid Says Deal Is Close
Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that senate leaders are getting close to a deal on filibuster reform and the chamber will take up the issue soon, probably after taking up a bill to award $60 billion in aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy. “Once we complete that vital legislation,” Reid said of the… Continue reading Filibuster Reform – Senator Harry Reid Says Deal Is Close
Education Reform: Baseball Bats to Bad Data
Remember when Joe Clark was the face of educational reform? The former Principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ patrolled the hallways of his out-of-control institution in the 1980s with only a bullhorn and a baseball bat, fighting poverty, gangs, crime and under-performing students as the face of urban education. His tactics were crude… Continue reading Education Reform: Baseball Bats to Bad Data
Eight Ways The Health Care Law Helps You
The following was posted by Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health And Human Services on Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:06 PM EST As we ring in the New Year, we also want to take a minute to reflect on the progress we made in 2011. I’m proud to say that we had a very productive year… Continue reading Eight Ways The Health Care Law Helps You
Republican Governor Rick Scott Gets Government Healthcare
This is a perfect case of “Do what I say, not as I do!”, and it furthers exemplifies the hypocrisy of today’s Republican party and the utter joke they have become. Case in point? Florida’s Republican Governor, Rick Scott: Scott and the rest of the Republicans, both in Congress and in state government, are on a rampage,… Continue reading Republican Governor Rick Scott Gets Government Healthcare