Nobody that has even a whiff of a chance is ready to address all the issues we, as Americans and inhabitants of the planet Earth , need addressed. Half way measures are not possible.

President Joe Biden, who showed throughout the three ½ years as President that he decides things slowly, has decided one month away from the Democratic Presidential nominating Convention that he is not the best candidate to beat Donald Trump. Apparently, the most important item on the Democratic Party is to...

Roosevelt created a new tax so that it would appear there was a separate revenue stream funding the retiree Trust fund. As noted earlier, FICA taxes went to the same place as all other taxes, then eliminated from existence, leaving only ghosts.

Regulators, now were being required to take into consideration the needs of the businesses being regulated before the needs of the people being protected

Before the Civil war every decade there was political realignment and politicians changed their affiliation based on the same honorable motives as we have today.

The two most critical requirements for a succesful President is that the president be qualified for the job. And that the president can maintain popular support.

With the Seventies on the horizon there was little hope and even less optimism. But there was one last glory to be celebrated.

He had a lot of help when he won, but the downfall was all Donald Trump

one must consider what drove so many people in a nation that prides itself on freedom and democracy to stage an insurrection

The truth is,  we do not have any party system at all. The US Constitution does not say anything at all about parties, not even in the preamble.all sides of issues.

when it comes to fooling the American electorate all we need to do is look at the biggest fool who served as President and his wise, but foolish words. “Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, won’t get fooled again.” (Or something foolishly like that.)

It makes voting into more than just a beauty pageant where many people place their vote for the most likely winner.

we are rejecting the Democrats just as they have rejected us, by not supporting aspirational Progressive, Populist policies or candidates.

We are now in the era of the celebrity candidate, and America only trusts wealthy performers

The history of neo-liberal economics is a slide that over it's nearly 40 year lifespan has expanded the wealth of large corporations, very rich individuals, and created ever wider income inequality

When someone tells you how divisive Donald Trump is, or that the nation is divided, remember that we, the people, are united. We want prosperity and we want peace.

she ain't dancin' with the guy that brung her.

My grandfather was involved with Boston city politics, becoming a campaign manager for a long time City Councillor. That meant he was a Democrat.

Who are these never ending articles explaining all of Trump's faults aimed at?  Not me, I am certain. I lost interest in The Donald about one week after he announced he was running.. . . But in America there seems to be, especially among the large number of people who...

As the cognitive dissonance distance between what is broken and what the pundit class bases their predictions increases, the less reliable the predictions are, and the less the public believes them.

The temperature was around 100 F and a Real Feel of 120

When I mention these issues, people tell me to ‘get over it’

If Stein's votes all went to Hillary, then it would be "Madame President" instead of "Madman President". Sorry, that argument holds no water.

Someone that has demonstrated little patience to actually learn the job, or bring in as close advisors people that have learned the job, is destined to fail.

Amorality has become America's real enemy and both party's establishment fully endorses and legislates on amoral standards. Changing the paradigm will break down the political monopoly trust that is stagnating the US.

Trump's removal from office will not come from Congress or the VP. It can only happen if we demand Trump be removed.

This is how our democratic government is supposed to work.

Progressive Policy = Moral + Democratic Socialism + Peace Within that short formula is not a rigid one size fits all, but instead a means of determining where compromise can be made

Sanders addressed a gathering of Vermont NRA members and Brooklyn gang members.  This meeting was held on neutral territory in a New Hampshire Maple Syrup plant.

I really doubt that any nation can have such a convoluted, impractical, inconvenient, illogical, costly, undemocratic process of a electing the only nation wide elected office holder.

As Senator Sanders has pointed out, our political system is broken and it's in danger of collapsing under the weight of oligarchy. An oligarchy is where all the functions of state are managed by a few.

Was he a great President, or even an OK one? No. He was certainly not the worst President, but with all those qualifications his performance still fell short of anything remarkable. Resume is not a qualification to be President.

Do you believe that we, as a society, can achieve our loftiest ambitions by allowing corporations and it's representative Natural Persons to have any say in our laws and regulations?

Soon MSNBC will be just another CNN, dead and nobody knows it, including CNN. Its too bad that by the time that happens, Jon Stewart may not be in a position to point it out.

I am willing to bet the 2016 election can bring on that change; unless Hillary is the Democratic candidate.

Democratic leadership stood there, hoping that each candidate would solve their own campaign.

There was that silly budget continuing resolution that included a bunch of bad policy initiatives, mostly planted by Republicans with just enough blue dog Democrats and Presidential support to get through both houses.

I used to compare how I voted to being one of George Custer's soldiers at the battle of Little Big Horn. I lost every battle and we were out gunned in every election.

If all of us vote our personal best interests, we cannot, as a nation do anything but get better.

Hillary has not shown any inclination that she would do things differently, on the domestic front, except fight somewhat harder for school improvements and women's rights.

A few years back, I was listening to a local talk show, and a caller reported that the CIA, and corporations were creating havoc in Latin America

Corporations are buying one another up so fast that you need a score card to keep up.

She divides rather than unifies.  She is loved or hated

There is no doubt that there are disadvantages to not being able to hear. The five senses; hearing, seeing, touching , smelling, and tasting, are all wonderful gifts, but take any one of them away, and life is not so good.

After the Great Depression and World War 2 our economy pivoted to an egalitarian model until the early 70's.

Money as speech is an artificial construct of the Supreme Court and the Court has taken that construct beyond any reasonable limit.

Free speech being equated with money and Corporations given the same status as you and me - we are screwed

Mike has bounced around the radio dial for at least 20 years.  I know, I followed him from WLS to WIN Radio a Union sponsored station to Air America and to Nova.

The following is the State of the Union that I would hope that President Obama would give.

Christie has come down with a disease which affects most Republicans, they think that they own the office they occupy.

If the Democrats want to win, they must change the conversation.American youth want to vote, but they want something to vote for.

Republicans hate Democracy.  They try to squelch it where ever possible.

Written 10 years agoThey really believe that America is being destroyed from within and must be saved, that others are taking away their jobs, their freedom, and even their religion.

We Progressives are not perfect, but we surely don't shut down government over a non-issue like raising the debt ceiling.