Posts Tagged ‘Congress’
PANDYA: Sanctions Have Failed
Om Pandya, Conservative
The United States, Israel, and Palau are the only three nations in the world that believe that sanctions on Cuba should be continued. While everyone else enjoys the benefits of travel and trade with Cuba, American citizens are losing out on a potential market. It’s time now to give up a failed policy of sanctions.
MARIN: The Myth of 1994
Paul Marin, Liberal Republican
Congress will regain its bipartisan problem-solving spirit only after legislators are punished for their cynical, partisan behavior — in other words, when the myth of 1994 is shattered.
AUTIELLO: A Return to Statesmanship
Nick Autiello, Moderate Republican
The American statesman is dead. The level of political debate in the United States today has sunk to an all time low, and it should be troubling to all Americans, regardless of political party.
FULHAM: On the Brink of Health Care Reform
Americans have witnessed a long struggle for health care reform – almost 75 years to date. But this New Year, a hope sowed in the midst of the Great Depression is about to become a reality.
Carpenter: The Importance of Bipartisanship
In the name of getting things done, it’s time we all just get along
Carpenter: Stop Playing Games with Our Health
The public option is dead and the debate continues. The reality remains that Americans still need health care reform and it’s time to deliver it.
BILBO: Bart Stupak’s Coat Hanger Amendment
The Stupak Amendment would limit choice and drive abortion access back into the 1950s.
Phillips: Coal Power and the DC Air
THe health impacts of coal combustion and the DC Capitol Power Plant
WALK: Bernie Sanders Gets It Right
Financial institutions that are “too big to fail” are “too big to exist.”
Carpenter: Take a Stand on Hate
Why everyone should support the LGBT hate-crime legislation passed in the Senate
WALK & ROGERS: Scenes From the DC Tea Party
Michele Walk, Associate Editor Editorial
Conor Rogers, Editor-in-Chief Photography
Over the weekend, the largest protest by political conservatives ever descended on the nation’s capital in an outpouring of rage over President [...]
ROGERS: Will ‘Post-Racial’ America Please Stand Up
In ‘post-racial America’ columnists, congressmen and now a former President will call you a racist for opposing President Obama.
CARPENTER: More Options for the Public
President Obama’s health care plan might be far from perfect, but that doesn’t excuse conservatives in Congress for their lack of civil bipartisanship on healthcare reform.
FLOYD: The Death of the Public Option
Why Obama shouldn’t compromise on our health by sacrificing the public option.