Beyond Agendas

Politics and dissension have been getting in the way of fixing the many problems facing us; we need to develop new ways of looking at issues and possible solutions. We need to get beyond our own agendas and the "us versus them" approach that prevails today.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Tough, Unfair Choices on the Mississippi

The opening of the Morganza spillway and other floodgates on the Mississippi to avoid flooding in Baton Rouge and New Orleans may be necessa...

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Why Red States Should Support High-Speed Rail

High-speed rail is being pushed by the Obama administration as vital to the future of the U.S., but is being opposed by conservative Republi...

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The Single Best Stimulus Move Obama Can Do

The point of a stimulus package is to get money into the hands of consumers, so they can spend that money and get the economy moving again. ...

Monday, July 13, 2009

Republicans shouldn’t oppose empathy too soon

Now that the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor have started, the word “empathy” is rearing its head again. The ...

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Swear the Guy In!

The Democrats in the Senate are playing politics with the appointment of Illinois pol Roland Burris to the Senate, and it seems to be not be...

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Bush: No Clue

Bush: No Clue The fact that an Iraqi journalist threw not one, but both of his shoes at President Bush hasn't made a dent in the man; he...

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

I'm Ready for a Smart President

Pundits keep asking whether the American public is ready for a black president. I just don't think of Barack Obama in those terms. Yes, ...

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