Republicans in Congress, particularly those of the tea party persuasion, like to blast earmarks (AKA pork barrel spending) as a waste of taxpayers’ money and the main contributor to the federal deficit. They especially like to criticize President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan, even though most economists agree that the stimulus and the extension of […]

Let’s say you’re generally a moderate voter. You look at the Romney-Ryan ticket and see that they are much more conservative than you. They don’t believe in tax increases ever. You think tax increases have to be a part of a budget deal. They want to slash social spending to the bone. You think that […]

To the editor: What a difference a few decades make. Less than 50 years ago, LBJ began the War on Poverty. Now we have a war on the poor. Everywhere you look, you see signs of people turning on those less fortunate than themselves. Where there once was compassion, now there is hate. Why? Going […]