Month: June 2011

. “In a modern industrial society, banishment of destitution and cushioning the shock of personal disaster on the individual are proper concerns of all levels of government, including the federal government.”  ...

I was pleased to see that Leon Panetta won the support of all 100 senators to be our new Secretary of Defense. He will be the first Democrat to serve in the position in 14 years. I am very happy to bring that streak to an end....

Indiana Republicans have forced the closure of all 28 Planned Parenthood clinics in their state, even though only four of them provided any abortion services. Previously, Planned Parenthood in Indiana earned $1.3 million a year...

Finally, McCain does something useful and mature. In an effort aimed at countering a House Republican plan to defund American military operations in Libya, Senators John Kerry, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and a...

Following up on yesterday’s discussion of surprising Democratic strength in Utah, a new poll shows the president beating all comers in Tennessee. It’s one poll, and I don’t want to suggest that I have...