Author: Cogitator

Reform, reform, reform are Topics A, B and C right now in D.C., and spreading throughout the country. Well, despite the need by so many to issue a sarcastic, belittling or dismissing (however inaccurate) one paragraph putdown...

Here is an interesting perspective on the Iraq War, among other subjects, by  a former high level Marine. Wouldn’t it be compelling if he, by some genie’s magic, became Secretary of Defense? Now that would be...

What a breath of fresh air! This came to me via email from the Hackett campaign and displays just the type of backbone Molly Ivins stated the other day that is missing in action from the leaders of the Democratic Party.I still...

On Tuesday, Kos prominently featured this story about Tim Walz and other veterans running as Democrats in the upcoming mid-term elections. My goal is to extend the ‘life’ of it as much as possible because...

Where have you gone Joseph Darby? Not that a nation turns its lonely eyes to you (with apologies to Paul Simon). Joseph Darby is a genuine hero and he’s paying a hefty price for being one. He didn’t abandon right and...