Hypocrisy abounds! Healthcare legislation has passed the House and moves to the Senate for contemplation. But even before the Senate tackles this landmark legislation there are Democrat and Republican Senators who are badmouthing various provisions of the legislation and its…

On Thursday Nov. 5th, I joined eight other universal health care advocates in order to ask Senator Lieberman to stop taking campaign donations from the insurance industry. When our demand was not met, we sat on the floor and refused…

 Now that the Senate Finance Committee’s seemingly never-ending sideshow of “death panels” and other scare tactics is over.  I certainly hope that our elected representatives move quickly to pass meaningful healthcare reform.  This needs to contain costs, expand coverage, provide…

Senator Franken?

Send in the clowns. Don’t bother. They’re here.

Craig Niehaus

Glendale

We need to employ some Iranians to help us count the vote in the Minnesota Senatorial race. Iran could certify their winner in less than 6 days and we can’t declare a winner in 6 months.In the meantime, the one…

Once more we see more fallout from the the ill-advised rush to produce a so-called stimulus bill.

When Congressman Russ Carnahan gave his “state of the District address” at the Affton firehouse, it was clear that he was absolutely clueless. He…

I’m amazed. Illinois politics are a disgrace to the United States, and Sen. Burris wants to add to that disgrace. He appears to have been untruthful about his dealings with the governor of Illinois and refuses to resign in light…

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) was flown in a U.S. government airplane from his mother’s wake in Ohio to Washington D.C. so that he could vote on the stimulus bill. He was then returned to Ohio in the same manner to…