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This is what the Democratic Party must do now to protect voting rights

It’s time for the Democrats to wage a two front battle on protecting voting rights: Work tirelessly to eliminate needless and egregious voting restriction laws.  Get a voter ID card in the hands of every American, starting with every battleground state. Do this now.  This strikes me as a no brainer.  I’m also more than…

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Paul Ryan (and the Democrats) need my help. I am waiting for their call.

Paul Ryan has called the Democrat recent sit-in “a publicity stunt.”  This was stupid thing to say. I am a Democrat, but I also can’t stand bad communication and poor messaging. Despite our political differences, Paul Ryan needs me. There were highly effective ways of responding to the Democrats’ sit-in strategy, but calling it a publicity…

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“I’m not a scientist” is a perfectly acceptable response to climate change questions, as long as you’re willing to acknowledge everything else that you are not.

Republicans who have found the denial of climate change too ridiculous and inconvenient to continue to perpetuate have turned to a new strategy. In response to questions about climate change, they have adopted a single sentence sound byte that they are repeating with disturbing regularity. “I’m not a scientist.” “I can’t comment on climate change…

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