The United States and China are headed for a rough patch in the early months of the new year as the White House appears set to sell a package of weapons to Taiwan and as President Obama plans to meet the Dalai Lama, U.S. officials and analysts said. Continue Reading

I must say I’ve been quite proud of my president as of late. It appears that Obama has certainly come into his own as he enters his second year of service. Last week, President Obama tore into the Republican opposition on Continue Reading

Even before their Massachusetts victory this week, Republicans enjoyed a multitude of advantages in this year’s midterm elections. Some feel that the Supreme Court has most likely just delivered Continue Reading

I’m more than sure that most readers are now familiar with the comments made by Sen. Harry Reid regarding President Obama. If not, a new book about the 2008 campaign quotes Mr. Reid as predicting that Mr. Obama could become the country’s first black president because Continue Reading

The legislative process is governed by rules, laws and procedures, making it somewhat mechanical in nature (and also confusing). Although the legislative process is long and complex, all laws begin as ideas. An idea for a law can come from anyone; an individual or group of citizens, a legislator or legislative committee, the executive or judicial branch, or a lobbyist. Continue Reading

Young Americans don’t usually get sick and don’t usually die; thus they are immune to all the clamor about health care. Right? Or at least that’s what many policy analysts are saying, who often use the term “Young Invincibles” to explain why youth apathy toward health care reform exists. Continue Reading