Tag Archives: Congress

The Grating Divide

CBS News recently reported that there is no longer a group we can consider as “moderate” in the U.S. Senate.  In a report on November 22, 2011 looking back on the past 40 years, Scott Pelley sourcing research from the nonpartisan … Continue reading

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To Protect, To Serve – Really!

Some things are not right.  Given the current economic turmoil around us, there seems to be an abundance of things that are not right.  It’s almost eerie how the public debate ebbs and flows as we near year-end from one … Continue reading

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Is Other People’s Money Different?

Buried among last week’s headlines — that included a nation embarrassing spat between the President and the Speaker of the House over what day our President could address a joint session of Congress and The People — was this gem found … Continue reading

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The Disingenuous Bop

Imagine working for a company where more than 80% of your customers held you in disregard.  Congress has achieved that milestone of late, with an 82% disapproval rating.  I want us to internalize that carefully, as the vast majority of … Continue reading

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