Politics

The ‘real’ reason Bayh is leaving

Sheila Liaugminas | 18 February 2010

Actually, Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh made it perfectly and startlingly clear why he’s leaving Congress in the press conference he gave when he dropped that bombshell announcement. Washington is a mess, it’s broken, mired in partisan political bickering, and nothing’s getting done for the people. In fact, the business of running the nation’s affairs is just one more business that’s gone bankrupt.

‘Political street-fighting’

Sheila Liaugminas | 15 February 2010

Last week, President Obama angrily alleged that Republicans (though some of that bloc were conservative Democrats) were holding up confirmations on a bundle of his nominees to various posts, so he threated to make recess appointments if necessary. Within about a day he got his way and backed off, satisfied with the power of the threat.

Another Obama appointee in trouble

Sheila Liaugminas | 10 February 2010

Let’s see…..there are already calls for the firing or resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Attorney General Eric Holder, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Now it’s an advisor on Faith-Based matters. Who blasted the Pope...

Defense of life, a controversial issue

Sheila Liaugminas | 09 February 2010

Imagine how we got to this point. In one generation, we’ve gone from abortion being unthinkable to the majority of civilized society, to the defense of human life being a controversial issue. I don’t know about you, but when I just let an idea sink in, the clarity and simplicity of its truth stands out.

Voters speak?

Sheila Liaugminas | 03 February 2010

What a bizarre primary Illinois just had. After the Chicago Tribune editors ran a series on the ’state of corruption’ urging voters in the strongest terms to grab their brooms and shovels, shoulder the sword, marshall their forces and get out the vote to clean up ‘politics as usual’ once and for all…….the primary went down with a record low turnout. With the majority of the voters staying home, what they said was “I don’t care”, which is equal to saying ‘let the status quo just be’…

One thing Haiti doesn’t need

Sheila Liaugminas | 15 January 2010

And neither do the rest of us concentrating on the human impact of the disaster there and sending humanitarian relief.

The Washington Circus

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 January 2010

As the Harry Reid affair continues to build steam and draw fire and counter-volleys among political partisans…..it’s getting to be the latest spectator sport.

What to call the media

Sheila Liaugminas | 14 September 2009

Odd….three times in one day, I’ve heard or read references to the need to stop using the term ‘mainstream media’.

Power to the people

Sheila Liaugminas | 12 September 2009

This is community organising with adrenalin pumping.

The right question

Sheila Liaugminas | 11 September 2009

It was a bit overstated for the media to characterize conservative outrage over President Obama’s address to the nation’s schoolchildren as “foolish” or overblown.