Is it really going to matter who is the President if, 41 Senators from either Party can filibuster any, and every, proposal coming from the White House? Replace incumbents in Congress. Then, who is president may actually make a difference. As long as Congress' partisans are committed to defeating the sitting president, instead of solving national challenges, America's problems will pile up and bury us all.

America was founded on the idea that we are all in this together, hence the name, United States. Not United Independent States, or United Individuals. This country was founded on the principle that federal government should be implemented to perform needed functions and services which individuals, and individual states, could not perform themselves. Our Constitution and founders also anticipated that changes in the Constitution and government would be required in order to sustain the Union, which is why the amendment process was included in the Constitution.


Continue reading America: Troubling Times.

No journey is ever begun until hope fills the first steps for reaching the destination.

The American people want a capable government, able to bring back a robust economy, and healthy future for all American's benefit. Poll after poll reflects an approval rating of Congress in the teens or low 20 percent range. It is a gross distraction under any president's administration to accuse the president of being responsible for the incompetence and ineptitude of Congress. Our Constitution stipulates that Congress legislates and our President executes what Congress legislates.

Continue reading First Steps: Courage and Hope.

Conservatives like Sen. John Warner and Ronald Reagan influenced many to
become more conservative. That kind of conservative, however, no longer
exists at the core of the Grand Old Party, which has become dangerously
extremist. The Warner - Reagan conservative was about governing for the
future of America, first and foremost. The current GOP is not about
governing, but winning elections at any cost to the nation and people.
Let's take a look at these differences and what, if any hope lies with
the Democratic Party.

Continue reading Extremist Party.

The alleged sexual crimes committed against children at Penn State have been called sexual abuse and scandal. They are in fact, alleged crimes and torture of children. They are heinous, if the allegations are true. Outside an institution with a reputation and integrity to protect, almost any witness to such crime would call the police. Inside institutions of repute, however, too many such crimes against women, men, and children, go unreported, and covered up. Are our institutions more important than the innocent people harassed, abused, or even tortured, within them? So far, the answer seems to be, yes.


Continue reading Deeper Meaning of Penn State Rapes.

Is America in a position to enter a period of military peace? With the announcement last week of complete withdrawal of combat troops from Iraq, a winding down of the War in Afghanistan, an end to America's multilateral participation against Qadaffi in Libya, and nearly complete disruption of the al-Queda organization that attacked us on 9/11, it would appear America is headed for a period of relative peace in the world. With such appearances, however, those dependent upon military activism for financial, political, and other gains, have to begin to oppose peace. We are hearing such voices rise up, already.


Continue reading Is Peace In America's Future?.

"To destroy this invisible Government, to dissolve the unholy alliance between corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first task of the statesmanship of the day." --Theodore Roosevelt. 

There is a general perception among the majority of Americans today that our political system is corrupt and our government is failing as a result. Most recently, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators speak to the very same kind of corruption which Theodore Roosevelt spoke of back in the 1920's. When government legalizes bribery and blackmail, these do not cease to be acts of corruption. This is precisely what has taken place in American government and politics, corrupting our system to the point of growing demonstrations in our American streets.
Continue reading Corruption in America.

Many civilizations in history, which failed in the absence of being conquered, faced the same 'Zenith Threat' America faces today. Confronted with the threat of leaving their prosperity zenith behind, their civilization divides. Divided, civilizations fail from within. What divides nation's in the face of a Zenith Threat, is two different ways of knowing and consequent prescriptions. I define these two ways of knowing as empiricists and 'wishful believers'. If 'wishful believers' capture control of the nation's decision making apparatus, that civilization fails. America is currently an example of a nation in the throes of a Zenith Threat, with its divisive and hence, potentially negative consequences.

Continue reading America: Knowledge v. Belief.

In college, my philosophy professor provided me with the most important single word and definition to shape my life with. The word was Responsibility. The definition was: The ability to respond appropriately! Our representatives in Congress have taken a 5 week vacation while America's markets collapse, entirely due to the actions and inaction of Congress as they left for vacation. We know this is not responsible. So, what are we the people, with the power to hire and fire, going to do about our irresponsible employees in Congress?


Continue reading Congress: AWOL !.

Whether, or not, America's federal debt ceiling is raised in time, America's future stands on a precipice of being dramatically altered and faltering for decades to come. Will America turn back, or walk off the edge? Let's examine what is changing, and what those changes portend. 

Continue reading America's Turning Point.