As we all can so clearly recall, a disgraceful show of Republican partisanship and recalcitrance last August  nearly brought the country to the point of  financial default.  A last minute deal was reached between moderate Republicans  and Democrats that forced the Obama Administration to agree to deep cuts in domestic spending with no increases in revenues.  At that time  a large contingent of Congressional Tea Party adherents voted against any increase at all in the debt limit ceiling, preferring the near-total collapse of America’s social safety net to a higher …

Today, October 20, 2011,  the world can join together with all Libyans in celebrating the demise of Moammar Gadhafi.  After a long and bloody struggle, the liberation forces announced that Gadhafi was killed while attempting to escape from the town of Sirte, located in his tribal homeland.  Libya‘s Interim Prime Minister, Mahmoud Jibril,  also announced that Gadhafi’s sons, Mutassim and Saif al-Islam were  killed along with their father,  although reports of the deaths of Gadhafi’s sons have not yet been verified.   There is little doubt that the people of Libya …

Republicans: The Dems won’t have their day Tonight
Democrats:The GOP won’t have their way Tonight
Republicans: The Democrats they grumble, “Fair fight”
But if they start a rumble, We’ll rumble ‘em Right
Democrats: We’re gonna hand ‘em a surprise Tonight
Republicans: We’re gonna cut ‘em down to size Tonight
Democrats: We said “Okay no rumpus, No tricks.” But just in case they jump us, We’re ready to mix Tonight!
Republicans: Well, they began it! Democrats: Well, they began it- Both: And we’re the ones to stop ‘em once and for all, Tonight!

 Honestly children, you need to stop this bickering, get down to business and work this out! This country needs solutions, not school yard bullying in government. Job …