President Barack Obama outlined his administration's proposal Wednesday, seeking to bring reform of the American health care system to a successful conclusion.  Considering  the recent spurious criticisms from reform opponents, it appears th...]]> The invitation seems to pervade the Internet: Tell us what YOU think!  Your opinion MATTERS!  Okay…uh, my opinion about what?  If the true goal of education is the nurturance of an engaged citizenry that is both knowledgeable and...]]> Apropos, Mr. Stewart.  At the very moment I sit down to write a few paragraphs about Jon Stewart's sit down with Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly, the host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" sends up the enthusiastic title selection of blogger...]]> I'm not certain I'd liken it to "warfare" as Anderson Cooper did, but the Obama White House decided to address its Fox News problem, head on.  White House Communication Director, Anita Dunn, became the administration's voice for the stating the o...]]> Rio seemed the logical choice to host the Olympics, in my opinion.  Don't get me wrong, as a resident of the metropolitan periphery of Chicago, I would have been overjoyed had it been chosen.  I certainly couldn't fault the president for goi...]]> ("Birther" PR update below) Last week, Sept. 19, when I ridiculed Orly Taitz, Esq., Queen of the "Birthers," for having been chastised by the presiding judge in one of her many legal efforts to de-legitimize Barack Obama, I may have made a mistake.&n...]]> Following the August 24 announcement by U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, that he would appoint a special prosecutor to re-open investigations into CIA interrogation abuses, critical reaction was to be expected.  Indeed, much of the criticism d...]]> *~Updated Below I, II~ Persistence, it turns out, doesn't always end in success.  It's a lesson we all learn at one time or another, but Orly Taitz, Esq., has had the displeasure of repeatedly learning that lesson in a short period of time. If ...]]> This day, September 4, 2009, has been, without doubt, the strangest day of my life.  I was sitting on a train, head buried in my laptop, minding my own business when an oddly dressed man burst in from the next car.  Nobody else seemed to tak...]]> When I woke the morning of August 26 and heard the news of Ted Kennedy's passing, I was saddened, but had no intention of writing about it. I was content with posting a retrospective video on my Facebook page as a symbol of my grief (video clip, embed...]]>