E.J. Dionne has an interesting column today on the Republican party's Senate strategy of forcing a cloture vote on everything, even on the few provisions they support. A few months ago, I wrote that the G.O.P. had become a party led by nihilists. Full Article at Time Magazine

Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Full Article at E.J. Dionne (Washington Post)

It seems an outlandish thought at a moment when you cannot turn on your television without hearing government spoken of as almost an alien creature. Full Article at E.J. Dionne (Washington Post)

In retrospect, I suppose I should be surprised it took as long as eight months for someone to accuse me of racism in my criticism of Barack Obama. Full Article at Reason

From the middle of a major overseas trip as President Obama's Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton joins us from Asia for an in-depth interview on all the foreign policy challenges facing this administration including Afghanistan, Iraq and the U.S. Full Article at MSNBC

President Barack Obama, who has drawn the ire of many Republicans since he took office, has something in common with an icon of the GOP -- Ronald Reagan. Full Article at GoErie.com