We got word this week that my mother's pancreatic cancer is now considered end stage. They have tried to two best chemotherapies for this type of cancer and they are not proving effective. They have no reason to believe the third best would be any more effective. Her marker numbers are climbing, […]

The big story about Obama's campaign on a national level seems to be the Gallup poll that shows him ahead of Clinton again, after a several week slip behind her. To be sure, this is welcome news for those of us in the Illinois Senator's corner, but there is more going on. You […]

So, once again, Florida is holding our presidential election process hostage. I am not claiming that it is meant in a sinister way or even that it is intentional. Regardless, we are at a bit of an impasse because of Florida.
The biggest culprit in the Florida legislature who decided to move their primary […]

As a progressive, I am running out of candidates to support in this election cycle.
My first choice was Al Gore, but he didn't run. So be it.
Then, I really liked Richardson because he has more experience than the rest of the field. But he had no support and dropped out.
After New Hampshire, given […]

By and large, the New Hampshire recount is playing out as expected it would. Numerous little problems have been brought to light and they should be fixed. But there has been no major swing from one candidate to another. Hillary Clinton won in New Hampshire not because of fraud, but because she […]