To hear John McCain or Sarah Palin say it, "liberal" is a dirty word. They can't help sneering when they say the Senator Barack Obama if "the most liberal" U.S. Senator. What does that mean, in terms of Senator Obama's positions on legislation, and how does that compare to...

The language of intolerance is not without consequences. Unfortunately, the intolerant are too weak minded to understand the consequences of their own words. So-called "conservatives", taking their cue from the "You're with us, or with the terrorists" jargon of their President...

I have refrained from writing about John McCain’s pastor problem. I really resented the way so many people used Rev. Wright as an excuse to unleash their racism and guiltlessly attack Barack Obama for being black – and worse – attack the institution of the black church, which has provided hope and inspiration...

Well, I guess it was either that or write off the election. That’s a pretty tough choice, and I can understand why he did it. Barack Obama threw his ex-pastor under the bus today, right under the wheels. I can only imagine the pain on both sides of that event. Rev. Wright really didn’t help matters by...

Black faces scare the hell out of Republicans. (Let’s be honest, a lot of Democrats, too. Hey, they scare Barack Obama’s grandma.) Can we get over it? The honchos who run the Republican Party don’t mind African Americans, just ask them. They say they love their black brothers and sisters, and there’s...

I should not find it ironic that the people who so freely flung around the epithet “Bush hater”, are now freely spreading hate aimed at Barack Obama. You have read this slime right here on these pages. Not just disagreement with his political positions. Not mere accusations that his promise of hope is...

Geraldine Ferraro was, up to now, one of my heroines. There’s a Mondale-Ferraro button still buried somewhere in my sock drawer. She ran for Vice President and, to be honest, that was enough to secure her a place in my personal pantheon. Today, however, she fell from grace. I understand being passionate...