EDITORIAL
The power of oneA common human trait is to look for a leader during stressful, critical times. When the problem is the threat of foreign aggression, the people look for a military leader. If the chosen general is victorious he is usually inundated with accolades. Both George Washington and Dwight D. Eisenhower were elected president. More » |
OPINION
Rick Perry's Texas miracle con jobTexas governor and reported GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry is the nation's greatest political con artist. His so-called Texas Miracle has been totally debunked as a fraud. Yet Perry, with generous help from conservative business leaders, Tea Party acolytes and suddenly revved up evangelicals, will keep the con very much alive. The so-called miracle that Perry and his backers peddle is of course that Texas is the runaway national model for how to create lots of private sector jobs, with minimal government red tape and with a pittance of taxes. More » |
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Urban jobs are critical for national recoveryDespite all the attention paid in recent months to spending cuts, there are some members of Congress who agree that the nation's number one priority must be job creation and putting America back to work. More » |
