As I’m sure you’ve all heard, its extremely likely that the U.S. Federal Government will be shut down if Congress does not agree upon and vote on a budget (H.R. 1) for the fiscal year. All throughout the day I’ve been getting news alerts saying they are close to a compromise . . . I’m […]
So it seems that Obama has made good on his promise to defend the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender citizens. First by the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” and now by refusing to defend the “Defense of Marriage Act” as Federal Law, and declaring a key section unconstitutional. In a letter to Speaker […]
If you are like me, you’ve been receiving multiple action alerts from women’s groups and Democratic leaders on a daily basis the past 2-3 weeks about the GOP assault on women. The purpose of this post is to simply lay out the pieces and intentions of the GOP’s attacks on American women, and What YOU Can […]
It all began with a tweet from a college friend – and so began our Twitter discussion on the role politicians should play within the greater Twitterverse, and how they may view their own roles as part of the greater community. Politicians are just like other tweeters, are they not? They use Twitter to share […]