The Signing of the Declaration of Independence

As I walked around the base of Capitol Hill this past Friday and I looked down the national lawn, I thought about the significance of…

A Sacrifice with a Promise

Over the past several months, I have had the opportunity to work in a Congressional District office. Of all the opportunities such work has afforded me, one…

In many ways not unexpected, I awoke this morning to the news that Republicans and Democrats came to a last minute agreement to avoid the impending government shutdown (Click here for information…

The showdown in Wisconsin over fringe benefits for public employees boils down to one number: 74.2. That’s how many cents the public pays Milwaukee public-school teachers and other employees for retirement and health benefits for every dollar they receive in salary. The corresponding rate for employees of private firms is 24.3 cents.

The state Capitol building in Madison has been occupied round-the-clock by protesters for nearly two weeks. Fourteen Democratic state senators are still on the lam, refusing to allow a vote on a budget-repair bill. And Gov. Scott Walker has been called everything from a new Hitler to rotting cheese.

A bit of a change of pace for my usual postings, but I love the way this video was done.