Queen Patty: "Let Them Eat Pork."

Senator Patty Murray of Washington, the soccer Mom in tennis shoes, entered the US Senate in 1992, "The Year of the Woman", which also witnessed the rise of California Senator Barbara Boxer and Congressman Jane Harman, among others. For nearly twenty...

Joel Kotkin's Take on the GOP and USA Demographics

Futurist Joel Kotkin of Chapman University gave some sober assessments of the Republican Party post-Election 2012. "The Republicans had a bad candidate for the 2012 election. Romney was a plutocrat. Republicans have strength with middle class and working class...

Over a Barrel Over the Fiscal Cliff

The fiscal cliff on Capitol Hill is still at a standstill, according to major media reports. Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has been rattling sabers, and all that noise has rattled markets. He and Speaker of the House John Boehner know how things work in...