Author: Jay Tea

I have a confession to make. When the whole "Tea Party" thing first started, i was tremendously excited. I thought it was all about me. And while I richly …

Last night, the White House let leak a trial balloon (if you'll pardon the pun) -- top aides are working on reversing the decision to try the 9/11 conspirators …

When the tide finally started turning against Congressman Charlie Rangel, one of his last staunch defenders was the Congressional Black Caucus. They sent a strong letter to Speaker Pelosi …

News flash: "Education" is not the solution to all things. President Obama, pretty much ever since he started his health care finance reform kick, has repeatedly stated that he …

I think I've found the "unified field theory" of President Obama's foreign policy. And it's as short-sighted, shallow, simplistic, and stupid as I feared. Let's take a look at …

As support for the Democrats' plans for health care finance reform crumble, they seem to be almost doubling down to get something -- anything passed, even saying publicly that …

"I will not poke lizards with sticks." You know, "write something 100 times" had a hell of a lot more disciplinary value in the days before cutting and pasting. …

Well over a decade ago, I was part of a group of friends. One of them had a real punk little brother (teenager) who, I knew, was destined for …

A long time ago, I read a book where one character says that human beings "talk in stories." We tend to spend most of our time talking in anecdotes, …

I have a confession to make: I never really liked "Joe The Plumber." I've known quite a few people like Joe, and I tend to not enjoy discussing politics …