Author: Jay Tea

With the proposed closing of the detention facilities in Guantanamo and the granting of civilian trials to the detainees held there, I found myself re-reading some of my thoughts …

Now that the election is over in what turned out to be the most expensive presidential campaign -- by far, even adjusted for inflation -- in history, I thought …

Last Tuesday was, indeed, a historic day, as so many have noted. America went to the polls, and chose inclusiveness and diversity, and embraced a demographic that has suffered …

Most times, when you're deeply asleep and dreaming and you hear an odd noise, you can often integrate it into the dream and reconcile it with whatever is tickling …

The latest tizzy around Barack Obama is what kind of dog should he get for his children. He promised them one, he actually intends to keep THAT promise, and …

For a long time, I've said that one of the keys to understanding a president -- and a good gauge of measuring their success -- is to take a …

About a year and a half ago, i had an insight into American politics that troubled me. One way in which the two major parties differ significantly is in …

Well, a lot of folks have been drawing parallels between the upcoming Obama administration and the four years of Jimmy Carter's presidency (myself among them), and that got me …

Gee, wouldn't it be fun if, when Obama's nominees for Cabinet positions come up, most -- if not all -- Republicans in the Senate simply voted "present?"...

Well, that didn't take long. On a talk show yesterday, I heard the host say that he was about to order a bunch of "Don't Blame Me -- I …