Author: Jay Tea

Last week, President Obama gave a public address on the budget situation, and invited key Republican leaders from Congress to attend. As they were shown to their front-row seats, …

In his speech on the budget this week, President Obama offered up one proposal for solving the current conflict over budget priorities: a bipartisan commission to offer up its …

I have often said I don't like writing about abortion, but I do enjoy playing with numbers. Just over threeyears ago, I took a look at the number of …

The fight over federal funding for Planned Parenthood is getting interesting. First up, PP reports that, in the aftermath of the House Republicans' attempt to defund them, private donations …

In Chicago, school officials are deeply concerned about the nutrition of their students. So concerned, in fact, that they have decided that the best thing they can do to …

The situation with the Wisconsin public unions (which is spreading to other states) has brought a lot of heat to the whole issue of "rights" -- but very little …

Once again, I farted around and let myself get scooped. I've been kicking around a piece based on the Arab League's latest attempt to yank the United States' leash …

Well, the fight over whether or not to allow the government to avoid partial government shutdown ended up in a colossal game of chicken, and it's not quite sure …

Down in Massachusetts, they have a public agency called MassPort. It oversees the Port of Boston, several airports, and some public transportation that mainly serves and connects their facilities. …

Over at Outside The Beltway, Doug Mataconis posted this clip from "The West Wing." I watched it, and had the following thoughts:In the video, the Continuing Resolution would extend …