Category: The Other Side of the Tracks

So I know you heard the latest tear in the fabric of the Republican Party, and even more so in the conservative movement…Senator Rob Portman became the most prominent Republican lawmaker to back gay rights when he reversed his opposition to same-sex marriage last Friday, two years after his son told him he was gay.…

Some of you may know by now, but for those who don’t, I am a candidate for DC’s City Council. I’m running to represent the entire city, rather than a single ward. I am considered a long shot in this Special Election. I’m considered a long shot for a variety of reasons – even among…

Okay, the sky is about to fall, and now, people are concerned. When the Republicans were playing hardball and the Democrats were talking about raising taxes – on the rich – you were silent…my working-class brothers and sisters. You were watching Scandal and going out to Chuck E. Cheese in your shiny, new BMW. Federal…

It’s time for a party again…even if it’s a tea party. The patriots are back, but this time, they’re anything but patriotic. The gun lobby has sicced its dogs on America. Richard Mack, a gun rights advocate and former Arizona sheriff who now lives in Texas, is urging defiance of the Obama Administration’s efforts to…

It’s been well documented that “Republican Principles” have become the undoing of the contemporary Republican Party…but Party member don’t seem to think so. They are in serious deliberations on whether the Party needs to take a new direction or just re-paint the house. After losing four of the last five congressional elections, Republicans are in…

I looked upon the recent death of Aaron Swartz. He was the modern-day, internet-saving crusader, who at age 14, co-developed the Really Simple Syndication or RSS web protocol, the key component of much of the web’s entire publishing infrastructure. His untimely death occurred just weeks before he was to go on trial for using computers…

It appears grace is missing these young men.We just witnessed two tragedies in the span of a week. The late Kansas City Chiefs linebacker, Jovan Belcher, fatally shot his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra Perkins on Saturday at the Kansas City home they shared with their 3-month-old daughter, Zoey. He then drove to the Chiefs’ practice facility…

You’re watching what I’m watching: an injured team playing with a losing hand, trying to bluff their way to a victory. “Never let ‘em see you sweat” is inapplicable when you’re in the furnace. The Republican Party is working tooth and nail to convince us they have a winning hand. Nothing is further from the…

Most Americans were unconcerned about the efforts to garner and renew the respect of Walmart workers. Some Americans asked, “What’s wrong with Walmart? I like Walmart!” The protests on Black Friday were not designed to end capitalism or crush Walmart, though some in the media attempted to portray it as such. The protests were not…

How on earth could they even think they could win anything when they insulted every constituency that was not predominately white male?You saw what I saw…or didn’t see. I’ve lived through twelve presidential elections, and I’ve never seen a show of deception so transparent and overt as this one. It was pure illusion and a…