Off The Bus in AZ: Marlene Phillips reporting

If you’re a Huffington Post reader you may have noticed a new section called Off The Bus. Their goal: to encourage citizen reporters to weigh in with election news from all 50 states. Well, southern AZ., meet your citizen reporter. As one of the Off The Bus reporters I’ll be contributing pieces to Huff Post … Read more

Keeping Faith With the American People: Ending the War in Iraq

by John Adams Critical to Democratic prospects in November, as well as to our country’s future, is keeping the commitment to the American people to end the war in Iraq. Yet there exist so-called “democratic realists” (some of whom are also Democrats, cousins of the “neoconservatives”…you know, those guys who wanted to “liberate” Iraq and … Read more

Our Southern Border Policy Lacks Cohesion

By Karl Reiner The U.S. government’s effort to improve security along the Mexican border is delivering results.  The combination of towers, physical barriers, better intelligence and an increase in the number of agents has made the crossing more difficult.  As a consequence, the number of arrests made by the Border Patrol is down approximately 12%. … Read more

Road to the DNC — Taking the Offensive in Denver

by John Adams As a staging ground for the November election, the 2008 Democratic National Convention is promising. We have a strong, capable Presidential candidate with a devoted following, and excellent appeal to new voters and independents. We have a powerful message that resonates broadly with the American people. And we face a feckless, stumbling … Read more