Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
President Obama has started a new tradition of volunteerism stemming from Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Last year, my kids and I took warm clothes and blankets to the nearby homeless shelter and we briefly discussed (as much as one can with an eight-and four-year old) how important equity is in our society. Today, Obama [...]
On Christmas Eve, the Senate gave Obama thirty-four Christmas presents and seven lumps of coal. Voting en banc, the Senate approved thirty-four pending nominees. However, it also gave him seven lumps of coal. Specifically, the Senate Daily Digest for December 24, 2009 reads: Nominations–Agreement: A unanimous consent agreement was reached providing that all nominations received [...]