When Will Republicans Start Acting Like Grownups?

Somebody ought to tell the Republicans in Congress they no longer are in the majority.

It’s as if everything they do (or don’t do) should capture the rapt attention of the American people. John Boehner, the House minority leader, says his GOP colleagues will come up with a healthcare reform proposal soon.

How soon? Soon.

What’ll be in [...]

Will Congress Act on Bloomberg Gun Sting?

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will stand for re-election early next month. No matter what you think of him, or whether he should serve another four years as mayor, he provided a public service to the nation with his four month probe showing how easy it is to buy guns in this country.

If you [...]

Is Time Running Out in Afghanistan?

President Barack Obama met with about 30 members of Congress Tuesday. The subject was what to do in Afghanistan, something we’ve written about more than once.

In recent weeks, those fighting US troops in remote regions of the country have become more emboldened, and that means more US troops are dying. That in turn ratchets up [...]