Mitt Romney has won the 2012 presidential nomination by promising Republicans that he would end a so-called 'culture of dependency' on welfare - welfare defined as 'free stuff' and food stamps for poor folks, not tax breaks for Big Oil or tax shelters for Bain executives.
Once you run and once you win with an unabashed progressive feminist standard, then it becomes easier for everybody else who's running.
When it comes to voting rights, Democrats push voter protection while Republicans shout voter fraud in a crowded polling place. Democrats think anyone who can vote should vote; Republicans think everyone who should vote can vote.
'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives.
We all must educate children at the youngest ages that private parts are private, 'no' means no, and there is only one code of honor for everyone.
Americans cherish our liberty and don't want government or corporations to take away our freedoms.
Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.
Conservatives and companies condoned Rush Limbaugh's 2006 attacks on Michael J. Fox for campaigning about stem cell research.
For the sake of public discourse, for the demands of the free market, and for the value we place in citizen advocacy, Rush Limbaugh must go.
I co-founded the DNC Veterans and Military Families Council in 2005.
No Republican presidential candidate is a viable option for pro-choice voters of any political philosophy - Democrat, Republican or otherwise.
Sitting at a candidate rally is similar to sitting in a ballyard. Both give you the opportunity to assess the technical metrics and reflect on the intangibles - what baseball calls "make up" and politics calls "character" - the leadership, talent and maturity to add value to a venture.
