In the United States Senate, all members get a vote, but all members are not equal. Just like in George Orwell's Animal Farm, some senators are more equal than others. On matters involving the US-Israel relationship, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer of New York is as equal as you can be. He's Jewish and he represents

Rick Santorum's strongest calling card in his effort to portray himself as the most consistent conservative in the race for the nomination is the perception that he opposes abortion in all circumstances. His campaign website states that he has "steadfastly opposed the federal funding of abortions."  Rick Santorum is lying.  The last time Santorum ran

The special circumstances of this year's presidential campaign and the emergence of Rick Santorum are a challenge to describe in any one language. For that reason, I'm pressing into service the wonderful descriptive qualities of Yiddish for my maiden voyage on this website adventure. As many know, a mensch is a person of character, someone