Growing up, in church we had the homily; at home it's what I call the 'momily' - the inspirational and instructive mom-isms that every family has.

I co-founded the DNC Veterans and Military Families Council in 2005.

When women vote, Progressives can win. When women organize and bring some common sense to the conversation, it becomes more authentic.

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.

The free market allowed shock jocks to flourish, and millions of listeners apparently enjoyed the rant.

The Chavez-Obama pictures will join a postmodern photo array that includes Donald Rumsfeld gifting Saddam Hussein with spurs from President Reagan.

The last time I saw Ted Kennedy was a generation after my first meeting, at the Senate subway below the Capitol on Obama's Inauguration Day. He was his usual gregarious and gracious self - with beaming smile and booming voice wishing my husband and me good luck with our pregnancy and expressing his excitement about the new president.