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.

Being green and clean is not just an aspiration but an action.

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.

Baseball calls it a curve ball for a reason: you just don't know where some pitches will land. Your ace could get injured. Your golden glover could err. Your team could sit through a rain delay. Your manager could get ejected. Your bench must be broad and deep enough to overcome.

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

Voting is a civic sacrament - the highest responsibility we have as Americans.

You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to teach civic responsibility.