Remember the Dreamers whose patriotism was praised when the Democratic House passed, and the Senate filibustered - the DREAM Act in 2010? Washington promised a path to citizenship, not just a roadblock to deportation.

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

If have to undergo preschool safety checks every morning, why does a random thug get to own an assault rifle?

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.

When I was a prosecutor in San Francisco I would get advice on trying cases from public defenders and defense attorneys.

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.

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.