I Am So Proud to Have Robert Menendez As My Senator

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 4th at 02:57 AM  | 

Robert Menendez recently won reelection to the United States Senate and has been named as Chairman of the powerful Foreign Relations Committee. My first “encounter” with Menendez was a rather reasoned letter I wrote to him during the Obamacare debate. Recognizing the need for health care reform, I noted that the ACA went way overboard and stressed restraint when talking about 16% of the American | Read More »

Around the U.S. in 50 Days: New Jersey

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 7th at 07:32 AM  | 

New Jersey is my home state and I consider it the California of the east coast, but things are looking up. In 2012, the political news will be a mixed bag of news and results. On the presidential front, Obama won this state in 2008 with 57% of the vote. In fact, the state has not voted for a Republican presidential candidate since 1988. Hell, | Read More »