The Mersman Political Blog

Health Care: No More Baby Steps

Published on 2009-09-04 00:36:00

America has never been a country of baby steps. Franklin D. Roosevelt did not dream in baby steps when he imagined the New Deal. John F. Kennedy did not dream in baby steps when he encouraged NASA to reach for the moon. Health care reform has ignited passions on both sides. Those that think we are headed towards socialism are afraid they will be stuck with the bill for those that are not covered now. Those on the left want a plan that will efficiently cover all Americans. President Obama h

Conservative Radio Host Calls Newt and Cheney Zombies

Published on 2009-06-17 00:55:00

Republican radio talk show host John Batchelor called out fellow Republicans for helping to push the minority party into possible extinction in a recent Daily Beast article. "The GOP is the equivalent of a shrinking third party on its way to becoming a museum piece beside the Whigs, the Greenbacks, and the Prohibitionists," Batchelor said.Batchelor referred to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as a "generalissimo of zombies" and goes on to compare both Cheney and Gingrich to zombies feeding on

Third Grader Organizes Gay Marriage Rally

Published on 2009-05-23 01:46:00

Ethan McNamee, a third grader from Denver, Colorado organized his own rally for the gay marriage cause.  According to a local ABC News affiliate covering the event, Ethan became concerned about the issue after hearing anti-gay remarks on the playground and after hearing about a local gay couple that could not get married.  "Everybody is different in a good way," Ethan said.  Ethan explained during his remarks at the rally that civil unions are not the same as gay marriage because they are not