Steven Brodie Tucker

This shouldn’t be a surprise to Virginians, but why does it seem like it’s our Congressmen and women who are always hell-bent on governing, while party leadership continues to embrace the path of least resistance?

The real movers and shakers in the Republican Party are happy people.

Yes, Aaron Burr should be considered a valued member of the Founding Era. However, let us not pretend that he was in the same class of an Alexander Hamilton, who rose from nothing to lead a nation from revolution to liberty.

We need to stay focused on what our job is. Our job is not to whine and complain.

We have seen Progressives like President Obama, Senator Bernie Sanders, and one-term Virginia Congressman Tom Perriello attempt to fashion a brand of progressive populism. While this may have been enough to elect Barack Obama President and Bernie Sanders Senator, for the most part Progressive Populism…

Think of the Republican Party like a Symphony Orchestra. They are one orchestra with many talented contributors jostling for first chair. However, on the night of their performance, they set aside their personal ambitions and play as one.

I honestly believe that we can afford a single-payer healthcare system that doesn’t cut down on the quality of services, if we rearrange our moral and economic system to pay for it.