On Taking Office, Obama Promised

It Is Not Just Software Glitches And Corrupted Memory Cards That Should Be On The Minds Of Election Officials. Hackers Pose Another Very Real Problem Whereby An Election Could Be Tilted Towards A Favored Candidate.

Going To War Against Iran - Whether One Calls Such A Move 'surgical' Or 'total' - Would Be An Extremely Serious Undertaking; With Worldwide Economic, Military, Diplomatic And Human Ramifications In Both The Short- And The Long-term.

People And Organizations Other Than Doctors Increasingly Are Assuming Power To Decide Which Medications To Prescribe Or Procedures To Undertake. More And More, Decisions About Personal Healthcare Are No Longer Made By The Treating Physicians In Consultation With Their Patients, And Based On The Doctors' Expertise.

Whether It's A Sitting President When I Was An Impeachment Manager, Or A Republican President Who Has Taken Liberties With Adherence To The Law, To Me The Standard Is The Same.

Far Too Many People Have Been Swept Into The Post-9/11 System Of Fear That Is The Basis Of All Public Policy These Days.