Author: Greg Colvin

We have been told this is our moment And so we come to the table With our pent-up agenda, Eager to load our cafeteria trays, While the raging, wounded bull Standing in the doorway Could be ours for the taking And all our people could be fed. It is time to ask ourselves, Are we […]

At Tuesday night’s debate, the presidential candidates were asked a question that I believe deserves much more attention. “BROKAW: Sen. McCain, for you, we have our first question from the Internet tonight. A child of the Depression, 78-year-old Fiora from Chicago. Since World War II, we have never been asked to sacrifice anything to help […]

At the Denver convention, Sen. Barack Obama gave a very fine acceptance speech, but not a great one. His speech after winning the Iowa caucuses lifted you up and carried you along with the historical significance of the moment: “They said, this day would never come. They said…. But you said….” Goosebumps. This speech felt […]