There is a way to keep the Hyde Amendment intact, for those concerned that pushing abortion is the hidden agenda for healthcare reform, and still allow for abortion for those who want that option.

Some Democrats vow that they'll reject any healthcare bill that includes the Stupak-Pitts amendment restricting federal funds for abortions. Such an attitude misses the big picture that millions of people need healthcare.

With apologies to my dad, who nurtured me to hate those darn Yankees, I've got to side with my own son on this. The World Series turned me into a, well, uh, a Yankees fan.

With Tuesday night’s results in, and Democratic candidate Bill Owens defeating conservative Republican candidate Doug Hoffman in New York’s 23rd congressional district, I thought about the civil war within the Republican Party that preceded the election.

It's time for liberals like me, who favor the public option or its functional equivalent, to give up on the idea and move forward to enact a historic, landmark national health insurance legislation. And to do so now — not next week or next month.