In what started as a joke, President Bill Clinton is now officially on Twitter and has been tweeting regularly since he verified his account as @BillClinton.

In the beginning of April, he joined the Twittersphere with the help of comedian Stephen Colbert, who initially set him up on the social media account as @PrezBillyJeff.

When I first read the arguments in favor of an individual health insurance mandate advanced by the conservative Republicans who originated the idea, I must admit that their rationale struck me as containing a certain indisputable logic.

When I first read the arguments in favor of an individual health insurance mandate advanced by the conservative Republicans who originated the idea, I must admit that their rationale struck me as containing a certain indisputable logic.

slippery slope - cautionThe "slippery slope" argument tactic.  It is THE go-to reasoning in politics these days it seems.  Reason and logic have been thrown out the window in favor of worst-case scenarios.  This in not exclusive to one party either.