American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

• U.S. Presidential Race: Final Round Tomorrow

  

  Tens of millions of Americans will be tuning in tomorrow evening to find out whether the heretofore lethargic chief executive can spring to life and get the... Read more

  The 21 october 2012 by   Azharnadeem
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Doesn't Care What The Public Wants

  

  The Republicans are convinced that they know what is best for this country -- and they refuse to compromise on that belief. It does not matter to them that... Read more

  1 hour, 48 minutes ago by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Senate Has Lost Its Mind

  

  ClownsOkay, not the full Senate – yet, but can there be any doubt this lunacy will fly right through that democrat-controlled body?Via washingtontimes. Read more

  The 21 may 2013 by   Eowyn
  DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Dung Beetle Award Goes To...

  

  The Academy of Dung Beetles' Award is being rolled towards those who are trying to blame the GOP for the Oklahoma tornado which, in turn, they blame on... Read more

  The 21 may 2013 by   Hughvw
  DEBATE, POLITICS

• Suburban Poverty Has Sharply Increased

  

  Traditionally, poverty has been thought of as an inner city problem. The suburbs has been thought to be inhabited by those in the middle class. But things are... Read more

  The 21 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Scary Checklist

  

  Unfortunately, I do count 14 out of 14 for the United States. Don't you? And I get the distinct impression that the Republicans are proud of that, since they... Read more

  The 20 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama 3; GOP 0

  

  Obama's approval ratings went UP, from the Gallop poll on Monday to the Gallop poll on Saturday; his disapproval ratings went DOWN from Monday to Saturday. Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• You Have a Problem If Barack Obama is a Muslim.

  Not a question, but a statement since the Constitution that some people claim to respect and all that says (Article VI): The Senators and Representatives... Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Divine Election

  

  Jesus, it seems, has given up appearing on tortillas and hedgerows to start endorsing political candidates. Of course, this is not really new news. Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Steveawiggins
  POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY

• You Have a Problem If Barack Obama is a Muslim.

  Not a question, but a statement since the Constitution that some people claim to respect and all that says (Article VI): The Senators and Representatives... Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Mikeb302000
  DEBATE

• Well, My Dog HAS Been to Court More Times Than Some Law Professors...

  

  It's amusing that you lot have missed the comment about my dog that she's "gone to court more than Michelle Bachmann and most US Law School professors ever have. Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Mikeb302000
  DEBATE

• It's Time to Put the GO in GOP: Not Governing, Not Being Ethical, Not Being...

  I think it is a fair guess that this is going to backfire on the right quite explosively.Thanks to ericlews for collecting some of the examples here, at the... Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Plan B Should Be Available For Any Age

  

  A couple of weeks ago, a federal judge in New York ordered that the Plan B contraceptive (commonly called the "morning-after pill") should be available... Read more

  The 19 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP = Hypocrisy, Malice, Dishonesty, Irrelevance

  

  We've had the right wing made up controversy about Benghazi. We've had the largely right wing made up controversy over the IRS. We've had the largely right... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Timeline- IRS Official Lois Lerner Arranged The Planted Question That Set Off...

  By Susan Duclos On May 10, 2013, Lois G. Lerner, the IRS official who oversees tax-exempt groups, apologized for inappropriately targeting conservative groups... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NOW! Will Enough Americans Wake up to What is Going On?

  I do realise that for most people politics takes up about 0.5% of their time and interest. I also do realise that for most Americans most of the 'news' they... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Davidduff
  HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Over Half Of U.S. Households Have An Inadequate Income

  

  Both of the above charts were made using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The top chart shows what has happened to the median income in this country -- with th... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Uses "Scandals" To Hide Obstruction

  

  (Political Cartoon above is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald.) Much has been made of the supposed "scandals" of the Obama administration recently, especially... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• This Is How Low The GOP Has Sunk

  

  This is just pathetic -- that at least some Republican senators would vote against the wishes of around 90% of the American public (and insuring that more... Read more

  The 18 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP, a Patten in Contradiction

  

  GOP cuts funding for security - including Benghazi. GOP CONTINUES to refuse to fund adequate security, but hold witch hunt show trials over their feigned... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP - the Facts Are Not Their Friends. AGAIN Is LYING a Family Value, Or is...

  

  And now the GOP is running away as fast as they can back-pedal from their smear attack. Not only are the facts NOT their friends, they are doubly now their... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• A Trifecta of Three Phony “Scandals”

  This is a letter I just received. The Republicans are going to gin up another fake impeachment proceeding, along with another Congressional investigation. Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Calvinthedog
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Hatred of Valid Science, and Intolerance of True Religious Freedom

  

  And yet the GOP puts a stupid man from a southern state with poor standards for education, DR. Paul "evolution is a lie straight from the pit of hell" Broun, wh... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP, Tea Party - Knock It Off, and Do Something Useful FOR A CHANGE, You Lazy,...

  

  The House works fewer days in DC than other sessions of Congress; they have accomplished less successful or beneficial legislation, and they have wasted BEFORE... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• GOP = Revisionist History/lies, Alternate Reality, Rampant Hypicrisy

  

  We've now seen that the GOP apparently deliberately issued false versions, revised versions, of the Benghazi emails, as noted by a former Fox News source here.... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Romney Advisor Says Hillary Can't Win Democratic Party Nomination

  

  As we know now, Mitt Romney's advisors weren't living in the real world before last November's election. And their confidence even affected candidate Romney --... Read more

  The 17 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Rotten Apple

  

  After the bi-partisan legislation, the Manchin-Toomey Bill, which called for expanded background checks on gun sales via the Internet and at gun shows, was... Read more

  The 16 may 2013 by   A.j. Aston
  CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Video- Rep. Michele Bachmann Responds to IRS Targeting Scandal

  By Susan Duclos Rep. Michele Bachmann responds to the IRS targeting scandal on Capitol Hill on May 16, 2013. [WATCH] Full Wake up America coverage on the IRS... Read more

  The 16 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Obama Admin Scandal Brewing? EPA Investigation Into Bias Against...

  By Susan Duclos IRS deliberately targeting conservatives, AP phone record seizure, Benghazi, all recent scandals rocking the Obama administration and now report... Read more

  The 16 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Making A Bad Situation Even Worse

  

  (The above image is from the website HubPages.) The other day I wrote a post on America's poor children. Around 23.1% of the children in the United States... Read more

  The 16 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• George Soros Gave $6.1 Million To Groups That Pressured IRS To Target...

  By Susan Duclos Another tidbit of information since the release of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report, confirming that the IRS targete... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growing Chorus Of Media Demanding White House Release ALL Benghazi Talking...

  By Susan Duclos A chain of emails are leaked, then one email is leaked that deliberately makes it appear as if the others were misleading, making the White Hous... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP = Epic Fail, Again.

  

  The GOP is afraid of Hillary for 2016; the extent to which that is true can be measured by how much fake controversy they try to gin up. Benghazi is a flop for... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Could Minnesota Get This Lucky ?

  

  (The above caricature of Michele Bachmann was found on the website Ain't No God.) As you probably know by now, Minnesota has passed a new law legalizing same-se... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP = Hypocrisy

  

  Unlike what Dubya tried to do when he attempted to politicize the DOJ to go after people for political rather than criminal reasons, whatever happened with the... Read more

  The 15 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Read- Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Report Showing...

  By Susan Duclos The much anticipated Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration report showing inappropriate targeting of conservatives blaming... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Right Wing Hypocrisy, Lying AGAIN About Being the Victims of Religious...

  cross posted from MN PP: We’ve seen Michele Bachmann do it, because prohibitions in the military prevent one person from harassing another to convert. Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Republicans Take the Lead on Criminal Justice Reform

  

  By Alan BeanPolitics is behind the cancerous growth of the prison-industrial complex. Tough on crime rhetoric only works on the stump if it translates into... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Alanbean
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• KMOV Anchor, Larry Conners: The IRS is Targeting Me

  By Susan Duclos H/T Politico, It seems Larry Conners, anchor for KMOV, believes the IRS has targeted him after he conducted an interview with Barack Obama. Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ways and Means to Hold Hearing on Internal Revenue Service Targeting Conservativ...

  By Susan Duclos Announcement on the Committee on Ways and Means website about the IRS targeting conservatives: Congressman Dave Camp, (R-MI), Chairman of the... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Washington IRS Office Involved In Conservative Targeting; IRS Illegally Disclose...

  By Susan Duclos After the IRS publicly apologized for specifically and "inappropriately" targeting conservative groups, a firestorm of information starting... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama's EPA Also Targeting Conservative Groups For Fees While Waiving Majority O...

  By Susan Duclos On top of the growing scandal showing the IRS deliberately targeted conservative groups, Tea Party, Patriot and 9/12 groups, Pro-Israel groups... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is Obama The Least Informed, A Liar, Or Just A Figurehead President

  

  By Susan Duclos The Department of Justice seizes the Associated Press telephone records and according to Obama's mouthpiece, Jay Carney, "Other than press... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Attempt To Smear Hillary Is Failing

  

  Karl Rove and his desperate minions have decided that the only chance they would have to defeat a Hillary Clinton candidacy in 2016 is to smear her good name... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Demographics That Scare GOP Leaders

  

  (Image is from the website of Paul Vallely.) There used to be a time when the white vote ruled in American elections, and during those times the Republicans... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fortunately, I Doubt She Could Get More Strident Than She...

  

  Fortunately, I doubt she could get more strident than she already has in her homophobia. But hey! It might divert her momentarily from her Islamophobia or her... Read more

  The 14 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• TRUE Liberty, Justice, Equality --- and Prosperity --- Have Prevailed!

  The MN Lege has passed our same sex marriage freedom legislation. We now have more liberty in Minnesota, more equality, and more justice. We have acted to... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Video-- Tea Party Patriots Co-Founder: IRS Apology 'Simply Is Not Enough'

  By Susan Duclos Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, told Fox News that an apology from the IRS for targeting conservatives, specifically Te... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• IRS Targeting Timeline Goes Back To March-April 2010

  

  By Susan Duclos Headlined news yesterday and the day before focused on the IRS targeting conservatives groups and that recent deatils showed the targeting went... Read more

  The 13 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• IRS Knew Tea Party Was Targeted In 2011- What About Romney Donors, Pro-Israel...

  By Susan Duclos Quick Recap On Saturday I pointed out that the apology offered by Lois G. Lerner, who heads the IRS division that oversees tax-exempt... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fox News - Geraldo Rivera - Sources Tell Me Benghazi Was About Running Missiles...

  Well, well, well, what on earth is Mainstream Media or Cabal Propaganda Services up to now ... journalistic leg-work?Unlikely, but here's the goss'Geraldo River... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Freeplanet
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• From The GOP Bible

  

  I am an atheist, but I was raised in a fundamentalist christian church and attended two christian universities (Harding University and Texas Wesleyan University... Read more

  The 12 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More WH Spin: IRS Also Targeted Pro-Israel Group To Determine If They...

  

  By Susan Duclos Quite a bit of focus on Friday's White House press briefing was on the White House spin over the ABC News blockbuster revelation that contrary t... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Keep Their Word To Voters, Starve Obamacare, Forcing HHS To Beg...

  

  By Susan Duclos While the House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, have passed a number of bills to repeal Obamacare, the Senate is controlled by... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Benghazi Is Not A Scandal - But A GOP Attempt To Smear Hillary Clinton

  

  The congressional Republicans are still trying to turn the tragedy in Benghazi into some kind of scandal. They even had some hearings this last week that they... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Benghazi: See the Devastating Ad That Romney Never Ran

  Via Breitbart  [Thanks ECS] Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Watch More News Videos at ABC | 2012 Presidential Election | ... Read more

  The 11 may 2013 by   Hughvw
  DEBATE, POLITICS

• Minnesota House Passes Marriage Equality Bill: Commentary from Various Sources

  

  As expected, the Minnesota House did vote yesterday afternoon to advance the marriage equality legislation in that state. As David Badash notes at The New... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• On 400 PPM, Mass Stupidity, and the Suicidal Language of Climate Lemmings

  

  by John Atcheson, Cross Posted from Common DreamsOK, lemmings don’t commit mass suicide. But they do reproduce chaotically, and periodically consume their way... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
  ENVIRONMENT

• Some Media Pulls Their Heads Out of Obama's Butt Long Enough to Report Benghazi...

  

  By Susan Duclos Since the 9/11/12 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of four Americans, the mainstream media has been complicit... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The End of FATCA?

  

  Rand Paul, US Senator for Kentucky For those outside the US who do not know who Rand Paul is, he's the son of Ron Paul, a US politician who's perennial quest fo... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Ovid
  EXPAT, LEGAL, TRAVEL

• Walter E. Williams: Idiot, Tool, Black Conservative

  The latest Walter E. Williams article.A truly insane article by a typical Black conservative nut. This kook points out the logical fact that is known to... Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Calvinthedog
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How The GOP Will Kill Immigration Reform

  

  The Republicans did very poorly in the last election among minority voters -- especially Hispanics. And with Hispanics growing faster as a percentage of the U.S. Read more

  The 10 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Press Conference of Families of Navy SEAL Team 6 Killed in Afghanistan (Part 1)

  

  It was the elites-of-elites Navy SEAL Team 6 who, on May 2, 2011, broke into Osama bin Laden’s secret compound in Abbotabad, Pakistan, and assassinated the Al... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Eowyn
  DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• Same Sex Marriage in Minnesota Vote Scheduled for Today

  The conservative argument seems to come down to "God doesn't like the gay".What they really mean is conservatives don't like "the gay", so they claim to know... Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Fixing The Problem Caused By GOP Policies

  

  This chart, from The Maddow Blog, once again shows the Republicans are just lying when they called the Democrats the "big spenders" who create large deficits. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Party Of Morals And Values ?

  

  A couple of weeks ago it looked like the Democrats might actually pull off a small miracle and win this seat in the House of Representatives. Read more

  The 09 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Are Not Expendable Or Disposable; Having Sex Does Not Make Us So

  

  This week MSNBC host Chris Hayes did a series of interviews about the three women who were kidnapped, raped, and beaten for approximately a decade, in... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   Doggone
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Now Delaware, Followed by Minnesota? Commentary by Minnesota Catholic Law...

  

  As Delaware permits marriage equality on the heels of Rhode Island and Minnesota prepares to vote, I'm struck by Charles J. Reid's testimony about how his mind... Read more

  The 08 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Conservatives Divide Over Immigration Reform

  

  Jim DeMint of the Heritage FoundationBy Alan BeanThe immigration reform debate is dividing politicians and pundits on both sides of the ideological divide. Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Alanbean
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Mark Sanford Declared Winner- 2013 South Carolina House 1st District Special...

  By Susan Duclos Republican Mark Sanford beats Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in the 2013 South Carolina House 1st District Special Election, with Sanford... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Queens Riddle?

  

  “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient government? Are there any tips you can give me?” “Well,” said the Queen, “The most important thing is to surroun... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Eowyn
  HUMOR

• Alabama Lobbyist Who Had An Affair With Rob Riley Is At The Heart Of Debate...

  

  Liberty DukeAn Alabama lobbyist who had an extramarital affair with prominent Republican Rob Riley is at the heart of a controversial bill that would increase... Read more

  The 07 may 2013 by   Rogershuler
  LEGAL, SOCIETY

• Lehrer: The GOP is the Party of Prison Reform

  

  I confess that I rarely feature articles in the Weekly Standard. A few years ago, a lead article in the NeoCon magazine accused me of inventing the Jena 6... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Alanbean
  DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Frank Cocozzelli on the Neo-Confederate Agenda of Catholic Thinker Thomas E....

  

  I've been meaning to recommend Frank Cocozzelli's recent fascinating introduction to the thinking of an up and coming theorist of the Catholic fringe right,... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Texas GOP Doesn't Care About The Poor

  

  Texas already has one of the most restrictive Medicaid systems in the country. To qualify for it, a person must have a child and make far less than the defined... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas House Passes 12 Bills to Soften Firearms Laws

  Fox News The Texas House approved a bushel of bills Saturday to further soften gun laws that were already among the country's most firearms-friendly, allowing... Read more

  The 06 may 2013 by   Mikeb302000
  DEBATE

• [blogathon] Top Five Celebrities I’m DTF

  

  This is the fifth post in my SSA blogathon, and another reader request (as if I’d ever write it otherwise, haha). Don’t forget to donate!I don’t follow celebrit... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Brute Reason
  SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Obama Melts Like a Choc Ice in the Sun

  

  It would be unfair to suggest that 52% (or whatever the figure was for those who voted for Obama last year) were technically brain dead because, alas, like... Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Davidduff
  HUMOR, SOCIETY

• A Marine Veteran’s Stinging Letter to Sen. Marco Rubio

  

  Roy G. Callahan, USN, Ret. 1529 NW 143rd Street Gainesville, Florida 32606 Tel: (352) 332-9144 Fax: (352) 332-9144 Call6603@Bellsouth. Read more

  The 05 may 2013 by   Eowyn
  DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY

• The Embarrasing Fall of Obama

  Charles Krauthammer writes"....Obama turned his inaugural and State of the Union addresses into a left-wing dream factory, from his declaration of war on... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Hughvw
  DEBATE, POLITICS

• Senator Bends Truth On Background Checks

  

  The person in the picture above is Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyoming). In a TV interview recently, he gave his excuse (a rather pathetic excuse) about why he... Read more

  The 04 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Alan McCornick on Marriage Equality and Moral Arc of History: Light Getting in...

  

  At his wry and wildly informative Hepzibah site, Alan McCornick traces the moral arc to which the current movement to recognize the full humanity of gay folks i... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• PPRI Fact Sheet on Gay Issues: 7 in 10 Millennials Support Marriage Equality (an...

  

  Last week, the Public Religion Research Institute published a fact sheet on gay and lesbian issues at the PPRI website. The fact sheet summarizes what... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Live From New York, It’s the Women of Saturday Night…

  

  Cecily Strong, Nasim Pedrad, Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, and Aidy Bryant (Image Credit: NBC)Ever since Saturday Night Live made its debut in 1975, the sketch... Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   The Daily Quirk
  CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT

• Atmospheric CO2 Still Growing Rapidly

  

  Perhaps the most problematic of the greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (CO2), because it is almost completely due to humans burning carbon based fuels. Read more

  The 02 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SCIENCE, SOCIETY

• It's About Time! - GOP Launches High-Tech Data Operation

  By Susan Duclos Welcome to this century GOP: National Republicans are building a new data-sharing platform as the party moves to close a digital divide with... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NCR's Choice to Censor My Comments About Cardinal Dolan's Appointment of a...

  

  Here's a follow-up to my posting yesterday about two comments National Catholic Reporter chose to remove from a thread discussing the appointment of Kim... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Tom Corbett Approval Rating?: Hahahahaha

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook (click the links). Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Polliticstoday
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Video- GOP Reacts To Obama's 'Glitches And Bumps' Quote About Implementation Of...

  By Susan Duclos During Obama's recent presser he complained about Congress refusing to adequately fund the unpopular Obamacare law, making it more difficult to... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Massachusetts Chooses Senate Candidates

  

  (This caricature of Ed Markey is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Last night was primary night in Massachusetts, as the voters of both parties went to the polls... Read more

  The 01 may 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fracking Industry Mining in New Form of Mountaintop Removal

  

  By Steve Horn and Trisha Marczak, Cross Posted from DeSmogBlog/Mint Press Within immediate vicinity of a central battleground of the Black Hawk War of 1832, lan... Read more

  The 30 april 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
  ENVIRONMENT

• His Eminence Chooses a New Spokeswoman, and National Catholic Reporter Chooses t...

  

  For those who may not yet have seen this news: the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced yesterday that His Eminence Timothy "Dirty Freddie" Dolan will... Read more

  The 30 april 2013 by   William Lindsey
  RELIGION, SOCIETY

• Response from Sen Pat Toomey (R-PA)

  

  I wrote to Sen Pat Toomey, Repubilcan of Pennsylvania, to thank him for his bipartisan effort to enact universal background check legislation in the Senate.... Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Rvbadalam
  CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Female DNA Found On Bomb From Boston Marathon Bombing

  By Susan Duclos Breaking news shows that female DNA was found on the bombs used in the Boston Marathon explosions on April 15, 2013. Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Star Letter to the Editor Hits the Republicans of the Last 5 Years Squarely...

  From yesterday's Kansas City Star Letters to the Editor: GOP obstructions During my life, I have witnessed the administrations of 11 presidents, beginning with... Read more

  The 29 april 2013 by   Morage
  SOCIETY

• Perry Gets His Feelings Hurt By Cartoon

  

  We've known for a while that Rick Perry was a terrible debater, and an even worse governor. Now we learn he is far too thin-skinned to be a politician. Read more

  The 28 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sacbee's Texas Goes Boom Cartoon: Tasteless, Sick And Disrespectful To Victims...

  

  By Susan Duclos Editorial cartoonist Jack Ohman published a cartoon in the Sacbee showing Texas Governor Rick Perry saying Business is BOOMING in Texas," on... Read more

  The 27 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House GOP Poised To Kill Immigration Reform

  

  The national Republican Party realized after the last election that it was going to be very difficult for them to win back the White House (and the Senate)... Read more

  The 27 april 2013 by   Jobsanger
  POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Liberals Upset With Democrats For Voting To Mitigate Sequester Pain

  

  By Susan Duclos Chart via Phil Kerpen Not even attempting to be subtle anymore, progressive liberals are expressing their disappointment and anger at Democrats... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Worry About Suffering 'Political Price' Of Obamacare in 2014 As They...

  

  By Susan Duclos Quick flashback to a Washington Post report, showing that Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives because of their Obamacare vote... Read more

  The 26 april 2013 by   Susanduclos
  ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY