American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

American Politics — U.S. Presidential Race

• An Incredible Level Of Hypocrisy

  

  (Image is from the Facebook page of Red State Blue Woman.) Do you think this fool had any idea of the incredible hypocrisy that he exhibited with his inane... Read more

  The 01 august 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• FEMA Camp in Texas

  

  Every time you’re mocked and slapped with the label of “conspiracy theorist” for saying there are FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) camps in Amerika,... Read more

  The 31 july 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Finally an Episode of The Newsroom That I Understood!

  

  The answer to Tuesday's Trivia Question: Dr. Wayne Fiscus and Dr. Mark Craig operated out of St. Eligius Hospital. FIRST FIVES: John Amy, Mitch... Read more

  The 31 july 2013 by   Kristy47
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• Early Presidential Preference

  

  I know it's still way too early, but I find this sort of thing to be quite interesting. This is the latest survey done by Public Policy Polling on the... Read more

  The 31 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Gays Responsible for Rick Santorum Divorce?

  

  By Albert N. Milliron The left has gone wild about the Santorum Divorce story, only one problem, the story is NOT True. Anyone can conclude (with a little... Read more

  The 30 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Pope Francis on Not Judging and Marginalizing Gays: My Reflections

  

  As I type this posting, the lead headline at Huffington Post U.S. reads, "Breakthrough: Pope OK with Gays." The headline links to an article by Paul Brandeis... Read more

  The 29 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Lie Of Texas GOP - It's To Protect Women

  

  (This image of an ancient Roman childbirth is from the website jashford.com.) It's fairly easy to tell when a Texas Republican is lying -- it's when their lips... Read more

  The 29 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Palin Forbidden to Tell the Truth About Obama in 2008 Campaign

  

  For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: “It might have been!” -John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)Former Governor Sarah Palin was... Read more

  The 28 july 2013 by   Eowyn
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• An Affinity for Liars

  

  “I’m going to say this again to the American people. . . . I want you to listen to me . . . . I did not . . . have sexual relations . . . with that woman.”When... Read more

  The 28 july 2013 by   Adask
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• Republicans Are The "Death Panel"

  

  Yes, he said it -- and even worse, he meant it. He and his Republican cohorts in the House have now voted 38 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Read more

  The 27 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Poll Shows GOP In No-Win Situation

  

  It has been pretty obvious from numerous recent polls that the American people are disgusted with Congress. They see the gridlock that is in that body,... Read more

  The 27 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Portrait Of A Very Red Congressional District

  

  The image above is of my own congressional district -- the 13th Congressional District of Texas. The Cook Partisan Voting Index lists this district as one of th... Read more

  The 27 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Liz Cheney Starts From Behind: The Pollitics Today Election News Dump

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. To get alerts on our newest... Read more

  The 27 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Institutional Innovation

  

  Each day, dozens of articles are written about the importance of innovation in the business world. Most companies believe that their future survival depends on... Read more

  The 26 july 2013 by   Stephendeangelis
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• FOUR Democrat 'pervs' Running for Office? Only in 'Noo Yawk'!

  Kerry Picket at Breitbart.com undertakes a masterful (or should that be mistressful?) analysis of a Republican party claim that the Dems are running not one... Read more

  The 25 july 2013 by   Davidduff
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• Congress (Especially Republicans) Still Unpopular With The General Public

  

  I found the above charted parts of the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll to be very interesting. The poll was conducted between July 17th and 21st of a... Read more

  The 25 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Steve King Continues To Profile Immigrants

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. To get alerts on our newest... Read more

  The 24 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Supporting The Troops

  

  Too many Americans today think supporting our troops means nothing more than putting a magnetic yellow ribbon (usually made in China) on their vehicle. Read more

  The 24 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Who Is All Going To Iowa? Has 2016 Started In Earnest?

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. To get alerts on our newest... Read more

  The 24 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Pro'Green' Tea in Politics?

  

  Energy policy is at the core of astro-turfed Tea Party groups, funded by fossil fuel money like that of the Koch Brothers. We see the effects of that big money... Read more

  The 23 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Obama Signs Anti-Protest Trespass Bill

  

  Cross Posted from RTOnly days after clearing Congress, US President Barack Obama signed his name to H.R. 347 on Thursday, officially making it a federal... Read more

  The 22 july 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• The GOP Phenomena of Right Wing Smart / Dumb People

  What Bill Maher fails to correctly identify here is that there is a key element of willful ignorance, where these people make the CHOICE to ignore all the... Read more

  The 21 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• GOP Plans To Hold Obamacare Hostage In Next Debt Ceiling Showdown

  

  (The cartoon above is by Daryl Cagle at caglecartoons.com.) Another battle over the debt ceiling is looming. Around October of this year, the government will... Read more

  The 21 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Sharpton's Trayvon Protesters Vs Texas Stand Your Ground Supporters On July 20...

  

  By Susan Duclos All I can think, sarcastically is what could go wrong? With the violence and vandalism, attacks on bystanders, police, and in one case a police... Read more

  The 20 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Barack Obama's Diary: Fright Night

  Dear Diary: When delivering remarks on Trayvon Martin today, I couldn't resist saying that he could have been me when I was young. He wasn't at an exclusive... Read more

  The 19 july 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Do The Democrats Have A Shot In Georgia?

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. Seriously, do those things; we coul... Read more

  The 19 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• This Week in the News: From Mercy Sisters Shunning Mercy to Sodomy Laws Outlawin...

  

  This week in the news: Mercy sisters forget mercy, GOP gets worse, religious liberty inverts itself, Bachmann holds up white baby, when it became an emergency... Read more

  The 19 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Peter King For President?: The Pollitics Today Election News Dump!

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. Seriously, do those things. Please? Read more

  The 18 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• THE FIFTH ESTATE - Cumberbatch as Assange - Official Trailer

  so, let's see how Dreamworks SPIN this 'biopic' i.e. which political brush are they going to use to paint The Wikileaks Story? Read more

  The 18 july 2013 by   Freeplanet
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• Even Republicans Want Tom Corbett Out

  Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or “LIKE” us on Facebook. Seriously, do those things; we coul... Read more

  The 18 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• How Are The Taking Back The House Districts Doing?

  For an explanation of this feature, please click here. For our Taking Back The House database, please click here.Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more... Read more

  The 17 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Reid Stands Firm And GOP Backs Down

  

  (The image above is from the website of The Huffington Post.) The Senate Republicans have been holding up several of President Obama's nominations for critical... Read more

  The 17 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Wendy Davis: The Next Governor Of Texas?

  

  Donations flow to Davis for potential gubernatorial run Read more

  The 17 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Thomas Roberts and Melissa Harris-Perry: To Fix a Broken Social Contract, We Nee...

  In response to the George Zimmerman verdict, Thomas Roberts and Melissa Harris-Perry conclude that the American social contract is broken, and propose that the... Read more

  The 16 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Turn-Down Tuesday – Even Coke is Having Problems!

  

  It's not good when Coca-Cola misses revenues. It's usually an indication that the consumer is really hurting. Net Income fell to .59 for the quarter, down from . Read more

  The 16 july 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Home Run Derby, Under the Dome, Newsroom, Get Out Alive and Below Deck...Damn I'...

  

  The answer to Monday's Trivia Question:  The Roloff kids are: Jacob, Zach, Jeremy & Molly FIRST FIVE: Beth Hoff, Monica Caraffa, Brian... Read more

  The 16 july 2013 by   Kristy47
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• Opportunity Knocks & GOP Locks The Door

  

  As I have discussed before, the Republican Party did very poorly among Hispanic voters in the last presidential election. Romney was only able to corral around... Read more

  The 16 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Boomers Are Delusional, Greedy, Vain, Shallow, Obese, Sickly, Unhappy A-holes

  

  Baby Boomers are those who were born between the years 1946 and 1964, during the demographic Post–World War II baby boom. Their numbers — almost 80,000,000... Read more

  The 15 july 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Motorcycle Wielding ‘Evel Knievel’ Fetus Glad McCrory Has Unformed Back on SB 353

  ASHEVILLE- As Evel Knievel the fetus prepares to attempt to float from one side of its mother’s womb to the other via a tiny microscopic motorcycle later on thi... Read more

  The 15 july 2013 by   Citizenthymes
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• Abbott Wants To Replace Perry As Top Right-Wing Nut-Job In Texas

  

  Well, it's official -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is running for governor. Abbott is a darling of the teabagger element in Texas, and while a little... Read more

  The 15 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Reid Dares GOP To Continue Filibustering Presidential Nominations

  

  (The caricature of Harry Reid on the left is by DonkeyHotey.) There is no doubt that the Republicans in the Senate have abused the filibuster privilege -- and... Read more

  The 14 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Bernie's Proposal On Tax Fairness

  

  Republicans like to whine about how corporations in the United States are taxed too heavily -- and they like to point to the top tax rate (about 35%) as proof. Read more

  The 14 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• The Texas GOP Passes Anti-Woman Bill

  

  (The cartoon above is by John Branch at branchtoon.com.) Well, the Texas GOP finally got it done. They have passed a bill that would close 37 out of 42 Texas... Read more

  The 14 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Weekend News Analysis: Unemployment, Immigration, Food Stamps, Medicaid, and...

  

  To my way of thinking, these four articles that I read yesterday share a common theme. A thread of moral analysis runs through all of them, linking them,... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Like the Rest of the Right, Brodkorb's Got Nothing

  Michael Brodkorb's entire career has been founded on being a smear-monger, a person who trashed the reputations of others, a professional hypocrite in every way... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Jars Of Urine, Feces Confiscated At TX Capitol As Abortion Bill Voting Takes...

  

  By Susan Duclos As protesters converged on the Texas Senate gallery as lawmakers debated and voted on controversial new abortion restrictions, including... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Palin For Senate? Bring It On!

  

  The latest news about Sarah Palin is that she says she is "considering" running for senate (to replace the current Democratic senator from Alaska -- Mark... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Public Still Blames GOP For Gridlock

  

  For the last couple of days, I have been discussing some of the results from the latest Quinnipiac University Poll (conducted between June 28th and July 8th of ... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Georgetown U. Student Wants All Republicans to Be “put to Death”

  

  Higher education is so mind-broadening and edifying!Katherine Timf reports for Campus Reform, July 11, 2013, that this (see above) Georgetown University student... Read more

  The 13 july 2013 by   Eowyn
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• Lady Justice Wears a Blindfold for a Reason

  

  I haven’t watched the George Zimmerman trial.I, like most folks, have been following the trial via reporting from multiple media sources and from all slants. Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Thelongversion
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• GOP = Pigs at the Public Trough; GOP = Mega-hypocrites

  There are a lot of members of Congress taking subsidies. Shame on them, for all of it. Shame on them especially for rejecting the proposed amendment to this bil... Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Federally Funded Friday – Top 1% Get $850Bn While GOP Votes to Starve the Poor

  That's what they were singing in the Republican side of the United States of America's House of Representatives (that's right, YOUR representives, carrying out... Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Phil's Stock World
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• Mistress of My Fate

  

  I’m a massive fan of eighteenth century novels – and by that I mean both books set in the eighteenth century and also written back then too. Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Mmeguillotine
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• Republicans Are At Odds With The Public On Immigration Reform & Citizenship

  

  The national Republican Party leadership wanted their party to support immigration reform this year -- in the hope that would allow them to compete for... Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Obama's Approval Rating Drop Is No Cause For Celebration By Republicans

  

  A new Quinnipiac University Poll (conducted between June 28th and July 8th of 2,014 nationwide adults -- with a margin of error of 2.2 points) shows a drop in... Read more

  The 12 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• 2016 Alert: Public Policy Polling Looks At Iowa

  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 11 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• North Carolina, Vrrroooom Vrooom, CRASH

  

  North Carolina has been hijacked by the extreme right wing, including anti-abortion fanatics, who are bent on taking away our Constitutionally guaranteed... Read more

  The 11 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• GOP Infighting Has The House Deadlocked

  

  (The cartoon above is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com.) The Senate has been unable to accomplish much because of disagreements between the Democrats and... Read more

  The 11 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Taking Back The House 2014: Dan Benishek

  

  For an explanation of this feature, please click here.Follow us on Twitter @PolliticsToday for more insight, commentary and updates concerning this blog or... Read more

  The 11 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Facts and Race, and the MN GOP Chair Aspirant Donald Allen

  

  cross-posted from MN PP: Reality versus Ideology, and aspirant MN GOP chair Donald WR Allen II I find Donald RW Allen an interesting individual, although I... Read more

  The 10 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Why Does GOP Insist On Spending Billions More On Border Security ?

  

  At the urging of Republicans, nearly $47 billion was added to the Senate's immigration reform bill. The money was dedicated to increasing border security. Read more

  The 09 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Perry Says No To A Re-Election Campaign

  

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  The 09 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• BREAKING: Rick Perry Will Not Seek Reelection

  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 08 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Obama Needs a Win -- and Soon

  Few could have foreseen this White House struggling so much after Obama’s convincing 332-206 electoral vote victory over Mitt Romney. “He needs wins and he need... Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Wendy Davis: Humorous Responses in a Time of Passionate Political Debate

  

  Tracy WusterOver the past few weeks here in Austin, Texas, the issue of women’s health and abortion restrictions has been front and center, becoming a national... Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Humorinamerica
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• Republicans Want To Punish The Elderly To Reward The Rich

  

  The sequester is now going into full swing (the cuts imposed on the budget by Republicans instead of raising taxes on the rich or making corporations pay... Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Is It Time For Chapter Two Of "Killer D's" ?

  

  (Image of "Killer D's" celebrating the 10th anniversary of their action to stop unfair redistricting -- from the Facebook page of Rep. Jessica Farrar. Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Barack Obama's Diary: A New Age is Here, Dudes

  Dear Diary: I have announced that Obamacare, will have rely on people's honesty in self-reporting their income and health insurance status, until 2015 when we... Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Hughvw
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• Musicians Write Songs to Support Weekly Protest

  Cross Posted from ABCNorth Carolina musicians have formed a new organization to record a compilation of original protest songs to support the weekly Monday... Read more

  The 08 july 2013 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Danish and Polish National Championship

  

  (google translate)Here are the results from the Danish and Dutch national championships. In Denmark for years missing runners really competitive in the... Read more

  The 07 july 2013 by   Worldxcmtb
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• "Trickle-Down" Economics Only Helps Rich

  

  The effects of the GOP trickle-down economic policies haven't been disastrous for everyone in the United States -- just 90% of the U.S. population. It has been... Read more

  The 07 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Texas - Haven For White, Male, Fundies

  

  (The picture above is from the website - Ponderings of a Pothead.) My fellow blogger over at What Would Jack Do? has written a piece on Texas politics, and I go... Read more

  The 07 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Quote for Day: David Brooks's "Neurologically Miraculous" Cognitive Dissonance...

  

  At Huffington Post, Marty Kaplan observes that David Brooks appears, well, a tad bit irony-challenged, if he's capable of writing the following stinging... Read more

  The 06 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• End-of-Week Commentary: Catholic Bishops' Fortnight for Freedom, DOMA and...

  

  At his Spiritual Politics blog, Mark Silk maintains that "[t]he USCCB ought to be embarrassed" about the bizarre sideshow into which the Fortnight for Freedom... Read more

  The 05 july 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• Obama's Approval Dives To Record Low

  

  By Susan Duclos According to the latest IBD/TIPP poll numbers, Barack Obama's approval numbers have hit a record low amidst a number of scandals rocking his... Read more

  The 05 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Scalia Won't. Other Conservatives Won't, Including the Dixie-crats Who Became th...

  

  Some of us defend voting rights. Some of us attack the voting rights of minorities. Choose. Only one action is right. The other is merely right wing. Live up... Read more

  The 05 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• How Not to Build a Progressive Coalition in Texas

  

  By Alan BeanScott Henson thinks direct action is rarely a strategic tactic, but every once in a while it works. Scott acknowledges that the tactic was highly... Read more

  The 03 july 2013 by   Alanbean
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• GOP is the Party of Unjust Government, Unequal Government, and Poor Economic...

  

  The founding fathers of this country knew and understood what they were doing, when they wrote these words in the preamble of our Constitution (emphasis mine):... Read more

  The 03 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Watch Abortion Supporters 'Hail Satan' As Pro-Lifers Sing Amazing Grace

  

  By Susan Duclos Compare and contrast the chosen themes between pro-life and pro-abortion activists in Texas as abortion activists chant "Hail Satan" against... Read more

  The 03 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• Could Wendy Davis Beat Rick Perry ?

  

  (State Senator Wendy Davis addresses a crowd of supporters in Austin on July 1st.) With her filibuster to kill the Republican anti-choice bill in the first... Read more

  The 03 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Should Wendy Davis Run For Governor?

  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 02 july 2013 by   Polliticstoday
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• Ohio Governor, Flanked by Six Men, Signs Stringent Abortion Restrictions into Law

  

  Score one for the unbornNY Daily News: It is a striking image: Gov. John Kasich, R-Ohio, flanked by six men, signing stringent abortion restrictions into law... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Eowyn
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• More Craziness--and Huge Hypocrisy--out of Texas

  First Texans were angry they couldn't get more millions out of the federal government for the West, Texas explosion and catastrophe, recently: Texas wants... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Morage
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• Wendy Davis and Her Herculean Filibuster (now That Would Be a Good Title for a...

  Over the weekend I was in one of those scary positions for any person who is attached to the modern way of living. Yes you guessed it. I was internetless. Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Neilmonnery
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• Rob Riley Had An Affair With Lobbyist Liberty Duke, Leading to Pregnancy And...

  

  Rob RileyA prominent Alabama Republican had an extramarital affair with a lobbyist that led to a pregnancy and payments for the woman to have an abortion. Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Rogershuler
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• A Sea Of Orange In Texas

  

  A couple of weeks ago, the Democratic Party in Texas was a dispirited bunch. Although engaging in a new voter registration effort, many doubted how much good... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• 26 Nations Have A Higher Median Wealth

  

  America has always had its rich, and its poor -- but the number of the poor is growing these days. And the reason its growing is because the middle class is... Read more

  The 02 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• GOP = Bad for America

  

  You can try to spin it any way you like, but the GOP favors the 1%, they create legislation and policies which extract wealth from the many, and line the pocket... Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Doggone
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• Retired Admiral Blows Whistle on Benghazi Failed Kidnapping

  

  A lot has been said and written, but this promises to break the case wide open! By Doc Vega There have been many theories and accusations about the Benghazi... Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Susanduclos
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• What Republican Policies Begat

  

  National exceptionalism is when citizens perceive that their home country is extraordinary, special, and the best place on the planet to live, and in many... Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Morage
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• GOP Attacks Clinton As Being Too Old

  

  It is pretty clear to anyone who keeps up with politics that if Hillary Clinton wants the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, it is hers for the asking. Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Congressional Inaction Means Student Interest Rates For College Double Today

  

  For months now, Congress has known that if they do nothing the interest rate for college student loans will double on July 1st (from 3.4% to 6.8%), and yet... Read more

  The 01 july 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• This Event Will Turn the Tide in America.

  WND EXCLUSIVEIS 9/11/13 PRAYER ALREADY PROMPTING MIRACLES?Some suggest America’s sins are being laid bareWASHINGTON – Could prayer events in the U.S. Read more

  The 30 june 2013 by   Eowyn
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• The Minimum Wage Is Not A Livable Wage And Republicans Like It That Way

  

  President Obama has called for raising the minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. The charts above show why the minimum wage needs to be raised. Back in 1968, the... Read more

  The 30 june 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Help Stop Ohio’s Terrible New Anti-Abortion Bill

  [Content note: abortion]Note: If you already know all about Ohio’s terrible new anti-abortion bill, scroll all the way to the end to find out how to try to... Read more

  The 30 june 2013 by   Brute Reason
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• Right to Life, Right to Kill, Right to Fair Treatment, Right to Vote - Wrong to...

  

  Barack Obama lost traditionally southern states in the 2012 election, but in both the 2008 and 2012 elections, he received far more votes, and a far greater... Read more

  The 29 june 2013 by   Doggone
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• "Wendy Shoes" Now Top-Seller On Amazon

  

  The picture above is of the feet of Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) as she was doing her exciting and courageous filibuster to kill the odious anti-woman... Read more

  The 29 june 2013 by   Jobsanger
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• Christians v. Gays: Anti-Gay Behavior of Christians Seriously Damaging...

  

  Yesterday, when I recommended to readers a list of articles I'd read in the last day or so about how religious bodies are responding to the DOMA decision, I... Read more

  The 28 june 2013 by   William Lindsey
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• One-Third Of Women Assaulted By A Partner

  

  from the New York Times: One-Third of Women Assaulted by a Partner Read more

  The 28 june 2013 by   Doggone
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• Senate Passes Immigration Bill

  

  The Senate has passed its immigration reform bill on a 68 to 32 vote, and that bill does have a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants -- although it i... Read more

  The 28 june 2013 by   Jobsanger
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