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Obamacare Is Still A Growing Nightmare For The GOP
Last year's total sign-ups through Obamacare for private insurance purchases topped all expectations, and finished with more than 8 million people purchasing... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The United States Still A "Puritanical" Country ?
There is no doubt that prior to the late 1960's, the United States was a "puritanical" country. Nudity and sex were topics that could not be discussed openly,... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Clinton Vs. GOP Hopefuls IN Colorado, Iowa, And Virginia
The Quinnipiac University Poll recently looked at three states that are considered by many to be "swing states" in the 2016 election -- Colorado, Iowa, and... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
has become my favorite justice on the current United States Supreme Court. She may be small of stature, but she has a huge heart, a giant spirit, and an... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP Is Flirting With Danger On DHS Funding Bill
I posted yesterday about the political game the congressional Republicans are playing with funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Congressional Approval Remains Historically Low
This chart is from surveys taken by the Gallup Poll on the openings of each new Congress for the last 11 times. The latest survey was done between February 8th... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Marijuana Users Do NOT Pose A Safety Risk When Driving
A few years ago, California voted on whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana -- and the measure failed in a close vote. Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jill Is Coming To Texas
For those of you in Texas who don't see the Democratic Party (or its probable candidate for 2016, Hillary Clinton) as progressive enough for your taste, there i... Read more
Posted on 18 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Ready To Shut Down Homeland Security Department
When the Republicans won control of both houses of Congress, new Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assured everyone that there would be no shutdowns of government. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Americans Once Again See Russia As Their Primary Enemy
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union, the American public has had a much more benign view of Russia. Note in the above chart that as late as 2011 and 2012 ver... Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Public Doesn't Like Boehner's Invitation of Netanyahu
If you keep up with politics at all, then you know that Speaker Boehner invited Israel's Netanyahu to speak to Congress with consulting with the president first. Read more
Posted on 17 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
It's A Lack Of Demand That's Holding The Economy Back
I know I probably sound like a broken record to some of you, but I feel it is very important to point out the fallacy of Republican economic theory... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
3 New Presidential Polls Taken In The "Early" States
The NBC News / Marist Poll has issued three new polls on presidential preferences in three early caucus and primary states -- Iowa, New Hampshire, and South... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
"Full Speed Back To The Late Nineteenth Century"
Libertarians and conservative Republicans (and their "think tanks") agree on one thing. They both believe in "free enterprise" -- a free and unregulated market... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Right-Wing Still Refuses Equal Rights For LGBT Community
It is now becoming obvious that right-wing religious nuts, through their Republican elected officials, won't be able to prevent same-sex marriages anymore. Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Most Americans Satisfied With Decline Of Religious Influence
The folks over at the Gallup Poll (in a survey done between January 5th and 8th of a random national sample of 804 adults, with a 4 point margin of error)... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Bernie Says The President's Plan Will Help Families
President Obama has submitted a budget to Congress that will cut taxes for the middle class, create jobs, protect Social Security Medicare, and take care of... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Poem
IT'S GONE ON WAY TOO LONG by Brian McLaughlin when will they end they're killing our men the wars in the east have gone on way too long they just keep sending... Read more
Posted on 15 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Nearly 4 Out Of 10 Americans Don't Trust The Media
This is from a recent Rasmussen Poll -- done on February 7th and 8th of a random national sample of 800 adults, with a 3.5 point margin of error. Read more
Posted on 14 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Slightly Over Half Of Public Supports The War Authorization
The charts above were made from a new NBC News / Marist Poll -- done on February 11th and 12th of a random national sample of 603 adults, with a margin of... Read more
Posted on 14 February 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY