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• New Poll Infers Trump Rise May Be Ending

  

  These charts are made from a new NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll -- done between September 20th and 24th of a random national sample of 230 Republican voter... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most People Still Think Hillary Will Be Democratic Nominee

  

  There has been a lot of talk from the media about how Hillary Clinton is faltering, and a lot of talk from his supporters about how Bernie Sanders is surging... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Black (?) Republicans

  

  I "borrowed" this photo from the great blog -- Juanita Jean's (The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc.). It purports to be the booth of the Black... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Democrats Are Better For The Economy Than GOP

  

  I've shown you this chart before, but it certainly bears repeating. It shows how the economy has done in the last 50 years, under both Democratic presidents... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• North Carolina Voters Show Their Presidential Preferences

  

  Bernie Sanders is doing very well in New Hampshire -- a small state that borders his home state of Vermont. But he is having difficulty getting traction in othe... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• September Averages In Both Party Presidential Races

  

  These charts show the RealClearPolitics average of all the national presidential polls done during the month of September for both parties. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Whites Must Stand Up For Equal Justice

  

  (Cartoon image is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.) The following is a post by Austin pastor Jim Rigby on his own excellent blog. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Boehner Resignation Could Be Good (In The Short Term)

  

  By now, if you keep up with politics at all, you've probably heard that Speaker of the House John Boehner is resigning both his speakership and his House seat a... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Thoughts Of An Atheist On The Pope's Visit

  

  (Cartoon is by Steve Breen in the San Diego Union Tribune.) Regular readers of this blog will know I am an atheist. I don't just not believe there is a god --... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Bit Of Praise For A Texas (And American) Hero

  

  The man pictured at left is Kenneth Kendrick. He is a personal hero of mine, and I hope, also a friend. So I was very pleased to read the post below, praising... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Is Clinton (And Trump) Territory

  

  It's been a while, but we finally have a new poll on Texas preferences for the party nominations. It is the Texas Pulse / Crosswind Poll. Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump And Clinton Have Significant Leads In Two New Polls

  

  Two new national polls have been released on the presidential race for each party's nomination. First is the Fox News Poll (done between September 20th and... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Privatization Increases Inequality In Our Justice System

  

  (This image is from the website PRWatch.) There is a trend that has been going on for quite a while now -- and it bothers me a great deal. It is the... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Building The XL Pipeline

  (Image is from PropertyProfBlog.) Found the end of July of this year, Hillary Clinton refused to answer a question about whether she supported the building of... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Survey Shows Hillary Clinton With A Big Lead In Iowa

  

  Polls about Iowa have been all over the place lately. A recent Quinnipiac University Poll showed Sanders with a 1 point lead (meaning the race is tied in... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Still Planning To Shut Down The Government

  

  The Republicans are currently engaged in an effort to shut down the United States government again. This time they're going to do it over Planned Parenthood. Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Poll Shows Three Leading GOP In Iowa

  

  These are the numbers from the Public Policy Polling survey of Iowa -- done between September 18th and 20th of a random sample of 488 likely GOP caucus... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Wants To Lower Drug Prices (And Cap Them)

  

  Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton (photo at left from ipscuba.net) has proposed capping drug prices at $250 per year, and wants to institute... Read more

  Posted on 24 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Like It Or Not, Sanders Does Have A "Socialist" Problem

  

  Bernie Sanders is new to the Democratic Party. In the past, he has run as an Independent Socialist -- and been very successful in his small state of Vermont. Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Survey Shows Clinton With A Huge National Lead

  

  Yet another poll shows Hillary Clinton with a large lead over her closest opponent. It shows her lead over Bernie Sanders is 21 points (49% to 28%). It is the... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY