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• GOP Is Wrong - Medicare Works And It's Sustainable

  

  Jeb Bush recently joined many of his Republican colleagues in calling for the abolition of Medicare (and replacing it with a voucher system that would put... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Americans Want A Background Check On All Gun Sales

  

  I don't support Bernie's run for the presidential nomination, but I really don't see how anyone can disagree with this statement of his. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Clinton Still Leads Among Democrats (Even Liberals)

  

  Bernie Sanders has been drawing large crowds when he speaks, and he has corralled a good portion of the liberal Democrats (also referred to as progressives). Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Favorable & Unfavorable Ratings For Presidential Candidates

  

  These numbers are from a new Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between July 18th and 20th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with a margin of error of... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support For The Iran Deal Is Growing In The U.S.

  When the deal with Iran was first announced, Republicans hit the roof. They accused the president of giving Iran the bomb, and one (mike Huckabee) has even... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Presidential Job Approval Much Higher Than Congress

  

  Here are the current job approval figures for President Obama and the U.S. Congress. The figures shown are the RealClearPolitics average of all the most recent... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 64% Of Americans Drink Either Beer, Wine, Or Liquor

  

  The Gallup Poll has released its latest survey on alcohol use in the United States. The survey was done between July 8th and 12th of a random national sample... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Right-Wing Lies - This Time About Income Inequality

  

  A few days ago, I brought you a post from Robert Reich (pictured) that exposed the right-wing's lies about poverty. Now, in an excellent post on his own blog,... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Presidential Polls For Iowa And New Hampshire

  

  This is the newest NBC News / Marist Poll for Iowa and New Hampshire. It was just released. The margin of error for Iowa Republicans is 5.3 points, and Iowa... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Shooting - And Our Politicians Still Do Nothing

  

  The media is now focused on another mass shooting -- this one in a theater in Louisiana. Two innocent women were killed and several people were wounded. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Candidates That Party Members Say Will Win Nomination

  

  These charts were made from information in the new CNN / ORC Poll done between July 22nd and 25th of a random national sample of 1,017 adults. The margin of... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Christopher Froome Of Great Britain Wins Tour De France

  

  Stage 21 of the 2015 Tour de France was run on Sunday. It was the traditional ride into Paris, and sprint finish. The stage winner was Andre Greipel of Germany. Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• At Least 44% Of The American Public Has Tried Marijuana

  

  According to a recent Gallup Poll (done between July 8th and 12th of a random national sample of 1,009 adults, with a margin of error of 6 points) nearly half... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Trump Still Looking Strong In Latest National Poll Of GOP

  

  These are some interesting results from the latest national poll of Republicans. It seems that a majority of Republicans (56%) consider John McCain to be a war... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrats Have Highest Opinion Of The Supreme Court

  

  It wasn't too long ago that Democrats had a very poor opinion of the Supreme Court, while Republicans were generally happy with it. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The Jesus Myth Just A Reworking Of Earlier God Myths?

  

  (This painting, called "The Yellow Jesus", was done by Paul Gauguin in 1889.) Christians like to believe their religion is different from all other religions... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Colombian Attacks In Stage 20 But Fails To Win Yellow

  

  Stage 20 was the last chance for anyone to take the Yellow jersey from British rider Christopher Froome in this year's Tour de France. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Approval Of GOP Has Fallen By 9 Points Since January

  

  Donald Trump, and whether he really represents the Republican Party, seems to be the only news the major media want to report these days. But there is... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Possibility Of An Independent Trump Is A GOP Nightmare

  

  In the last few days, Donald Trump has more than once refused to say whether he would run as an Independent if he couldn't get the GOP nomination. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Italian Rider Wins Tough Stage 19 And Moves Into 4th

  

  Before this year's Tour started, Italian Vincenzo Nibali had been considered one of the favorites to win the Yellow jersey. But a tough first week had made... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2015 POLITICS, SOCIETY