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• Why Obamacare Is No Longer An Issue In This Campaign

  

  The Republicans opposed the Affordable Care Act when it was passed, and tried at least 50 times to repeal it after it became law. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Court Makes A Humane Immigration Decision

  

  (Cartoon image above is by Bob Englehart in the Hartford Courant.) Recently, there has been a lot of publicity about a few thousand Central American children wh... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Franken Looks Strong In Minnesota's Senate Race

  

  Al Franken won his senate race by the slimmest of margins six years ago, but it looks like 2014 is not going to be a repeat of that election. Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The U.S. Doing Too Much Or Too Little Internationally?

  

  I thought this survey by the Pew Research Center was interesting. It was done between August 20th and 24th of a random national survey of 1,501 adults, and has ... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Happy Labor Day !

  

  (Image is from Labor Day 2014.) I want to wish all of my readers a very happy Labor Day holiday. This is one of my favorite holidays, because it honors the... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Living In A "Campaign-Free Zone" ?

  

  (The image above is from the website Novinar.me.) We're just a couple of months away from an important election -- an election that will determine which party... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Bad Week For Abbott (Or Is It Several Bad Years) ?

  

  (This image is from a political ad by the Texas Democratic Party.) Both the media and many political blogs are saying last week was a bad week for Republican... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Latest U.S. Numbers On Global Climate Change Crisis

  

  The numbers in the charts above are from the Rasmussen Poll -- the latest being done on August 26th and 27th of a random national sample of 1,000 adults, with... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Of Bernie's Wisdom

  

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  Posted on 01 September 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shameful! - The Obama Administration Helped American Corporations Abuse Poor...

  

  (This image of Haitian garment workers is from the website Haiti Chery.) I am beginning to understand why the U.S. government was so upset at the secrets being... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Races In Arkansas And Michigan

  

  Republicans thought they would have a pretty easy time taking the senate seat away from the Democrats in Arkansas. After all, Arkansas is a pretty red state. Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The 40 Hour Work Week Is A Thing Of The Past For Many

  

  Unions fought long and hard for the 40 hour work week, but with the decline of unions (thanks to Republican policies that make it harder to unionize and easier... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• He/She Just Isn't There

  

  (The comic above is from the website Mimi and Eunice.) The following post was written by Jared over at Atheism Resource.com. Those who think god can or will... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Judge Tosses Two Provisions Of Texas' Anti-Abortion Law

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Bill Day at cagle.com.) It took two special sessions of the legislature to do it (because Wendy Davis filibustered it to death... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congressional Job Approval Numbers For August

  

  These are the very latest job approval numbers for Congress. As you can see, the numbers have not gotten any better (and are unlikely to improve before... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Greg Abbott "Chickens Out" Of The Only Statewide Televised Debate With His...

  

  This is no surprise to many of us familiar with politics in the state of Texas. I was surprised that Abbott ever agreed to a debate with Wendy Davis in the firs... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jim Hightower Blasts Businesses Paying A "Poverty Wage"

  

  (This photo of Jim Hightower is from the Texas Tribune.) I have made it clear many times on this blog that I believe the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 a... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The U.S. Has Problems Because It's Still Too Segregated

  

  The United States Constitution guarantees equal rights under the law to all American citizens, and anyone with a bit of common sense knows that equal rights... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Best Countries For Gays/Lesbians

  

  I thought this was interesting. The Gallup Poll did one of their global surveys, and this time they asked the residents of each country if they thought their... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• America Is Losing It's Prudishness

  

  For much of this country's history, the American public has been very prudish. Nudity was shocking to most, and sex was considered to be something dirty that... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY