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• Homosexuality's Cause Is A Silly Argument & Doesn't Matter

  

  The chart above was made from information contained in surveys the Gallup Poll has been taking since 1978 -- and it shows the public's opinion about the cause o... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Believes Wealthy Have Too Much Influence

  

  Recent Supreme Court decisions have resulted in a flood of money flowing into our electoral system -- with some of the richest Americans giving millions to... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservatism Is Declining In The United States

  

  The Gallup Poll surveys Americans at least yearly on whether they are conservative or liberal. The most recent of these surveys was done between May 8th and 11t... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Legend Is Gone

  

  America (and the world) has lost a great poet and a wonderful human being. Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86 at her home in North Carolina. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unions And The Middle Class Are Inextricably Linked

  

  Republicans will try to tell you that unions are evil -- that they are anti-capitalist and anti-democratic. That is hogwash. Unions are the only way any worker... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democrat Leads In Michigan Race For U.S. Senate

  

  Republicans were hoping to pick up a senate seat in Michigan, where Democrat Carl Levin is retiring -- and in the initial polls the Republican candidate (Terri... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• West Texas A&M - NCAA Division II Softball Champions

  

  The only major university in the Texas Panhandle is West Texas A M (located in Canyon, just 10 miles south of Amarillo). It is also the school where my... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wall Street Has Recovered - But Main Street Has Not

  

  The charts above (from Mother Jones) paints a pretty good picture of what has happened, both in the United States and in some other developed economies. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Dems Not Interested In Winning Ag. Comm. Race

  

  AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER (93.57% reporting) Kinky Friedman...............80,890 (46.21%) Jim Hogan...............94,124 (53.78%) The man pictured at the left... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Carter Has 7 Point Lead In Georgia Governor's Race

  

  The Georgia primary is over (except for a runoff between the GOP senate candidates), and we now know who will be the party candidates in the Fall. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Government Protects Corporations, But Not Workers

  

  The United States is the richest nation in the world. But it is also one of the most backward, when it comes to protecting the rights of workers. This is clearl... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Merkley Leads Oregon Senate Race By Double-Digits

  

  The Oregon primary is over and we now know who the candidates are for the general election in their U.S. Senate race. The Democrats have re-nominated incumbent... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party: U.S. Violates Asimov's "3 Laws Of Robotics"

  

  It was the legendary science fiction writer Isaac Asimov who predicted that robots would someday take over the difficult and dangerous jobs, freeing humans to... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Do Texas Democratic Candidates Really Want To Win ?

  

  Texas hasn't had a Democrat elected to statewide office in over twenty years now. That makes it one of the reddest states in the nation. Why is this so? Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Memorial Day

  

  As we pause today to honor those who gave their lives serving in the military of the United States, I thought it might be good to give a little history of this... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie's Memorial Day Statement

  

  Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) issued the following statement: “On this Memorial Day weekend, I want to thank all veterans who have put their lives on the... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Difference Between The GOP's Words And Actions

  

  (This cartoon image is by Mike Peters at grimmy.com.) Republicans make lots of promises. The problem though is that they rarely vote to keep those promises. Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Intelligence Doesn't Close Men/Women Pay Gap

  

  We already know that a substantial pay gap exists between men and women, and that gap persists through all education levels (from high school to Associate's or... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Week, Another Mass Shooting

  

  (This photo from the scene of the latest mass shooting is from CNN.) Mass shootings in the United States have become a common occurrence (although so common tha... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Would Be A Great Nominee - But Not in 2016

  

  (This caricature of Senator Elizabeth Warren is by DonkeyHotey.) Let me preface my remarks by saying I am a proud left-winger (progressive, liberal, etc.) --... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY