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• Values And Spending

  

  The humorous chart above shows a very serious flaw in our government. We spend far too much on our military (especially the corporations that form the... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 13 States Get An "F" In Reproductive Health And Rights

  

  The map above is by the Population Institute in Washington, D.C. For the second year, the Population Institute has issued a report that grades the country and... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The New Jersey "Bully" Is Exposed

  

  (The photo above showing New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with his aide, Bridget Anne Kelly, is from the website NorthJersey.com.) The story about the Ft. Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Growing Number Of Republicans Are Leaving Their Party

  

  These charts were made from information in Gallup Polls. The latest Gallup Poll surveyed 18,871 randomly chosen nationwide adults during 2013, and has a margin... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Pattern Is Evident

  

  This graphic is humorous, but it also makes a valid point. Conservatives have always opposed progress. They fear it, and never want to give up the status quo.... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Admits Its Lack Of Compassion For The Unemployed

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Jeff Danziger for the New York Times Syndication service.) At the end of last year, extended unemployment benefits ran out for... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Thinks Congress Is Bad - And Could Get Worse

  

  The charts above were made with information contained in a survey done by the Rasmussen Poll. The survey was done on January 5th and 6th of 1,000 nationwide... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Grayson Relates The Democratic Strategy

  

  About a month ago, Rep. Alan Grayson (representing Florida's 9th Congressional District) spoke to the Florida Democratic Convention. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Worker Wages Vs. CEO Salaries

  

  This chart shows one of the biggest problems with corporations in this country. While worker wages have been stagnant (and actually dropping when inflation is... Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Majority Of Americans Want Marijuana Legalized

  

  Last October, a Gallup Poll reported for the first time that a significant majority (a majority exceeding the margin of error) of Americans thought marijuana... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poetry (On Greed)

  Here is another poem by my buddy Brian McLaughlin (no relation). Brian wrote the first three stanzas and the addendum is by poet Khalil Gibran. Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Obama's Approval Rating Rebounds

  

  President Obama's approval rating went down to the lowest point of his presidency at the end of last year. More than half of Americans disapproved of his job... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Take Heart: It's Just A Stay - Not A Decision

  

  A couple of weeks ago, a federal judge declared Utah's ban on same-sex marriages to be unconstitutional. He refused to issue a stay, and hundreds of same-sex... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some People Refuse To Change (Even If Change Is Better)

  

  Back in 2007, a law was passed that said the inefficient incandescent light bulbs must be phased out by this year. Manufacturers are no longer allowed to make... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poverty Programs Work (Regardless Of The GOP Lies)

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader.) Back in the 1960's, President Johnson got his War on Poverty through Congress. Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Will Rogers

  

  My generation had Molly Ivins and George Carlin to give us political humor, and that humor was always right on target -- afflicting the comfortable and... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Symbol Of Racism In America Today

  

  The flag depicted above was not the official flag of the traitorous Confederate States of America, but it is the flag they most often carried into battle --... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Right-Wing Politics Hurt Komen Foundation Funding

  

  Since its inception in 1982, the foundation called Susan G. Komen (formerly known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure) has raised funds through donations, corporate... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Expects Congress Will Be Dysfunctional In 2014

  

  There is no doubt that the American public was disgusted with Congress in 2013, and its inability or unwillingness to compromise for the good of the country. Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Dying Party

  

  The Republican Party would like to think their recent failures are due to either a failure to properly communicate their values beliefs or to changing... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 POLITICS, SOCIETY