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• Satanists To Build Monument On Oklahoma Capitol Grounds

  

  The picture at the left (by Seam Murphy on the CBS News website) shows the six-foot tall monument depicting the 10 Commandments that was paid for by Republican... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Lesson From History

  

  It is amazing to me that this was known over twenty-three centuries ago, but seems to have been forgotten by many of our current politicians. The Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 3 Great Politicians Defending Social Security

  

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  Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Inequality Of The U.S. Economy

  

  This simple chart shows just what a disaster the last three and a half decades have been thanks to GOP economic policy. By reducing taxes on the rich and the... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Liked Nelson Mandela

  

  I believe the world lost a great leader and a great human when Nelson Mandela died a few days ago. His courage in the fight for freedom and equality for his... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Newt Gingrich Is Right (This Time)

  

  (This caricature of Newt Gingrich is by DonkeyHotey.) I have not been kind to Newt Gingrich on this blog, and I'm sure I'll probably have many negative things t... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Breaking Government

  

  This is the Republican blueprint for making sure government doesn't work as long as an African-American inhabits the White House -- and it's been very... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Christian Nation ?

  

  Many right-wing fundamentalist christians love to claim the United States was created as a christian nation, and remains a christian nation today.... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Fiscal Irresponsibility Of Opting-Out

  

  One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was the expansion of Medicaid. Texas is the state with both the highest number of and highest... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Statement From NAACP On Nelson Mandela

  

  I received the following statement from the NAACP regarding the death of Nelson Mandela. I thought it was excellent, and worthy of reposting so as many people a... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democracy & Theocracy Cannot Coexist

  

  Christians in the United States, at least those of the fundamentalist variety, like to believe they are victims. The truth is they are not now, and have never... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• November Unemployment Rate Falls To 7%

  

  The Labor Department released its official statistics on employment yesterday, and it showed the most significant drop in unemployment in well over a year. The... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Sad Commentary On The GOP

  

  (The cartoon image above is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times.) The election of 2012 proved to be a disaster for the Republican Party -- a disaster of... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obamacare Views By Political Persuasion

  

  The charts above were made from information contained in the new Gallup Poll -- conducted on December 3rd and 4th of a random nationwide sample of 1,017... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party On "Great Corporate Tax Shift"

  

  The mantra of the Republican Party is that corporations are taxed too heavily, and that reducing corporate taxes would be good for all Americans. Neither of... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Great Issue For Democrats In 2014

  

  I was interested in the public's opinion of raising the minimum wage, and wondered if any polls had shown a majority against that. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rick Perry Gets No Respect

  

  When Texas Governor Rick perry announced that he would not seek another term as governor, most people (including myself) assumed that he did that because he wan... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Of The Pope's Comments On Poverty

  

  (The cartoon image above is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com.) Pope Francis shocked many right-wingers a few days ago by actually supporting the teachings of... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poverty Is Violence - And Inexcusable

  

  Both of these men are right. Poverty is violence, and it is not just incomprehensible, but inexcusable, that children still go hungry in a world with so much... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Effort To Kill Obamacare Is Nothing Short Of Evil

  

  While Republicans might not like it, the graphic above is true. The Republicans don't have an alternative to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY