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• Congressional Approval Still Low (Esp. GOP)

  

  Here is just a little more evidence that Congress didn't do itself any favor by shutting down the government. The newest Gallup Poll shows disapproval of... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Republicans Can't Govern Because They Don't Believe In Government

  

  Why do we keep electing Republicans? Haven't they made it clear enough that they don't believe in government -- that they think government is bad? Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Majority Supports Raising Minimum Wage

  

  It's no secret that the minimum wage has less buying power than it used to have. Forty-five years ago, in 1968, the minimum wage wage only $1.60 an hour -- but... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bill Clinton Is Wrong

  

  (The caricature of Bill Clinton to the left is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) The Republicans have been making a big deal out of insurance companies canceling... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Newest (And Silliest) Anti-Hillary Myths

  

  The few people who don't like Hillary Clinton have come up with a couple of new things lately. The first, reported by The New Republic, is that Senator Elizabet... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cutting Social Security Benefits Is Wrong

  

  Bernie is right. We must stop this insane talk of cutting Social Security benefits. Those benefits go to workers who have paid into the Social Security Trust... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Says No To A Bad "Grand Bargain"

  

  Here is Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) recent message to Americans who want their budget reduced and their economy fixed. As usual, he makes a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Don't Have A Clue About Budget

  

  Have you ever wondered how so many people can believe the Republican lies about the budget -- lies like Social Security has ballooned the budget deficit, how... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Olympic Torch Goes On A Space Walk

  

  On Thursday the Olympic torch went where none has gone before Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time To Wake Up

  

  How true. The real enemies of this country are not the poor and disadvantaged, not the elderly or the young, not the workers struggling to get by on minimum wag... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cruz Has Hurt Himself In Texas (Except Among The Teabaggers)

  

  The chart above was made with information contained in a recent Public Policy Polling survey (done between November 1st and 4th of 500 Texas voters, with a... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Official - Wendy Has Filed For Governor

  

  A few weeks ago, State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) said she would be running for the Democratic nomination for governor for next year's election. Now... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Americans Want Federal Reserve Audited

  

  For a while now, the congressional Republicans have been demanding an audit of the Federal Reserve. I think they're doing it because they're trying to find... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Do We Want ?

  

  I have to agree with Maher about this. I am tired of the government having to pay for the greed of the corporations, because they want to pay poverty wages so... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unmarried Women Put Democratic Candidate Over The Top In Virginia Election

  

  I told you a couple of days ago about how the Republicans had been hurt in Virginia by seniors moving away from them and toward Democrats. About 14% of seniors... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• There Are Millions Of Atheists In The U.S.

  

  It seems that the prevailing thought in this country is that atheists comprise a tiny minority of U.S. citizens, and most people believe there are very few... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Never A Christian Nation

  

  This is just a reminder for those right-wing fundamentalists who would like to rewrite history. Some of our Founding Fathers were christians, and others were no... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rises Slightly In October

  

  The Labor Department has released its employment figures for October, and the good news is that the economy created 204,000 new jobs during the month. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why The GOP Wants To Make It Harder For Groups To Register Voters

  

  The Republican Party knows that demographics are working against them. They depend on white voters to put them over the top in elections, but with each passing... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An Idiot

  

  It would be a kindness to say this buffoon is just demonstrating senility, but it wouldn't be true. He is just an old-fashioned idiot who believes that women ar... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY