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• Bush Legacy

  

  Just wanted to remind folks who got us into the economic mess we still are trying to dig out of. President George Bush inherited a booming economy with a... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• George Carlin On Religion

  

  This is a good analogy. I don't care what kind of shoes you choose to wear (sandals, boots, wingtips, loafers, moccasins, etc.). Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Blowing Its Chance On Immigration Reform & The Public Knows It

  

  The Republican Party did very poorly in the last election with minority groups -- losing each of them by more than 70%. The national leaders of that party know... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Public Wants No Part Of War In Syria

  

  The civil war in Syria drones on, with neither side seemingly having the ability to do anything significant to change the momentum in their favor. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Discrimination Is A Losing Proposition

  

  I found this chart, made from information provided by the 2010 U.S. Census, to be very interesting. It shows the percentage of same-sex couples raising... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Translation

  

  This is so true. There is no scandal here. Nothing was covered up. And far more people were killed in our embassies under the Bush administration. Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's Time To Eliminate "Capital Gains" Tax

  

  (The image above is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Did you ever wonder how it is that Mitt Romney could pay only a 13% tax when he made over $20 million in... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Red State Voters Also Support Background Checks For Gun Purchases

  

  Recently the Congress had an opportunity to close the massive loopholes in the federal law requiring background checks for gun purchasers. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Words Matter In Poll Results

  

  The two charts from a recent Gallup Poll show a real problem with some polls. If questions are not asked in a neutral way, without using words that have negativ... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Student Loans Are Cost-Effective

  

  This is ridiculous. I could understand a tiny percentage being charged, just to take care of the expense of making and keeping track of the student loans. But... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Explosion Of "Bread-Winner" Mothers

  

  The chart above (from the Pew Research Center) shows just how much our society has changed in the last 50 years. Back in 1960, less than 11% of households with... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 3 Reasons For Democrats To Celebrate

  

  Democrats can rejoice over several things in the news lately. In fact, I don't think the Democrats have had so much to celebrate since the election last... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Big Surprise - Republicans Are Biggest Liars

  

  (The above image was found at the website Workplace Psychology.) If you've read this blog for very long, then you know that I've referred to prominent... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Terrible Idea

  

  Prisons for profit may be one of the worst ideas that conservatives have come up with. Right-wingers would like to think that the private sector can always do... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• In U.S. Unions Do What Government Won't

  

  I have posted about this in the past, but it deserves to be repeated. Note the reality contained in the chart above. Their is only one rich developed country... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Jobs - Obama Vs. Bush

  

  The Republicans have been telling us for quite a while that the key to a booming economy is the creation of jobs in the private sector, and the elimination of... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Says We Can Learn From Denmark

  

  This month, Danish Ambassador Peter Taksoe-Jensen spent a weekend in Vermont, talking and traveling around that state with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Low-Wage Slavery

  

  This great hero of labor and workers' rights is correct. Corporations don't have a heart. They only care about their bottom line, and they are perfectly... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Does Public Want Obamacare Repealed ?

  

  The congressional Republicans in the House of Representatives have now voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act (commonly called Obamacare) at least 37 times. Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unsung Heroes

  

  At first glance, this may look like a rogues gallery. It is not. This is a gallery of American heroes. These men and women are "Freedom Riders". Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY