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• Public Views GOP As Being Too Partisan

  

  The congressional Republicans want Americans to think their fight with President Obama and the Democrats is over policy. While that may have been true in the... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Stupid

  

  If they hadn't proven it before, the teabaggers have proven it now by shutting down the government (and threatening to force the government to default on its... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Public Really Thinks Of Obamacare

  

  For the last couple of weeks we have heard the teabaggers in Congress claim they are just doing what the American people want them to do by shutting down the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shutdown Decreases Teabagger Popularity

  

  The government shutdown is over -- at least for the next three months. But those that caused that shutdown have paid a price, and the primary creators of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Warren Says It's Not A Time For Celebrating

  

  Here is the text of the letter Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) sent to her supporters after the votes to re-open the government had been taken and... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Choosing Greed Over People

  

  This image is from Politicususa.com. I think it sums up today's Republican Party about as well as any image I've seen. They bend over backwards to protect the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Will Re-Open As GOP Blinks

  

  It was only a matter of time, and on Wednesday night it happened -- the congressional Republicans blinked. They had painted themselves into a corner by... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The U.S. Senate Gets Another Democrat

  

  (The photo of new senator Cory Booker on the left is by David Shankbone.) New Jersey held its special election yesterday to fill the senate seat currently held... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP's Government Shutdown Has Hurt Their Chances Of Taking The Senate

  

  Just a few weeks ago, the Republicans were still talking about their chances of flipping the U.S. Senate in the 2014 election, and taking control of both parts... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie - Damage Has Already Been Done

  

  (This image of Senator Bernie Sanders is from The Raw Story.) On Tuesday (October 15th), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) made the following comments about th... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Contempt For The Democratic Process

  

  Friedman is right. The ultra-right-wing does have contempt for the democratic process. But then they've never really believed in democracy -- only in their own... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Social Security Raise Only 1.5% Next Year

  

  According to the Associated Press, the cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for Social Security recipients will only be about 1.5% when it is raised next January.... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shutdown Is Hurting The Economy Through Reduced Consumer Spending

  

  Although the rich and the corporations have recovered from the recession (and are making record-breaking profits), most Americans have not -- and the economy... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Opportunity Exists To Resolve Iranian Issue

  

  (This image of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is from The Telegraph.) Iran has a new president, Hassan Rouhani, and he is more moderate than his predecessor... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ten Sentences On Debt Ceiling Crisis

  

  While the government shutdown is a serious matter, and is already causing damage to our economy, it pales in comparison to the damage that could be done by... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Colorado Will Benefit From Marijuana Tax

  

  I don't know if taxing marijuana was the reason for Coloradans to vote to legalize marijuana. I suspect it was for a few people anyway. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Congressional GOP's Biggest Lie

  

  As you know, the congressional Republicans have shut down the federal government. While they originally did that to try and kill the Affordable Care Act, they... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Disapproval Of GOP Actions Still Rising

  

  The congressional Republicans made a bad miscalculation. They thought the American people (or at least a significant portion of them) would back their action... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Kinky To Run For Ag. Commissioner In 2014

  

  Kinky Friedman is running again for Texas Agriculture Commissioner on the Democratic ticket. And I'll probably make some of my liberal friends mad by doing it,... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• They Don't Even Try To Hide It Anymore

  

  (Image is from the Facebook page of Steve Marmel.) Southern racists have adopted as one of their symbols the Confederate battle flag (the flag of those states... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY