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• Public Opposes Foreign Wars - But Say Drone Attacks Are OK

  

  (This photo is from the British Newspaper The Guardian. It shows the aftermath of a U.S. drone attack in Yemen -- an attack that killed 13 innocent civilians. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Anonymous Attacks NAMBLA Website

  

  I like to think I am a big supporter of the First Amendment, even when the speech being protected is obnoxious speech. But even First Amendment supporters must... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Massachusetts Chooses Senate Candidates

  

  (This caricature of Ed Markey is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.) Last night was primary night in Massachusetts, as the voters of both parties went to the polls... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why They Hate Us

  

  I'm getting a little sick of those on the right claiming that people hate us because of our freedoms. That's utterly ridiculous. Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Support For Background Checks Still Strong

  

  Public Policy Polling did a new survey in four states that had senators who voted against the Senate bill requiring background checks for all gun buyers, to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CIA Corrupts Puppet Afghan Government

  

  Is the CIA just a nest of incompetent fools? One could easily assume that after looking at their ridiculous actions regarding the Afghan government (a puppet... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Austerity Hurting - Will Affect Unemployment

  

  Many economists warned that the recent austerity measures (aka sequestration cuts) would slow the economic growth and negatively affect the nation's slowly... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Kind Of Society Are We ?

  

  How is it that this nation will go to great lengths to prevent terrorist deaths, even though we have very few of those deaths in this country, but we refuse to... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cowboys Sign 11 Undrafted Free Agents

  

  The draft is over, and the Cowboys did get seven players -- who will hopefully contribute to making the team better. But they didn't stop there. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Health Care System Is Still Broken

  

  (The figures above are from CNN, and based on the Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey.) Those are some pretty shocking numbers. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama's Humor At Correspondent's Dinner

  

  Whatever they might think of his politics (or his accomplishments and failures), I think most Americans know that President Obama is a decent man with a very... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Krugman On Bush II Presidency

  

  With the opening of his presidential library, George W. Bush has returned to the public eye. Polls still show that most Americans view his presidency as a... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poverty Is Not A Sin - Ignoring It Is

  

  Far too often these days we honor greed more than generosity, and make heroes of the greediest among us -- and then wrap that love of greed in religion ("god... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cowboys Finish Draft With 3 More Picks

  

  The Cowboys tried to add a little depth at some critical positions with their last three picks of this year's draft -- picking players at cornerback, running... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Coalition Of Gangs

  

  It looks like Democrats, progressives, and a majority of Americans aren't the only ones with a very low opinion of the current Republican Party. Some... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perry Gets His Feelings Hurt By Cartoon

  

  We've known for a while that Rick Perry was a terrible debater, and an even worse governor. Now we learn he is far too thin-skinned to be a politician. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Think About The Future

  

  Conservatives like to talk about personal responsibility, but too many times they just want to use that as an excuse to keep this nation from acting to solve... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Killing For God ?

  

  This is one thing I have never understood about religion. Almost all religious people claim to believe in a loving god -- but they are willing to kill people... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cowboys Get 3 Players In 2nd & 3rd Rounds

  

  I'm a little more satisfied with the Cowboys draft after day two. With their three second day picks, the Cowboys beefed up their receiving corps with a tight en... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sequester Cuts Are For You - Not Congress

  

  As you probably know, a few weeks ago the Congress allowed rather drastic across-the-board cuts to all government discretionary spending -- well, nearly all... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY