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• Independents Are GOP's Biggest Problem

  

  The congressional Republicans have created a lot of problems for themselves with their shutting down of the federal government (and their threat to let the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Are We Throwing Money Away On Useless Wars While Americans Suffer ?

  

  (This chart is from the National Priorities Project website.) The chart above shows the amount of United States money spent on the unnecessary and useless wars... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie Blasts GOP Threats To S.S./Medicare

  

  [This image of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was found at Daily Kos.] The Republican shutdown of the federal government continues with no end in sight.... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It's About Time !

  

  It's about time that someone in the mainstream media spoke up and told the truth. Extortion is still extortion, even when it is wrapped in the flag and powered... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• When Will The Rich "Share The Pain" ?

  

  (Political Cartoon pictured above is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com.) Republicans have told us that this country is in dire financial straits, and that to get... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cruz Wins 'Baggers Presidential Straw Poll

  

  Some of the nastiest and meanest teabaggers in this country held their annual "Values Voter Summit" this last weekend. They must have a rather loose definition... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Early Donations Show Many Want Change

  

  If you listen to most political pundits, then you might think that the states of Texas and Georgia are far too red for any Democrat to have a chance in a... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is There Support For A 3rd Political Party ?

  

  There is an interesting new poll out from Gallup. This Gallup Poll was conducted between October 3rd and 6th of a random nationwide sample of 1,028 adults... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• God Is Not Needed To Be Good

  

  There are good people, decent people, and smart people among both christians and atheists -- but as a general statement, the statements above are true. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Long Will It Take Before GOP Realizes It's Hurting Itself With Shutdown ?

  

  The chart above is from the latest NBC News / Wall Street Journal Poll (done between October 7th and 9th of 800 nationwide adults, with a 3.46 point margin of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congratulations To Our Northern Neighbor !

  

  (The image of Alice Munro above was found at the website ranker.com.) The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded, and the winner this year is Canadian... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Truth On Health Care From Bernie

  

  I do not want to see the Affordable Care Act repealed (or defunded or delayed), because it did fix a few problems with health insurance in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Wealth & Poverty Are Both Growing In U.S.

  

  The chart above is from Mother Jones magazine. It shows that even though the economy worldwide and in this country is still shaky, wealth has grown far more in... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Still Being Blamed For Shutdown

  

  We are now in the second week of a government shutdown, and the GOP is still taking it on the chin for doing it. They had hoped to blame the shutdown on... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Green Party Says Nomination Of Yellen Means More Of Same Failed Policy

  

  On Wednesday, President Obama nominated Janet Yellen to be the next Federal Reserve Chairman. She will replace Ben Bernanke when he retires at the end of the... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Bernie On The Shutdown

  

  As usual, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) gives us the unvarnished truth. It is no accident that the government is shut down. It happened because that's... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Over 2/3 In The U.S. Fear A New Economic Meltdown Is Coming Soon

  

  The Republicans in Congress haven't just hurt their own political brand by engineering the government shutdown, they are also scaring a lot of people in this... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Shutdown Damaging GOP (& Costing Votes)

  

  The Republicans' ultra-right policies leading to a shutdown of the government (and a possible government default in just a few days) are hurting the Republican... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Moyers On The Anti-Democratic Ultra-Right

  

  As the government shutdown continues, the Republicans are trying very hard to convince the American public that the Democrats are at least partially, if not... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress Is Less Popular Than . . .

  

  A couple of days ago, I posted about the unpopularity of the current Congress. According to a recent Gallup Poll, Congress has the approval of only about 11%... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY