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A political/economics blog written from a progressive point of view.
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Stupidity Or Racism ?
Logic is certainly not the right word to use when it comes to conservatives. As soon as President Obama was elected, what little logic they had flew right out... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Proof ?
Proof? Of course not! But it's as good as the "proof" offered by other religions. The fact is that there is no proof that any kind of god actually exists --... Read more
Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Blizzard In Texas
This is Amarillo (Texas) the day after the blizzard hit (over 18 inches of snow with 35 to 50 mph winds). I've only lived in Amarillo since January of 2007,... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The GOP's Hispanic Problem
The last election showed the Republican Party has a serious problem in trying to get Hispanic votes. The GOP candidate for president (Mitt Romney) got less... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Doesn't Really Care About Deficit
(This caricature of Paul Krugman is by DonkeyHotey.) Republicans don’t care about the deficit. They care about exploiting the deficit to pursue their goal of... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Castro To Step Down In 2018
Raul Castro, the current president of Cuba, has said several times in the past that he believes those holding that office should limit their term in office to... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Government Liars
The sad part is that the American people seem to have accepted this situation. They have been lied to so much by the government that they think it is just the... Read more
Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
New Military Medal Overvalued ?
The medal pictured at left is the newest military medal. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced its formation on February 13th. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
The New McCarthy
Back in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy ruined the lives of a lot of innocent people by using his position in the Senate to make baseless accusations. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Is The Debt Crisis Real?
We hear a lot about our national debt from the Republicans in Congress. They want us to believe it is a crushing debt that will destroy this country if not... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Where's The Party Of The Left ?
I wish it wasn't true, but I think these two pictures sum up pretty well the political situation in the United States. We don't have a party of the left and a... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Executions Are Becoming Rare In U.S.
The above map is from Think Progress, and it shows the states that still have the death penalty and those that don't. They printed the map because it looks... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
What Happened To "Cost Effective" ?
On both the state and national level, the Republicans have said many times that government must be "cost effective". In other words, the government should... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Are You An Atheist ?
That may sound like a silly question to some. After all, it is assumed that people will know whether they are an atheist or not. But that is not necessarily... Read more
Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, RELIGION, SOCIETY, SPIRITUALITY -
Duping America
The mantra of the Republicans these days, which they repeat incessantly, is that the budget deficit of the federal government is out of control and growing... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Support Huge For Raising Minimum Wage
Last Monday (2-18-13) I posted about President Obama's proposal to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.00 an hour (and ties future increases to the... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Jon Huntsman - A Reasonable Republican
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman has once again proven why he didn't stand a chance of getting the Republican presidential nomination last year (or at any... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Unrealistic
Dr. Angell is absolutely right. It is unrealistic to think our market-based health care system is sustainable -- even with the band-aid of Obamacare applied to... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
Polls Show High Approval Ratings for Obama
It's been more than three months since President Obama was overwhelmingly re-elected to a second term, and he's still riding high in the public's estimation --... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY -
GOP Passes The Blame For "Sequester"
The House Republicans are trying to play both sides of the fence right now regarding the "sequestration" cuts that will soon hit the federal budget (making... Read more
Posted on 22 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY