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• Strange Bedfellows

  

  The picture above is of "hemp" plants. They are more commonly called marijuana (or cannabis) plants -- and all varieties are against the law. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• On Both Sides Of The Fence

  

  This is something I have never understood about right-wingers. They do not trust the government, and yet they want to increase the military power of the same... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rise In Minimum Wage Benefits All

  

  It's no secret that the current minimum wage (about $7.25 an hour) is about as low as it has been in the history of the wage. It would take a minimum wage of... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Democratic Donor Says Hillary Will Run

  

  The picture above shows Hillary Clinton swearing in Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis as the American ambassador to Hungary (in January of 2010). The gentleman in th... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unions Protect Workers

  

  Too many Americans have bought into the corporate propaganda that unions are not needed in modern America. They think they can actually bargain on a one-to-one... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Obstruction Is Alive And Well

  

  Majority Leader Harry Reid has a right to be mad -- at himself. At the beginning of the 112th Congress, Reid let himself be hoodwinked by Minority Leader Mitch... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ted Cruz - The New Joe McCarthy ?

  

  Texas has had some embarrassing senators -- from John Tower and Kay Bailey Hutchinson to its current senior senator, John Cornyn. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Dumbing-Down Of The SOTU

  

  The picture above is of President James Madison. When The Guardian newspaper applied the Flesch-Kincaid readability test to all of the State of the Union... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• State of the Union: Obama Focuses on Gun Violence

  

  President Obama gave his State of the Union speech last night. It was long, and in my opinion, not one of his better speeches. You can read the text of his... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Trusts Obama More Than GOP

  

  The charts above were made from information taken from a new poll done by Quinnipiac University. The poll was done between January 30th and February 4th of 1,77... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Senate Passes VAWA (Again)

  

  Yesterday, the United States Senate again passed a bill to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) -- and they did it by a large margin (78 to 22). Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• VAWA Should Be Passed

  

  Domestic Abuse is our national shame -- and the failure of congressional Republicans to re-authorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) just compounds that... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Workers Are Necessary

  

  If you listen to congressional Republicans, you might get the impression that government workers are some kind of evil luxury that just sucks up tax dollars... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Pedophile Protector To Resign As Pope

  

  Some of you may think that's a rather harsh headline, but it's very true. This pope protected pedophiles by not allowing them to be reported and prosecuted,... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Redistributing Wealth

  

  The right wing has made the term "redistribution of wealth" a dirty word in this country. They have convinced people that it is code for SOCIALISM! That is... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Panetta (& Obama) Wrong On Defense

  

  Recently, outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta sided with the Republicans on the issue of the sequestration cuts to defense (military) spending. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Split Will Be Evident On Tuesday

  

  (The above image is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com.) There is currently a big split in the Republican Party. While most in the party's establishment... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• People Of Quality

  

  I agree with the sentiment on the sign this young man is carrying, but I would extend it further -- people of quality do not fear equality. Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Science / Religion

  

  (Found at the blog of the inimitable Yellowdog Granny.) Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Palin's Political Career Is Officially Dead

  

  (This image of Sarah Palin was found at the website Efficient Awesomeness.) I studied her and thoroughly examined herAnd she’s not only merely deadShe’s really... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY