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• Americans Still Support Affirmative Action

  

  I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by the results of this recent Gallup Poll (conducted between June 13th and July 5th of a random sample of 4,373... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Federal Court Strikes Down Discrimination In Texas City (Again)

  

  I have posted before about the anti-immigrant efforts of the city of Farmers Branch, Texas (a city of about 29,000 people bordering the northern edge of Dallas). Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congress (Especially Republicans) Still Unpopular With The General Public

  

  I found the above charted parts of the new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll to be very interesting. The poll was conducted between July 17th and 21st of a... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Protect Social Security & Medicare

  

  Bernie is exactly right. Social Security was designed to give seniors a minimally decent standard of living, and keep them from falling into abject poverty... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Future Looks Bright For Progressives

  

  The charts above were made from information contained in the recent Public Religion Research Institute survey (Taken between May 30th and June 16th of a... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Republicans Not Happy With Their Leaders

  

  The charts above reflect information from the latest ABC News/Washington Post Poll, taken between July 18th and 21st of a nationwide sample of 1,002 adults --... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cowboys Off To A Bad Start

  

  I had high hopes as the Cowboys opened their training camp this week, but I'm starting to wonder if those hopes were misplaced. Last year the Cowboys were... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 SPORTS

• Supporting The Troops

  

  Too many Americans today think supporting our troops means nothing more than putting a magnetic yellow ribbon (usually made in China) on their vehicle. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Florida Verdict Shows Racial Divide In U.S.

  

  There is a huge divide in this country over race. Although many today want to deny it, racism is still a problem in this country. The recent court verdict in... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Having A Mother Using Cocaine Doesn't Hurt Kids Nearly As Much As Poverty &...

  

  (This image is from the webpage of the Institute of Jewish Education.) Back in the 1980's the use of cocaine, especially crack cocaine, was rampant (some even... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Job Approval Drops Slightly

  

  The newest Gallup Poll (taken between April 20th and July 19th of a nationwide sample of 45,256 adults -- with a margin of error of only 1 point) shows Presiden... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Upholding The Rights Of Women

  

  I hope the federal courts will do the same to the new anti-woman laws in Texas and North Carolina. Women deserve the same right that men have to control what... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Boehner Is An Idiot !

  

  (The caricature of Speaker Boehner above is from the incomparable DonkeyHotey.) Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner has demonstrated his incompetence... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nate Silver Returning To First Love - Sports

  

  In the last election, one of the best resources for political junkies like me, was the excellent blog of Nate Silver -- FiveThirtyEight.com (carried by the New... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Was Zimmerman Just A Coward ?

  

  I am a little tired of those who would have us believe that George Zimmerman was just doing his job as a member of his neighborhood watch. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• An Oklahoma Republican Speaks The Truth

  

  As regular readers of this blog will know, I seldom have anything good to say about today's Republican Party. That's because they seem to have abandoned their... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Froome Wins The 100th Tour De France

  

  The picture above shows the leaders of the Tour's different categories decked out in their respective jerseys prior to racing the stage 21 finale. The White... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 OUTDOORS, SPORTS

• GOP Plans To Hold Obamacare Hostage In Next Debt Ceiling Showdown

  

  (The cartoon above is by Daryl Cagle at caglecartoons.com.) Another battle over the debt ceiling is looming. Around October of this year, the government will... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Legendary Journalist Helen Thomas Dies

  

  (This image of Helen Thomas in 1970 is from The White House Museum.) A legendary American journalist, Helen Thomas, has passed away. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 MEDIA, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Football Is Back !

  

  (This image of the camp's opening press conference is from DallasCowboys.com.) Football is back! Dallas Cowboys players arrived at training camp on Saturday, an... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY