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• Regulation

  

  Why is it that the right-wing in America doesn't mind regulating nearly anything, except guns? And don't bother to say "Second Amendment". Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Could Carry Texas In 2016

  

  Texas is a very red state when it comes to elections. How red? Well, there are no Democrats holding statewide elective office -- and haven't been for over 20... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• American Job Losses To China

  

  When China was allowed to join the World Trade Organization, Americans were told that the United States would benefit from it by opening up Chinese markets to... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Popular Cowboy Selected To Hall Of Fame

  

  In his first year of eligibility, Larry Allen has been selected to enter the NFL Hall of Fame. Allen was not only very popular with Cowboys fans (including... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Favoring The Rich

  

  This is the way our government works. Starting about 1980, as the right-wingers came to power, they tilted the economic playing field to favor the rich. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unemployment Rate Rises In January

  

  For the second month in a row, the official unemployment rate as determined by the Labor Department has risen. In November of 2012, the unemployment rate was... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Brown Won't Run For Kerry's Senate Seat

  

  Democrats got some good news on Friday -- former-Senator Scott Brown (who was unseated in the last election by Elizabeth Warren) will not run for the senate sea... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Likely To Own A Gun

  

  This chart is from the Gallup Poll. It shows the percentage of different demographic groups in the United States who are gun owners. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Truth

  

  Corporations have been lying to Americans. They aren't outsourcing American jobs because the skills in other countries are better than here. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Approval Is Still Rising For The President

  

  Early in 2012, President Obama's approval ratings were dipping, and rested somewhere in the mid-forties. This caused some pundits to believe the president was... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Second Amendment Is Not Absolute

  

  (The cartoon above is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle.) It's become obvious that the gun laws in this country are too loose. Whether we want to admit... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Falling Behind In Solar Energy

  

  At the turn of the century it looked like the United States was going to be a leader in solar energy (the ultimate in clean and renewable energy production). Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Poor And Middle Class Pay More In Taxes

  

  The Republicans would have you believe that the rich are forced to bear an onerous and unconscionable burden in taxes in the United States. Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Political Shift In 2012 Favored Democrats

  

  Each year, the Gallup Poll uses the information it collected during the entirety of all the polls on political preference during the year to compile a... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fight For Your Constitutional Rights

  

  If you live in New York, or are going to be there on February 6th, then you should consider showing up for this non-violent protest of the 2012 National... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Don't Repeat Economic History

  

  There are people who absolutely refuse to learn from history. And today, that seems to be the Republican Party. They want people to believe that the most... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• God Picks The Sports Winners ?

  

  (The image above was found at the website of Tom McMahon.) We've all seen athletes pray before a sporting event, and give thanks to Jesus (or some god) if they... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We Have A New Secretary Of State

  

  It's official now. The new Secretary of State is John Kerry. The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to confirm the nomination of Mr. Kerry with a vote of... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perry's Popularity Low In Texas

  

  (The caricature of Rick Perry above was done by DonkeyHotey.) Rick Perry, the governor of Texas, has already indicated a desire to run for president again in... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Moral Test Of Government

  

  Hubert Humphrey was a good man, a great politician, and a true statesman. And what he said is very true. As a country, we rise or fall together. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY