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• The Revised 10 Commandments (For GOP)

  

  Christian fundamentalists love to tout the 10 commandments, and are continuously trying to put copies of those religious commandments on both state and federal... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Liberals On Religion

  

  The right-wing, especially the fundamentalists, like to say that liberals hate god and are trying to persecute christians. Nothing could be farther from the... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• BBC Poll Rating Of 16 Countries & E.U.

  

  Those who believe in American "exceptionalism" (the idea that the United States is by far the best country in the world) are not going to like the results of th... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Conservative Numbers Are Dropping

  

  Here is some good news. It looks like fewer people are willing to identify themselves as conservatives than back in 2010. Back then, at least 51% of the public... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Most Southerners Want Medicaid Expansion

  

  Republican governors in the South have been delaying or denying an expansion of Medicaid in their states. This expansion would give health insurance coverage... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Apologies

  

  I can understand how these good folks feel. Living in Texas, I feel the same way at lot of the time. After all, we have given the world Ted Cruz (the new Joe... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Profits Up, Taxes Down - No Jobs

  

  The Republicans have been telling us for years that the secret to a healthy economy is to enhance corporate profits and lower corporate taxes (the trickle-down... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• House Wants To Ream Student Borrowers

  

  Once again, the House Republicans have shown that they simply do not care for Americans trying to better themselves and work their way out of the hole the... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• IRS Is The Least Respected Federal Agency

  

  The folks over at the Gallup Poll just surveyed Americans on what they thought of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). It will probably come as no surprise that... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Gerrymandering

  

  These pie charts show the effectiveness of gerrymandering. The Democrats got the most votes in the House races in 2012 (combined vote), but the Republicans... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is Not Winning Any New Friends

  

  As you know, the Republican Party did very poorly in the 2012 election. They lost a huge majority of women, young voters, the LGBT community, and all minority... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Race Is Still A Serious Issue For U.S. & GOP

  

  Half a decade ago when President Obama was elected president of this country, there were many who said the United States was finally entering it's... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Are Federal Execs Getting Bonuses ?

  

  (Image was found at website Slate.com.) As you must know by now, the "sequester" budget cuts are kicking in. These forced federal budget cuts affect every... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Today's GOP Makes Reagan Look Liberal

  

  If there was any question that today's Republican Party is an extremist organization, this should settle that for you. Today's GOP just killed a background chec... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is It Moral Or Not ?

  

  This nation has changed a lot since I was a young man. Things that were once considered immoral have now moved over to being moral for a majority of the America... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Doesn't Care What The Public Wants

  

  The Republicans are convinced that they know what is best for this country -- and they refuse to compromise on that belief. It does not matter to them that... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Suburban Poverty Has Sharply Increased

  

  Traditionally, poverty has been thought of as an inner city problem. The suburbs has been thought to be inhabited by those in the middle class. But things are... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Money For Education In Texas ?

  

  (Image above is from the website my.hsj.org.) During the 2011 biennial session of the Texas legislature, the Republican slashed education funding in the state b... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fundies Aren't As Absolutist As They Claim

  

  The only real opposition to legalizing same-sex marriage is among religious bigots -- those fundamentalists who want to impose their own religious views on all... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sharing The Pain ?

  

  It is thanks to the Republicans that the sequester cuts went into effect (although Democrats must accept some blame for agreeing to this stupid idea in the firs... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY