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• Has Sen. Collins Read The Constitution ?

  

  Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) is usually thought of in the mainstream media as a "moderate" Republican. That's because every now and then (but not too often)... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Random Thoughts On Boston

  

  Just a couple of things I've been thinking: * Patton Oswalt, in the comment above, is exactly right. There are far more good people in this world than evil... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Venezuela Stays The Course

  

  President Hugo Chavez was extremely popular in Venezuela, and I feared that after his death that country might once again be seized by right-wing forces -- who... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Popularity Of Background Checks For Gun Buyers

  

  The other day President Obama remarked about the extraordinary popularity of a law requiring background checks for gun buyers, asking when was the last time... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• How Much More ?

  

  The real question is how much more of this crap from the Republicans are Americans going to put up with. They destroyed the economy, and now they block any... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• It IS A Terrorist Act

  

  By now, you have to know about the tragedy that was perpetrated by some evil person (or persons) in Boston. As the annual Boston Marathon was winding down, two... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Supreme Court Upholds Strict Gun Laws

  

  The state of New York has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the nation. They require a background check on people wanting to buy guns, have banned the... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economy & Jobs Still Most Important Issues

  

  The image above is from the latest Gallup Poll (taken between April 4th and 7th of a random nationwide sample of 1,005 adults -- with a margin of error of 4... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Prison State Of America

  

  I believe this is probably true, and if it is, then our own prisons would surely be a serious indictment against this country. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Leadership Gives In To Teabaggers

  

  (The image above is by Nikahang Kosar at roozonline.com.) The Republican Party national leadership did an assessment of their party after their poor showing in... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Very Early View Of 2016 Primaries

  

  I know its much too early to put much stock in presidential polls for 2016. After all, that's about 3 years from now. But political junkies like myself just... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporate Socialism

  

  They Republicans like to brag that they are against socialism, but that is not really true. They just don't want real people (the poor and disadvantaged, the... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Gun Deaths Keep Mounting Up

  

  On December 14th of last year, 26 people were gunned down at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut -- twenty children and six teachers. Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Test Of Religious Knowledge

  

  The United States is one of the most religious nations, although the number on non-religious persons is growing. According to the Pew Research Center, about 6... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Church Businesses Should Be Taxed

  

  Christ Church Pentecostal of Nashville is a large church -- with over 2,000 members and a property valued at $2 million. As with all churches (and other... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religion As A Weapon

  

  Religion doesn't hurt anything? Is that a sick joke? Of course it does. Religion has been responsible for more wars, torture, and hurting of human beings than... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sensible Ideas To Cut The Budget

  

  Recently the Republicans, by their refusal to compromise on a reasonable budget, forced the sequestration cuts on Americans -- cuts that mainly fell on the... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Congressional Approval Still Very Low

  

  The above chart shows the results of the most recent Gallup Poll on approval of the current Congress. The poll was taken between April 4th and 7th of a random... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Why Is GOP Opposing U.N. Arms Treaty ?

  

  The arms treaty recently passed by the United Nations was a hard-fought victory for human rights and world peace. It will keep arms from going to countries... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hispanics Want Change - Not Tokenism

  

  (The cartoon above is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.) The national Republican leadership got a wake up call last November when their... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY