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• Opinion Disconnected From Reality

  

  This chart is from a Gallup Poll (conducted between February 7th and 10th with a nationwide sample of 1,015 adults -- with a margin of error of 4 points).... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Corporatism And The Major Media

  

  This is a very perceptive statement by the legendary Malcolm X. Here in America, we like to think that our major news media are independent organizations whose... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• CPAC Snubs Best Republican Hopeful

  

  New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is one of the most popular governors in the country. The Republican governor is carrying a favorability rating over 70%, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Telling The Truth About Marijuana

  

  The original marijuana laws were meant far more for social control than for citizen safety. That is because marijuana is the safest drug know -- and will not... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Above The Law ?

  

  The above statement is true. And even worse, the bankers (at least the big ones on Wall Street) seem to be immune to the law. Why have none of the bankers that... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Is "Extreme" And "Out Of Touch"

  

  The chart above is from the Pew Research Center, and it shows the favorability of the two political parties in the eyes of the American public. Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Opposes Cuts To Most Programs

  

  All the talk now is about how the government needs to cut spending. Nobody seems to like the sequester, but both Congress and the public seems to have accepted... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Stupidity Or Racism ?

  

  Logic is certainly not the right word to use when it comes to conservatives. As soon as President Obama was elected, what little logic they had flew right out... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Proof ?

  

  Proof? Of course not! But it's as good as the "proof" offered by other religions. The fact is that there is no proof that any kind of god actually exists --... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Blizzard In Texas

  

  This is Amarillo (Texas) the day after the blizzard hit (over 18 inches of snow with 35 to 50 mph winds). I've only lived in Amarillo since January of 2007,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP's Hispanic Problem

  

  The last election showed the Republican Party has a serious problem in trying to get Hispanic votes. The GOP candidate for president (Mitt Romney) got less... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• GOP Doesn't Really Care About Deficit

  

  (This caricature of Paul Krugman is by DonkeyHotey.) Republicans don’t care about the deficit. They care about exploiting the deficit to pursue their goal of... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Castro To Step Down In 2018

  

  Raul Castro, the current president of Cuba, has said several times in the past that he believes those holding that office should limit their term in office to... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Government Liars

  

  The sad part is that the American people seem to have accepted this situation. They have been lied to so much by the government that they think it is just the... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• New Military Medal Overvalued ?

  

  The medal pictured at left is the newest military medal. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced its formation on February 13th. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The New McCarthy

  

  Back in the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy ruined the lives of a lot of innocent people by using his position in the Senate to make baseless accusations. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Is The Debt Crisis Real?

  

  We hear a lot about our national debt from the Republicans in Congress. They want us to believe it is a crushing debt that will destroy this country if not... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Where's The Party Of The Left ?

  

  I wish it wasn't true, but I think these two pictures sum up pretty well the political situation in the United States. We don't have a party of the left and a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Executions Are Becoming Rare In U.S.

  

  The above map is from Think Progress, and it shows the states that still have the death penalty and those that don't. They printed the map because it looks... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Happened To "Cost Effective" ?

  

  On both the state and national level, the Republicans have said many times that government must be "cost effective". In other words, the government should... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY