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• Obama's Popularity Has Improved

  

  While the popularity of Congress remains extremely low (especially congressional Republicans, who poll consistently worse than congressional Democrats), that... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Expensive Words

  

  For the last three years (2010 through 2012), half-term governor and failed vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been a paid pundit for Fox News. Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• President Talks Of The Political Reality

  

  When President Obama first took office in 2009, he was a bit naive. He thought he could work with both parties in Congress for the good of the country, and... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Greedy Rich

  

  This is the kind of thing that makes me mad as hell -- and I think it should make all Americans mad. This rich jerk (and many of his Wall Street and corporate... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.S. Health Care System Isn't Fixed (Yet)

  

  I wish I could say the American health care system has been fixed. But it hasn't been fixed. There are still far too many people without health care in this... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• WSJ Admits Obama Is Not A Big Spender

  

  The Republicans have been trying for the last four years to paint President Obama as a "big spender". In fact, out of the last five presidents, President Obama... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Internal GOP War

  

  (The image above was found at the blog called Citizen Crain.) The Republicans were riding high during the Bush administration, and seemed very much like a unite... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Racism Or Just Stupidity ?

  

  As the New York Magazine says, President Obama has issued fewer executive orders than any president in the last 100 years -- and yet the Republicans are acting... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Religious Freedom

  

  This is a very important concept. Some fundamentalists on the right seem to think "religious freedom" means the right to impose their own religion on their... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Pig With Lipstick Is Still A Pig

  

  (The image above is from the website HR Examiner.) The Republicans learned from the last election that they have some problems. Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• U.N. To Investigate Drone Murders

  

  The idea of using drones (unmanned aircraft piloted from a distance) to attack an enemy is not a bad idea in theory. It can rain down destruction on an enemy... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Arizona Bill Would Prevent Graduations

  

  The chart above, from the Progressive Policy Institute, shows the stark truth about unemployment in the United States. The blue bars illustrate that the more... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Offensive

  

  The above very true statement (found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny) shows just how screwed up the priorities of many Americans are. While they may offend... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Another Step Taken Toward Equal Rights

  

  I haven't been a big supporter of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, but I definitely approve of one of his final actions before leaving that job -- removing th... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Can National Dems Turn Texas Blue ?

  

  It's been a long time since Texas was a blue state. When President Johnson, with the support of the Democratic Party (and some Northern Republicans), passed a... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hillary Shows How It's Done

  

  A couple of days ago, Hillary Clinton testified before a Senate committee about the tragedy in Benghazi (where four Americans were killed by Islamic... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas GOP Loves Guns More Than People

  

  As a native Texan, I wish I could say this wasn't true -- but I can't. While other state governments are trying to help their citizens get health insurance,... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Would Be Nice If Congress Represented Us

  

  Images are from the blog of Yellowdog Granny. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Dems Surrender To GOP On Filibuster

  

  (The cartoon above is by Gary Varvel in the Indianapolis Star.) As we all know, the United States Senate has been in a state of gridlock for the last few years. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Rigging The Presidential Election

  

  President Obama, the Democratic candidate, scored a smashing victory in the last presidential election -- getting about 3.5 million more votes nationally than... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 POLITICS, SOCIETY