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• Public Wants Rights For Same-Sex Couples

  

  In the last decade or so the opinion of Americans toward same-sex marriages has radically changed. Poll after poll has shown that while only a few years ago mos... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Will Harry Do ?

  

  There is no doubt in my mind that the filibuster procedures in the Senate must be reformed. Those who wrote the Constitution never intended for it to take more... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Remarkable Memorial Speech

  

  On Sunday, President Obama went to Newtown (Connecticut), and gave one of the best speeches of his life. I am posting the text of that wonderful and... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Fewer Media Owners = Less Freedom

  

  One of the primary requirements of the maintenance of a free democracy is a free and competitive press with many different owners (thus providing many... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Boehner Has Another "Ridiculous" Proposal

  

  The president and members of Congress are still unable to reach an agreement on the so-called "fiscal cliff". Personally, I don't think that's such a disaster. Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Colbert "Spends" His PAC Funds

  

  As you may know, comedian (and presidential candidate) Stephen Colbert started his own political PAC during the last campaign -- and his fans donated hundreds o... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Hearing The Same Tired Old Excuses

  

  In the wake of the mass shooting in Connecticut of 20 kindergarten and first grade children (and six female school employees), we are hearing the same few peopl... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Stealing The Hopes Of Our Children

  

  These are the words of one of our greatest modern warriors -- President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and he said it at a time when this nation faced real enemies with... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• About The Victims In Connecticut

  

  The following facts are from CNN:The medical examiner, H. Wayne Carver II, speaking at a news conference in Newtown, said that all of the victims died of gunsho... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Interesting Info In Gun Debate

  

  The above chart is from Mother Jones. Note that out of all the guns used by mass killers in the last few years, at least 48 of them were obtained legally. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unconstitutional State Constitutions

  

  All laws in the United States are supposed to be in accordance with the United States Constitution, and any laws, rules, or state constitutional provisions... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Triplets

  

  Talk about dysfunctional families! These three religions all sprang from the same source, and yet they absolutely hate each other and have been warring for... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Nothing Will Be Done

  

  I'm sure you have by now heard of the shooting in the Connecticut elementary school -- where six adults and 20 children (most of them in kindergarten or first... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The "Life Expectancy" Lie

  

  One of the things the congressional Republicans (and their Wall Street masters) are pushing these days is that the age of qualifying for Medicare (and possibly... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Little Food For Thought

  

  The CEO of McDonald's restaurants makes $8.75 million dollars a year. That's a lot of money for one of the most notorious low-wage corporations in the country. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• We're All Americans

  

  The name-calling is the least of the myriad disgusting (and sometimes violent) ways that Americans treat each other. Isn't this rather stupid for a nation made... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The GOP Is Tarnishing Its Own Image

  

  The Bush administration, without a doubt, hurt the image of Republicans. While talking about "compassionate conservatism", Bush turned out to be one of the leas... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Economic Terrorists

  

  The American public seems to think that the only danger this country faces is from outside groups (like international terrorists). Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Least Respected Senator

  

  The folks over at Public Policy Polling, after doing some polling since the election, have determined that the least respected senator on Capitol Hill (at... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Reducing Drug Use

  

  The quote above is about cutting drug use, but the truth is that it would have several beneficial effects for society. It would not only be a huge savings,... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY