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• Not A Christian Symbol

  

  Yellow Dog Granny reminds us that a lot of fundamentalist christians in this country believe the American flag is a religious symbol, interchangeable with the... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• NRA Should Have Remained Silent

  

  The National Rifle Association (NRA) has been promoting a gun culture for years now. They have gone far beyond just protecting the rights of law-abiding... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Texas Wins Crown For Stupidest Politician

  

  The crown (pictured above) for stupidest politician in the United States used to be the sole property of the state of Texas (where stupidity seems to be a... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Unions / Middle Class

  

  This is just to remind everyone that it was the union movement that built a strong middle class in the United States -- and that the GOP war on unions (on behal... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Knowledge Should Be Forbidden

  

  We should take Heinlein's warning to heart, because it is just as true today as the day he wrote it. When we inject religious dogma into our school science... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Boehner Unable To Herd His GOP "Cats"

  

  Speaker Boehner thought he had come up with a plan to put pressure on the president. He called it his "plan B". It would allow the Bush tax cuts to expire for... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Public Thinks Republicans Are Too Extreme

  

  The Republican Party has definitely damaged it's image in the last couple of years with their obstructionism. As the above chart shows, in 2010 the American... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The World's Biggest Arms Dealer

  

  This is an interesting chart, showing that in just the last few years the United States has begun to corner the market on arms sales to the countries of the Nea... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Killing Children Is Always Wrong

  

  This nation mourns the senseless slaughter of 20 children in Connecticut, and well it should. There is never an excuse for the murder of innocent children. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Ignoring Mental Health Care

  

  Andy Borowitz is one of the funniest satirical writers in America today, but I'm having a hard time working up a smile for this statement of his. That's... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cut Social Security To Fix Deficit Is Wrong

  

  Dur ing the presidential campaign, and again when the "fiscal cliff" negotiations began, President Obama promised that he would not agree to any cuts to Social... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 ECONOMICS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Man Of The Year

  

  This ought to explode right-wing heads around the country. They still haven't gotten over President Obama's re-election and now he is selected as Time Magazine'... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Obama Is Starting To Waffle (Again)

  

  I admit that I had thought President Obama had learned his lesson from his first four years in office. During those years the president tried endlessly to... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• What Could (And Should) Be Done

  

  The picture above shows us that the right-wingers in this country are all over the place with their issues. First, they want to label teachers (and other... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• More Guns Just Means More Death

  

  (The cartoon above is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star.)We haven't heard a peep out of the NRA since the murder of 20 school children and six... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Some Honesty From A Republican !

  

  The above statement is from a Republican -- Bruce Bartlett, Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy in the administration of George W. Bush. Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY

• 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