The right-wingers continue to make the false claim that they are America, and that the rest of America isn't. In fact America owes more to the liberal Democrats than it does to the Tea Party.The Democrats form the bulk of American science, which is at the root of everything...
This will be the first in a few installments of opinion pieces on "what's wrong in America" which being an independent I feel uniquely qualified to ruffle feathers on both sides. Yes, this IS a major problem for this country which sees one side of the spectrum spending...
Archie Bunker was an idiot. He was a loudmouth crude moron from Queens, NY. If Mr. Bunker was a real person and lived in 2009 he would be labled a real American patriot and be a loyal listener to far rightwing radio. He would of course, be politically correct....
This is not going to sit well with many folks, but the failure to see this is disturbing.
If AGW is the doomsday machine it's alleged to be, and it may very well not (but let's say it could be) AGW proponents need to gut their ranks on all levels, including scientists and...
Reform Alliance receives absolute power, but where are the reforms?
Conservative Party swept to a majority government yesterday in spite of Quebecers that voted against it as a block and...
created by steffanileman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 271 views | 3 recommendations | 9 comments
By Jim Stanford, Globe and Mail
"In the Middle East, fury over the rising cost of energy and other essentials sparked the overthrow of tyrants. In China, desperate truckers held spontaneous strikes to protest...
opinion by steffanileman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 136 views | 2 recommendations | 7 comments
Liberals don’t like to fight as they prefer to persuade with intellectual argument and strategic force. The trouble is that in politics it is often a brawl with political punches thrown. Liberals retreat to lick...
The UK television has pulled a Beyonce advertisement from TV, claiming that it is not suitable for children. There have been precedents for this decision, and none of them are good.In 19th century, the US Supreme Court ruled to ban books deemed salacious for reasons that such...
My God, man. What the hell is going on with this country? I haven't been moved to write much about politics in the last couple of months. It just seems like the entire discourse in this county is getting more and...
When I voted for Obama I was all in. I gave and I gave until I couldn’t give anymore. I turned down calls from cancer societies, firemen, policemen, and organizations of all kinds to march to the tune of David...
Chris Cillizza is reporting on polls again. His story indicates more of us identify as conservatives. But, hold on. I think the old labels, conservative and liberal, are worn out. I am a social liberal when it...
The headline of this entry is the statement that Tom Hanks makes of his toy company executive rival during a pitch meeting about a building that turns into a robot, from the movie Big (it was on this weekend). And...
opinion by cconyersjr | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 252 views | 18 recommendations | 2 comments
Salon.com points out the liberals thought the Times Square terrorist might be a Beck patriot, not because they could not believe a Muslim was behind it, but because the New York City Police Commissioner...
I used to feel sorry for the teabagger (bowel) movement. I used to think "Wow, here are some people that are truly wanting to take on our government officials to put this country back on track to accountability and...
Obama and the Democratic leadership passed a takeover of the US health care system despite overwhelming voter opposition, buying votes and racking up levels of political corruption never before witnessed in American history.
In just his first year in office, Barrack Obama...