Republican Women and 1960s

There are any number of Republican women politicians who have as a centerpiece of their agenda undoing everything 1960s.There is a problem with that stance. Without what happened in 1960s, these women would not be able to be politicians or entrepreneurs or anything else they...

Rotten Tomatoes In Washington

Yes, my fellow Americans there is something that really stinks in Washington. These past couple of weeks our nations capital has been the center of political posturing by the Republicans in a converted attempt to discredit the White House in a number of instances. Fist, there...

Republicans ignore disasters caused by big business in the U.S.

I missed writing a column on Earth Day, so I will writing this one about threats to our health and environment. The fertilizer plant in West, Texas (south of Dallas) had 1350 times the amount of ammonium nitrate that requires disclosure to the U.S. Department of Homeland...

Republican Guilt-trips

A lot of Republicans like to use guilt trips to glorify the actions of their constituents, and in most cases these guilt-trips are misplaced. At the same time they like to discount accomplishments made by the Democrats and either deny their existence or give credit for these...

GOP withdrawals med. marijuana bill because voters harass?

Issues in the news: I. Fox News, the propaganda arm of the religious right-wing in America, is upset that Google didn't do one of their famous holiday doodle screens with an Easter theme, on Easter. Who did they honor that day? Well, one of the greatest labor leaders that...

Atheists attacked and large public support for Christianity

As an atheist, I never realized that I was a threat to take down the remains of the World Trade Center. That I was trying to "finish the job" that Muslim terrorists committed on 9/11/01. I must be, because some guy named Shawn Akers (who I haven't even heard of until 5...

Examples of Christian nationalism in our public schools

Issues in the News: I. Bill O'Reilly, debated with devout Christian and talk show host Laura Ingraham about his previous on-air statement, "The compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals. That is where the compelling argument is. We're Americans, we just...

GOP withdrawals med. pot bill because voters "harass" lawmakers?

Issues in the news: I. Fox News, the propaganda arm of the religious right-wing in America, is upset that Google didn't do one of their famous holiday doodle screens with an Easter theme, on Easter. Who did they honor that day? Well, one of the greatest labor leaders...

GOP Censors Gov. Report That Debunks 'Tax Cuts Create Jobs' Myth

"The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) issued a report back in September that showed that tax breaks for wealthy Americans did not help economy or create job growth. The report debunked a long-held Republican talking point that cutting taxes for the wealthy...

Why do anti-gay opponents think they are persecuted?

Well, I was listening to conservative talk radio (and calling into some shows) on the issue of marriage equality for gay couples, as this issue is before the U.S. Supreme Court right now. Now, one of the hosts stated that those young people who think of their elders...

Why would a god care about who heads a household anyway?

Fundamentalist religion gives cover for the most sexiest beliefs one can imagine. Supposedly there is a god who jump started the vast, vast universe with quadillions of stars, but he cares about your sex life. He wants you to be heterosexual and he wants to be sure that a...

How can a DUI arrest lead to two years in jail without a trial?

Some interesting things happened in the news. I. A Republican legislator in Oregon is stating that there should be increased taxes on bicycles, because bike riders produce more global warming gases than cars. While I have my doubts that he even believes in global warming, I...

M. Obama at the Oscars and countdown to the Pope being nope pope

Issues in the News: I Well, Pope Benedict XVI has only a few more hours left and then the chaos of no pope in Rome! Well, there is no Italian government in Rome right now, so I guess it isn't that bad. One of the more anti-gay Cardinals, Keith O'Brien of Britain, will not be...