I was listening to Glenn Beck, an ultra-rightwing radio talk show host and I must say I am amazed at his ignorance of basic history. He was talking about a Kansas town named Buhler which had in a city park a logo with the city's name and a cross. The organization that...
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...
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...
After listening to a number of speeches at a national conference of progressives I come to this conclusion: Progressives are more than eager to take credit for electing President Obama and even to complain about the many failures of him and his administration. They...
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...
I've never been so depressed by the results of a another state's election of someone to the U.S. Senate. Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Oakley for the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy. Brown ran on his...
It's no secret that several Blue Dog Democrats including Max Baucus, Blanche Lincoln and Ben Nelson have been fighting the public option harder than the Republicans. However, now Progressives Democrats are...
A spirit of bipartinsanship and unity must not take precedence in an hour of dire need, and one which calls for determined response. Things have not been looking too good for President Obama these last few days, on the Democratic and Progressive side of the...
The recent musings of Conservative talk show/cable hosts like Rush Limbaugh, who attempts to align President Barack Obama and his administration with the Third Reich and Nazi Germany and...
created by Karen Hatter | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 319 views | 28 recommendations | 6 comments
This is the first Sunday when Tim Russert will not be presiding over "Meet the Press". Whilst many mourn the passage of Tim Russert, others are making political hay over it one way or the other. Many of the...
created by dunkelberg | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 478 views | 19 recommendations | 10 comments