News & Politics

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Our budget deficit is skyrocketing due to spending on the poor. The poor are increasingly becoming obese and dependent on government spending. Maybe it's time to meat in the middle.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

This email is not about being a Republican or being a Democrat. It is about having some integrity and specifically, your lack thereof. As one of your constituents in Arizona's 7th Legislative District I wanted to let you know that I am outraged as a taxpayer at the time, money and effort spent on the ridiculous AZ "Birther" bill sponsored by State Rep. Carl Seel.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, April 18, 2011.

  Well, the Great Whore of Babylon was on my tail I tried to evade her, but to no avail I searched low and high for a...

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, April 15 2011.

Manipulation of headlines in general and observations at the Huffington Post - Text: Truth; Illustration: B. McCue - {Author’s note: some of the techniques I’m...

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, April 14, 2011.

Indeed, to those in my own party, I say that if we truly believe in a progressive vision of our society, we have the obligation to prove that we can afford our commitments. If we believe that government can make a difference in people's lives, we have the obligation to prove that it works – by making government smarter, leaner and more effective.