This theory may have had its origin as an old wives' (or old grandfathers') tale but perhaps there is also a scientific basis for this...that you can't trust a man with thin lips. Let alone, a politician.
In a bold move Fed Chair Bernanke anounced an aggressive round of quantitative easing people are calling QE3.  First this is a stimulus and with a GOPTEA House the only stimulus and the way it's structured it could be a substantial...
President Obama delivers his nomination acceptance speech tonight. You’re invited to join us in watching the evening's events and participating in a Live Chat to share your thoughts, observations and reactions in real time.
There is a strategy in primarily impressing a positive perception about the Dems and Obama. It can also infer an accurately negative perception about the Repubs that can be more powerful than explicitly stating to the public "We're on your side and they're your enemies."
Hurricane Isaac reminds Americans to consider whether America should be a country that comes to the rescue when people are in trouble or if America should be an Ayn Rand utopia where the rule is survival of the wealthiest and those who suffer are on their own.
    I almost never repost as a new post but in this case the blogger asked to get the word out on blogs and their story was very enlightening.  It's a long post so you can read the whole blog by...
Romney's latest set of magic political underwear will not protect him nor the fantasy he wants to promote about being able to repeal the ACA.
In what can only be described as a surprising outcome, Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four liberal Supreme Court judges to uphold the Affordable Care Act and its key provision of the individual mandate.
In politics, the media or business, an unspoken rule seems to be that accomplishing one's proprietary goals necessarily means discarding the quaint notion of being influenced by one's own conscience.
Bill Clinton has repeatedly put self-gratification above the best interest of the people and that is reflected even today in his throwing Obama under the train to protect those who are driven in limos.

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I Believe in God, But I Hate Religion Part 2

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The thought of eternal suffering is a significant motivator for those who are strong in their religious beliefs. It is also conducive to those who push various religious doctrines on their congregants to keep them in line.