It is a given that the party out of power picks up seats in the off year election.
Why is that? The logic would seem simple. American voters have the patience and vision of a nearsighted 3 year old. Every...
During last Friday's Vox Populi, we were discussing how the GOP/Tea Party, assisted hugely by Fox, the MSM and corporations, has foisted this fraudulent series of racist and hateful "issues" on the nation and into our politics.
Pres. Obama, being...
In my various meanderings around the whole of existence and parts of New Jersey, I have had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of God, Satan and other well recognized talking heads.
It's been my honor to share their blogs...
The GOP's superficial message to Americans is, "Government is your enemy, trust us, we are the government, we should know."
It is easy to boil down what their real motivations are, further siphoning tax money and public wealth into the...
A poll has finally come out which provides a bit of demographics on Tea Partiers. The MSM is spinning it as, "They're actually not poor and ignorant, they're better off than average Americans!" because of course, the contrary to...
When we last left The Man of Steele, he was cornered by Moral Outrage outside a lesbian bondage club in West Hollywood!
Using his Super Ignorance, The Man of Steele closed his eyes and ignored Moral Outrage, causing it to...
The GOP appeals to the child in people (just look at the cartoonish characters representing it in the media and Congress).
The child they appeal to is the one that throws tantrums, beats up weaker kids for their milk money,...
Come November, the Republican Party may need to change their mascot from the elephant to the lemming.
In the aftermath of Scott Brown's upset election in January, the GOP redoubled their bets on the failure of Health Care Reform. As...
As I began this section, The Players and Their Organizations, I realized they could not be covered in one post. So what I will do is touch on The Family here and do a more detailed post on them next....
My first goal in this series is to define the Christian Right and provide some of their history. The Christian Right has been insinuating themselves into public discourse since the late 70's. By the end of the...
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We Need to Stop Playing Trump’s Game
It is long past time to stop playing Trump’s game of racism, hate, misogyny, and abject greed. If Trump is elected, he will end democracy as we know it. Harris will preserve it and work to make it better and far more inclusive so we can have it, as Lincoln said, a more perfect union. It will only happen if you vote.