Why is politics so mind bogglingly complicated?
You often hear conversation about the host of complex problems we face today and that these issues cannot...
Too often when surfing the internet and visiting various blogs and other meeting sites, I read comments from ALL sides of the political divide, ...
Smedley Butler
Crusader, Contrarian, Curmudgeon
I see a lot of people laying the blame for the events in Wisconsin at the feet of the voters...
Here is a little ammunition and something to think about the next time you hear that raising taxes on "business" will stop them from hiring or squash their ability or willingness to invest or to upgrade their equipment or infrastructure.
The wealthy have been engaged in open class warfare against the American People for 30 years. The war is at a turning point and what could be lost may never be regained. It's time for us to step up to confront and defeat this very real threat to the American way of life and our democracy.
Politics and religion don't mix. Really, they shouldn't mix. Actually, they're not meant to mix, especially in the United States, where our Constitution calls...
THE REPUBLICAN “DOGS OF WAR”
Politics is war without bloodshed – Mao Tse-tung
Republicans have declared war on America. Sounds ridiculous, but is it? To...
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This year, riding a fervor of Tea Party "down with big government, down with Obama" rhetoric, a number of Tea Party candidates were elected...
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