One of Arizona's most famous son's is Barry Goldwater, a five term Senator known as "Mr. Conservative".
Republican Senator Goldwater launched a bid for President of the United States against Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, and Goldwater was portrayed as...
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...
I've been thinking a lot about Watergate lately.
Watergate, as much as it was a political coming-of-age for America, coincided with my own personal coming-of-age. The actual break-in occurred just weeks after I'd graduated from high school and the initial...
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...
Heading out to searing Las Vegas for Netroots Nation and am hoping to provide updates of my adventures in this gathering of godless, communist, socialist, white-hating enemies of America. BTW, should I hit on 16?
Hope I don't disappoint, so...
In 2008, a majority of voters seemed to have recognized that the GOP's policy of allegiance to the wealthy and destruction of our constitution, principles and economy was really not something that they wanted to continue.
The voters wanted change...
As, some of you know, my passion for politics extends 'across the pond' as they say. I didn't think of writing anything until results started streaming in, and that for a subject I feel deserves more notice from us...
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...
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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.
