MISSING: The Heel-Dragging Republicans of Congress – Why President Obama Won’t Take Them Down
Why aren’t Democrats asking dairies to put John Boehner’s picture on milk cartons? Billboards with Mitch McConnell’s face “Have you seen me?” Somehow, Republican Teahadis and their intransigence have gone … Continue reading
When Politics Becomes Religion
“I Don’t Believe the Liberal Media” is a bumper sticker, a mantra, and an ignorant badge of honor and a disturbing trend: Ignorance is Right-hip. Birtherism, and baseless claims of … Continue reading
No One Trusts the GOP When it Comes to Civil Rights
There was once a time when you had to own property to vote. During that time, only white land owners were able to cast a ballot for representation, despite the … Continue reading
Romney Can Lose for Winning
Mitt Romney won last night’s debate by pundit scorecards. He’ll lose the week, though, as the media begins to digest his claims and press him for the specifics of his … Continue reading
American or Islamic, Radical Fundamentalism is Still Radical Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism is fundamentalism. Jidhadi or Teahadi. The rage and fear that is stoked is real, but it is only a by-product, not a popular groundswell of real thought or desire. … Continue reading
Sunday Funnies for Oct 1, 2012
We’ve brought it back by popular demand: The round-up of the week’s political opinion from some of the nation’s best political op-ed cartoonists.
Gay is not Okay in the Chicken Cult: Chick-Fil-A’s Qualified Promise to the LGBT Community
OPINION – Last week, several news outlets reported that Chick-fil-A had promised to stop giving to anti-Gay groups after the fast food chain became the center of a turbulent social … Continue reading
It’s not the 47%, Mr. Romney. Wealthfare Recipients Take Far More from the Government
Mr. Romney’s “47%” jab that there are the bums and shirkers that cannot be turned to his selfish world-view has filled both airwaves and ink with comment, but it’s not … Continue reading
Mitt Romney Will Say Anything to Get Elected, but Can He Remember What He Stands For?
On Sunday, Mitt Romney deigned to grant an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press. Although hardly the rough pointed questions that one may expect,(David Gregory is the host after all), … Continue reading
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