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A Tea Party Lesson
Of course, I doubt teabaggers will have the patience to read the entire piece, or the comprehension skills to understand it, but for the rest of us, it’s a great history lessson: Tax History: Four Things You Should Know About the Boston Tea Party by Joseph J. Thorndike via Capital Gains and Games
An Open Letter to President Obama
Dear Mr. President, I regret to say that while I support you in a lot of ways, I will not vote for you in the next election, no matter who the Republican’s run or how bad I think they may be for the country. By sanctioning assassination on Anwar al-Awlaki you have crossed a moral [...]
A Note to Those Considering Domestic Terrorism
Do you really want to fight? Then let’s fight. But know this: we won’t come at you with guns and hatred in our eyes. We won’t threaten your children and shrug our shoulders and mutter “collateral damage.” We won’t attempt to bully you and wrap ourselves in the flag while demonstrating that democracy and freedom [...]
McCain Introduces Bill To Make Obama More Powerful Than A King
S.3081 is obscene. S.3081 is profoundly anti-law. S.3081 allows for indeterminate detention for pretty much anyone the President “considers appropriate.” S.3081 is backed by Republicans who talk a big game when it comes to freedom and liberty and the rule of law, but who, as this bill demonstrates, are really bullies and thugs who have [...]
Food Policies Designed to Make Us Unhealthy
This is not rocket science, people: The government also purchases surplus foods like cheese, milk, pork, and beef for distribution to food assistance programs—including school lunches. The government is not required to purchase nutritious foods. (Link) If anyone thinks that the Government isn’t already deeply entrenched in what you eat and what foods are available [...]
One Simple Question
If you don’t trust the government, how in the world do you trust the corporations who dominate the “free market,” and whose primary purpose is to take your money away from you to do anything for the betterment of you, your family, your community, or your nation? I ask this in all sincerity because I’d [...]
A Chance to Speak and Be Heard
Wherein I share the link to the Environmental Protection Agency’s site for sharing comments, ideas, and discussion regarding the direction you want the EPA to go.
These People are Idiots
FAIL: The Tea Party’s choice in the Florida Republican primary, Marco Rubio, began his address to a crowd of conservative conventioneers by taking a shot at President Obama for reading from a teleprompter. He did it while standing in front of two easily visible teleprompters. Rubio Slams Obama’s Teleprompter While In Front Of Telemprompters At [...]
Republicans or Political Pustules, You Decide
What is there to say about these political pustules? They are hypocritical and don’t give a damn about the American people or about good governance or about doing what is right for the country. For Republicans, the idea of requiring every American to have health insurance is one of the most abhorrent provisions of the [...]
