Profiles in Obstruction # 1: Senator James DeMint
It is too easy to simply make fun of or ridicule James DeMint. And of course many would say: who are any of us...
Wake Up, Republicans, Before It Is Too Late!
The recent elections have brought some emotional and some real political relief to a beleaguered Middle Class, but we need to point out a...
Get the facts on Health Care Spending.
Americans spend something like $2.4 trillion dollars a year on health care. We spend about 17% of GDP on health care, twice as much...
Tea Party Republicans and American Hatred
So now…the debt limit is raised and everyone is happy. We have cuts in government spending, But what else happened? Nothing.
That is what...
Michele Bachmann and Lies About Health Care Reform
The Republicans said that they wanted to repeal the health care reform bill. Then they said that they wanted to de-fund it. In other...
Should We Be Taking Michael Moore Seriously?
Have you seen “Where to Invade Next,” the title of the latest film by gadfly documentarian, Michael Moore? I guess his films are supposed...
Before Neocons Call People “Nazis” They Should Look in the Mirror.
Shame on the Neoconservatives, as they call themselves. They want to be called “Republicans.” But we can’t really call them Republicans, can we? They...
The Health Care War, Part II: An Opposition Leader Switches Sides,...
A defector from the Health Care Wars has been debriefed. His name is Wendell Potter and he was a Vice President for Cigna...
The Parable of the Thieves
When reason fails, people fall back on superstition. The American society has long operated under the basic principle that hard work creates abundance and...
American Society at a Crossroads. For People or for Corporations?
We are facing a serious problem as a society. The problem is whether we will approach our fellow citizens as equals, with equal opportunity...
Time Out –A Look at the Republican Non-budget
Before we can return to the Failure of Conservative Economics, we must address a current issue on today's Neo-Conservative agenda...the Paul Ryan Republican Budget...
Health Care
Over the next month...we hope and expect...the Senate will debate health care. That is, they will try to pass the reform of health care...
Unemployment, Job Creation, and Back-of-the-Envelope Economics
Do you want a job? Do you need a job or know anyone who does? Do you think that there are fewer jobs than...
Do Americans Really Want Health Care Reform?
We have spent an entire year listening to politicians talk about health care, argue health care, debate health care and even do their best...
Newt Gingrich’s Laughable Run for President
Newt Gingrich is actually a pretty smart guy. He has a little bit of Reagan in him. He likes to entrance you with a...