The Palin Ascendency

When Sarah Palin was selected as the Vice Presidential candidate in 2008 to run with John McCain, she seemed a nice, relatively simple woman...

What’s Wrong with America, Part III – Jobs and Infrastructure

It isn’t rocket science, although this country is pretty good at that, but it is quite easily achievable. We can restore the great American...

Sean and the Great Republican Propaganda Machine

Today, we hear from a paid Republican blogger who comments on Dr. Paul Krugman’s blog: “Conscience of a Liberal.” This clown is one...

The 500 Reactionary Rich

We have a serious problem in this country. It is not hard to recognize or to understand. It is simple and it is ruining...

Understanding Political Reality

Life is not a game show. The realities of electing the moronic, semi-troglodytic President’s son as President…or having the Supreme-Court-justice son of a rumored...

Republicans Plan Tax Cuts for Billionaires.

Rule number one—always remember that the current Republican Party is out to get you unless you are a multi-millionaire and a donor to the...

Propaganda, Elections, Taxes, and Losing America

In a bold statement, Senator Mitch McConnell must have encountered a “senior moment” because he momentarily lost his talking points. He actually had the...

Why Republicans Want Repeal of Health Care Reform

This recent election was not about Americans’ understanding of recent legislation. It was about their misunderstanding of recent legislation.That may be deliberate. We...

The Truth About George Soros…And Other Matters

George Soros is in the news these days because, in 2004, he bankrolled a considerable part of the effort to contain the horrendous, near-cataclysmic...

What Republicans Will Do If Elected

We now know what the Republicans want. Not the Tea Party members. They are merely dupes.Yes, dupes. If you are concerned about government spending...

Glenn Beck Attacks Unions

Glenn Beck, the supposedly middle class hero, turns out to be a hollowed out Tin Man. Lately, we noticed that this self-style man of...

Glenn Beck: Clown Prince of Propaganda

There is always a question whether or not to give any kind of attention to the show-off--the kid who acts out in class because...

One Nation Rally. October 2, 2010, the National Mall, Washington D.C.

If you can attend, it is this weekend. It will be the biggest event on the Mall in many years, a very large number...

The Danger in a Republican Takeover of Government

It is pretty clear now what is happening. The Republicans, so close to a literal takeover of the government under Bush and Cheney (see...

Attack of the Neocon Obstructionists

In Professor Paul Krugman’s blog on the Internet, “Conscience of a Liberal” there are usually a number of very imaginative and often very enlightening...