Government of the Lobbyists, by the Lobbyists, for the Lobbyists…
There were 14,000 lobbyists in Washington, D.C. in 2008. Those 14,000 lobbyists spent $3.3 billion dollars. That means that, in order to lobby...
Six Corporations Who Control the Media and the Message
Six huge corporations own media in this country. And they want more. In 2007, Kevin Martin, the head of the FCC and the stooge...
Republicans Have Become the Lunatic Fringe
When Joe Wilson, who is thus far the GOP Representative from South Carolina, called the President a liar and was quickly found to be...
The Man Who Caused the Recession
It wasn't someone at Bear, Stearns or at Lehman Bros. They were doing what they do, or at least doing what they have been...
Dick Cheney and Failure On the Right
Someone made an interesting and valid point on television recently...a significant event in itself. In one brief segment between pharmaceutical commercials for sexual member...
For Private Insurers but Against the People–Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska
He's Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska and he is supporting private insurance against the people of Nebraska. 73% of the people want a public...
Blue Dogs With a Yellow Stripe
Examples of courageous behavior: Soldiers going to the rescue of a downed comrade in the face of withering fire. A skilled pilot landing a...
Neoconservative Republican Name Calling Not New with Health Care Reform
The shouting and screaming at the health care town halls did not simply happen suddenly out of thin air. These screaming know-nothings have been...
The Choice Between Neoconservative and Progressive Becomes Clearer.
There is no mystery about the difficult circumstances in which we find the American economy. Since 1981, when Ronald Reagan cut income taxes for the...
Beyond Stupidity: Republican Avarice In the Health Care Debate
Suddenly, everyone has a point of view. Everyone is an authority on health care, Communism, Homeland Security, the Economy and Socialism. People with no...
The State of American Monopolistic Media
Do you wonder why you only see the typical kind of "he-said, she-said" commentary--and news, too--that calls for some flack on one side of...
Health Care Reform Needs a Public Option. The Public Needs to...
Who is going to vote for the Public Option, and who isn't? That is the question. Everyone who supports health care reform says that,...
More Republican Myths About Health Care Reform
The Republicans in Congress and their allies--people like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Glen Beck, and Ann Coulter--and countless people hired by FreedomWorks and the...
Republicans Create Phony “Seniors’ Bill of Rights” But No Health Care...
The Republican Party has no health care plan. They held back on producing it because they wanted to try to stall the process. Now...
Obama Stimulus Is Succeeding In Spite of Republican Claims and Obstruction
A note on the economy. The Obama stimulus programs, including cash for clunkers are working.It must seem as if there is no end to...