The Catastrophic Failure of the American Spirit

Today is one of the saddest days in the history of the American Republic. Americans proved that they have failed in maintaining the spirit...

On Nazis, Fascists, Neocons and Republican Governors

Often in blog posts on the Internet, especially heated political arguments, people start slinging around the term "Nazi," particularly in discussions of Neoconservative Republicans....

On Raising Taxes and Restoring the Dream

We have all benefited from lower taxes in the years since 1980. So we can’t simply say that the rich have benefited. We all...

Americans Want Jobs, Not Cuts in Medicare or Medicaid

Most people will tell you that they are angry with the President. They were angry with the President in 2010 when they voted for...

A Better Way to Balance Budgets

The Republicans are not interested in balancing the budget. They are interested in cutting taxes. Does anyone deny that? We have a $14 trillion...

Paul Ryan and the Right Wing Budget to Oblivion

Representative Paul Ryan recently announced the Republican long-term budget plan. He calls it, jokingly perhaps, "Path to Prosperity."It is a roadmap to hell...

Dr. Paul Goes to Washington

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky spoke recently at a fund raising event for the Republican Party in the state of Iowa and he had...

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...

Nazi Is Not Always a Bad Word.

Not if it is used as a warning. Not if it describes a group out to get you. Not if it is the...

The Neocon Republican No-jobs Plan

In the United States, right now, March 2011, we have about 111 million people gainfully employed. About 6.9 million of those are employed part...

The Truth About Neocons and Big Government

If someone said that it is all a lie, that Republicans do love big government…many people would say that it is not true. ...

Republicans Are Corporatists–Not Populists!

One of the numerous Right Wing propaganda posts is called the “Patriot Post” by someone or some people who use the pseudonym “Sartre.” That...

There Are No Populist Republicans…None.

If you have the misfortune to be out of work or retired or simply tuning in your television to get the NCAA brackets and...

It Is Time to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Rich

It is time to stop stealing the pension funds of firemen and teachers and nurses. It is time for real Americans to stand up....