House passes GOP bill to raise the debt ceiling … So What?
“House passes GOP bill to raise the debt ceiling” declares the mainstream media, as if it does anything to help move us toward a resolution of the debt ceiling crisis. They spent at least the last 36...
View ArticleElection Skewing Schemes are Republic Rape
Trying to rig elections is an attempted rape of the republic, taking power without legitimately receiving the consent of the governed. Gaming the electoral system to shift the outcome even slightly is...
View ArticleWho Watches the (Poll) Watchers? (Part I)
I was doing some research for a future post and stumbled across this little nugget (below). I thought it should get out there sooner than the full post, because it looks like some evil is afoot....
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Debate: Stop and Give President Obama a Little Credit
I agree with others who have noticed a change after the election in how President Obama is approaching negotiations over this so-called fiscal cliff. I’ll admit to seeing the tiniest of indicators of...
View ArticleDead Party Walking: How the GOP Won’t Die and Why it Shouldn’t
Some observers think the Republican party may go the way of the Whigs and disappear. They are wrong. Don’t misunderstand me … they are clearly in state of crisis now. The GOP is hardly grand,...
View ArticleHarry Reid Teases Filibuster Reform Again
This week in response to continuing Republican obstruction of judicial nominations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid indicated that he is considering allowing reform of the filibuster rules for...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Tea Party 101: Part III: The Religious Right and the Tea Party
In our last installment, Part II: Libertarians and the Tea Party, we mentioned how while the Tea Party movement often sounds like it has some strong libertarian principles, there is less than expected...
View ArticleEvolution Poll Results are Not What They Seem
Yesterday, Pew released a poll about the public’s views on the theory of human evolution. The survey made headlines that seem to be struck by how much views have changed in just the past few years,...
View Article2014 Election Campaign “Vote to Save President Obama from Impeachment”
Just before New Year’s the Democratic National Committee sent out a fundraising message warning that several congressional Republicans have mentioned the possibility of impeaching President Obama. The...
View ArticleA 2014 Election Swing District List with Twitter Handles!
The 2014 midterm election campaign should already be in full swing. There’s a chance the Republicans could take control of the Senate and also a chance the Democrats could take control of the House....
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