Republicans Say The Darndest Things

Posted by on Apr 25, 2011 in Opinion, Politics | No Comments

No I am not making this up. In an op-ed today Mitt Romney actually said this: Barack Obama is facing a financial emergency on a grander scale. Yet his approach has been to engage in one of the biggest peacetime spending binges in American history. I realize Mitt isn’t the smartest guy around and will ...

The Washington Post Editorial Values

Posted by on Apr 22, 2011 in Opinion | No Comments

In an editorial yesterday the Washington Post noted that to balance our budget we can’t cut military spending, cause well, we might need to fight a lot more wars. Even with significant trims in those areas, however, reaching Mr. Obama’s goal would probably require cuts in the size of the Army and Marines beyond the ...

It is Hard To Always Be Outraged

Posted by on Jan 14, 2011 in Opinion, Politics | No Comments

When your natural state of being is to always be outraged,  angry about anything, well sometimes it appears to be hard. The conservative reactions to the memorial service in Tucson is a perfect example (there are many, many others). They have to be mad, they have to complain about something, but they’re having trouble picking ...

The Rising Tide Of Extreme Violence

Posted by on Jan 12, 2011 in Opinion, Politics | No Comments

This Washington Post op-ed is really worth a read: Last October, Glenn Beck was musing on his radio show about the prospect of the government seizing his children if he didn’t give them flu vaccines. “You want to take my kids because of that?” he said. “Meet Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson.” Last April, Erick ...

Wow, And Scalia Is On The Supreme Court

Posted by on Jan 4, 2011 in News, Opinion, Politics | No Comments

The equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment states: No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction ...

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