The State of the Union Address (SOTUA) is now last week’s history. Nearly every aspect of it has been fully dissected. For example, the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) has done a line-by-line analysis of what they call the “most expensive…
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Mitch McConnell Enshrined In The G.O.P. Hall Of Shame
As 2012 wound to a close, the lame duck Congress was faced with coming up with a solution to the self-inflicted financial crisis known as the “fiscal cliff.“ Self-inflicted because it was created by the same gutless politicians during the debt ceiling negotiations…
Homophobia Is Rational
Homophobe – Homophobia (noun): irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals The state of Illinois, joining 9 other states and the District of Columbia, is one step closer to sanctioning homosexual marriage. I am opposed to…
Congress Has A Gang Problem
Dangerous and destructive gangs are roaming the nation’s capital. No one knows their origins, but since their arrival in the halls of Congress they have grown in number and power; and they are leaving behind a path of destruction everywhere they go. These…
Republican Retreat Or Retreating Republicans?
In the movie, The Princess Bride, Vizzini (played by Wallace Shawn) habitually used the word “inconceivable” when events occurred that were contrary to his expectations. After growing weary of repeatedly hearing the word, Inigo Montoya (played by Mandy Patinkin) says to Vizzini, “You keep using…
Chuckleheads Of The World Unite!
During the imaginary financial crisis known as the “fiscal cliff“—we call it imaginary because it was created by gutless politicians who lacked the courage to deal with the government’s spending addiction during the debt ceiling negotiations in 2011—Republican Congressman, Steve LaTourette,…
John McCain Enshrined In The G.O.P. Hall Of Shame
As the Republicans continue their post-mortem of the November, 2012 election, an ever-growing chorus of voices—from members who call themselves Conservatives—are calling for drastic changes in how the party should operate in order to win in the future. Sadly, it isn’t the “batten down…
