Uncategorized This Nation Is Sick 11 Aug 201511 Aug 2015 OK: Heavily-armed members of a controversial right-wing "patriot" group added an extra dose of unease to protests in Ferguson, Missouri, early Tuesday. Protesters and police confirmed that a handful of…
Uncategorized Fracture Follies 11 Aug 201522 Mar 2024 Biden called it. I say game over: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced proposed reforms to the structure of Iraq’s central state over the weekend, including the elimination of several…
Fucking Politics It Fails Us Now 11 Aug 201511 Aug 2015 If you are paying attention, and I know you are, you know that capitalism is nothing more than a modern day feudal system. The only difference is that the rich…
Uncategorized Killing Time 8 Aug 2015 No, we don't have a gun problem at all. Nope. Nothing to see here. When do we say enough?
Fucking Politics… Slow Walker 8 Aug 20158 Aug 2015 This is what Republicans call a frontrunner: KELLY: Governor Walker, in February you said that we needed to gain partners in the Arab world. Which Arab country not already in…
Uncategorized If It Bleeds… 4 Aug 201517 Mar 2023 Let's be clear: Bernie Sanders will not be the Democratic nominee. I'm sorry to hurt your feelings, but it isn't going to happen. Some of you will stay home rather…
Fucking Politics Tricks Of The Trade 4 Aug 201522 Mar 2024 Aha! Steve M. says what I've been thinking for a long time now. For whatever reason, it's a right-wing line of attack to associate someone with Saul Alinsky. Dumbass Ben…
Uncategorized Taking Their Ball And Going Home 4 Aug 20155 Aug 2015 Hemant has a great story about invocations at government meetings. There was a dustup in NC that caused a council to terminate all invocations because they couldn't get their Christian…
Uncategorized ‘Til Death Do Our Parts 3 Aug 2015 Today's read: It's about organ donation. Evidently certain religious sects are telling their parishioners and anyone else who will listen to not be a donor. They seem to believe that…
Fucking Politics Full Court Press 2 Aug 20153 Aug 2015 I was reminded by an astute reader that we are a pluralistic society. And our government reflects this hodgepodge of competing interests. The problem with this is nothing gets done…