If one puts much stock in the old axiom that says “a house divided against itself cannot stand,” it would be safe to conclude that we as a nation have lying on the canvas for the past half century or… Read More ›
US Politics
A Mitch For All Seasons
As difficult as it may be to imagine in this age characterized by the sound and fury of Congress’ self-seeking fiction, there was once a time when our elected officials spoke with a passion tempered by experience and governed by… Read More ›
Inaugural Promises
Unlike our sitting President, who is most comfortable with a raucous crowd of supporters at his feet and perfectly manicured remarks in his hand, our nation’s 43rd President was at his best when the thin veneer of executive privilege and… Read More ›
Medicaid! Get Your Ice Cold, Completely Free Medicaid Here!
All too often, I find myself spending my days meticulously deconstructing the criminally duplicitous arguments of politicians and public figures whom I dislike instead of searching for the kernel of goodness that lies within each and every one of them… Read More ›
America and Israel: Partners Who Deserve Each Other
I will be the first to admit that I am woefully ignorant when it comes to the intricacies and day-to-day developments of the conflict in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. With the exception of major events like the recent hostilities… Read More ›
Andrew Napolitano: Fox News’ Accidental Historian
Oh, Andrew Napolitano, you rat-faced enemy of understanding. I am accustomed to hearing a steady stream of paranoid Limbaughian bullshit from the fine folks at Fox News and, for the most part, I’ve learned to treat it the same way… Read More ›
Wholesome Heidi Heitkamp’s Wild West Show
Heidi Heitkamp desperately wants you to know that she’s just a good ole gal from the prairies of North Dakota who doesn’t put much truck in all of this Washington DC doubletalk and wonk-speak. She’s a straight-shootin’, Midwest values havin’,… Read More ›
Hagelian Philosophies
During his two terms as a Republican Senator from the state of Nebraska, Chuck Hagel voted for The Patriot Act, supported the invasions of Afghanistan & Iraq, and okayed both sets of Bush Tax Cuts. Hagel endorsed the military’s Don’t… Read More ›
Politcial Nonsense, Buffet Style
Some days are just too weird for words…or at least too weird for long sequences of words put together in a linear and grammatically correct fashion. Today would happen to be one of those days, in no small part because… Read More ›
You Have The Right To Remain Silent…And That’s About It
During the honeymoon period following President Obama’s 1st successful bid for The White House, there was a great deal of talk about the former Senator from Illinois surrounding himself with a “Team of Rivals” as Abraham Lincoln did when he… Read More ›
Virally Suppressed - Muckraking For The Modern World 