Reading Time – 27 seconds . . . The call to action last week was to defeat the fast track bill, which would have eliminated congressional oversight from a major trade deal. In case you are a President Obama supporter and think that he should have had free reign on such matters, think for just… [read more]
President Obama’s Nefarious Ad Campaign
Reading time – 21 seconds . . . President Obama is pushing a million dollar ad campaign to twist the arms of Dems in the House to vote to fast-track the Trans Pacific Partnership (Read: Global Rule by Corporations). Just get this: it’s a BAD DEAL FOR AMERICANS, because it will: Kill millions more American… [read more]
501c(4) Organizations and You
Reading time – 59 seconds . . . There is a really good reason why we give tax exempt status to charitable institutions: we as a nation have decided that we want to ease the way for organizations whose sole purpose is to do good for our needy and make it attractive for citizens to… [read more]
Fear Mongering
President George W. Bush at the Cincinnati Museum Terminal, October 7, 2002, falsely claiming Iraq had WMDs and that Saddam Hussein was in partnership with al Qaeda Note: On Friday there was an error in the link from the email notification of this blog to the blog itself. Apologies for the mistake and thanks to… [read more]
What Have We Become?
Reading time – 53 seconds . . . Mattress Discounters will save you hundreds of dollars during their Memorial Day sale, with 48 months interest-free terms. WOW! A new mattress and free money for four years. What a great Memorial Day deal! Not to be outdone, Ashley Furniture is having a sales event with price… [read more]
What Has Changed?
Reading time – 77 seconds . . . America’s military involvement in Vietnam began by sending a few advisers, this just a few years after the end of the Korean conflict (read: undeclared war). We all know how that war ramped up and cost the lives of over 58,000 Americans and untold numbers of Vietnamese…. [read more]
Absolutely
Reading time – 91 seconds . . . To the best of my ability to understand them, our far right religious conservatives believe: That they got it right – about God, about religion, about right and wrong, good and bad. That anyone who disagrees with point #1 is wrong and eternally damned, because there’s no… [read more]
Get Government Out of Our Lives
Reading time – 47 seconds . . . On April 15 Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) proposed H.R. 1563, a bill that would require federal workers to certify that their tax records aren’t delinquent, this under threat of dismissal. Chaffetz wants to make sure that those hoards of federal employee tax evaders with debt so large… [read more]
It’s The System, Stupid
Reading time – 71 seconds It’s been wall-to-wall coverage of the riots in Baltimore and the conversation has largely been focused on who is to blame. It’s the thugs. It’s the mayor. It’s the police. And everybody wants to figure out what the police should do to tamp down the violence. Once again we’re looking… [read more]
Exceptionalism
Reading time – 61 seconds . . . America is an exceptional country in many ways. The problem is that without a mindfulness about it, we can easily assume that America is exceptional in every way. That myopia can lead to the arrogance of dismissing the ideas, capabilities and the accomplishments of others, which many… [read more]
