I was talking to my brother about how the Black and Latino communities in California scuttled the gay marriage issue with Proposition 8. While we were discussing the you-scratch-my-back-I’ll-stab-yours aspects of this dirty business, he proposed this: remove marriage from being a government consideration for everyone.
Read more...I just read an article about how both the Congress and the Bush Administration (with the blessing of Fed Chair Bernake) want to issue another “stimulus package” to strengthened the economy still reeling from the credit crisis that, it was said, required $700 billion to avoid collapse. Let’s make this simple: it’s a bad idea.
First—and this is key—our political
Read more...Does John McCain understand at all that by trying to taint Barack Obama by using references to Herbert Hoover he’s accomplishing absolutely nothing? I’m older than Obama (just), I love American History, and even I know almostbupkis about the
Read more...Slowly, ever so slowly (well, quicker in the past seven years, but mostly it’s slowly), the office of the president has become less executive and more strongman. Congress needs to grow a pair and get some of its constitutional power back.
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As with the weather, many people complain about the state of education but don’t really offer up suggestions for changing it. Here’s one proposal to overhaul the current system.
Read more...Now that we have a bailout package, we need to turn our attention to those being most directly affected by the financial meltdown: the people living with risky mortgages. Here are some suggestions.
Read more...As we head into the last month of the latest of the never-ending condition that is the American election process, there are a few things I want to get off my chest.
Read more...With the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, the United States is becoming a shining beacon for money mis-managers everywhere. We need to make fundamental changes to ensure
Read more...Some presidential elections I have someone I want to vote for. More often, I’m voting against someone. If neither candidate in this race can do something that radically changes my opinion, I likely won’t make a presidential pick this cycle, and here’s why:
Read more...I’m sick of it. I manage my money. What debt I have I pay off…I’m never late. I read the contracts I sign. So, why is it that time-after-time I have to help bailout both scammers and the taken? Enough! When do I get something back?
Read more...Copyright is supposed to be a right of creators, not a bludgeon for a corporate entity to wield for however long they think they can make money. Here’s a rant saying that it’s time the people get copyright back onto its intended foundation.
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Some people, it seems, wanted me to actually choose a candidate for president. Seems sort of silly, but here we go again.
Read more...A sarcastic list of the top ten modern requirements for a candidate to become President of the United States.
Read more...I’m just reading some quotes of the dubious choice of VP candidate, Sarah Palin, from a speech she gave last June to …
Read more...It’s just been reported that Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin has announced that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is five months pregnant. Commentary …
Read more...The recent news that presumptive Republican nominee John McCain has called for the GOP to scale back the nominating convention circus to …
Read more...I think it’s fair to say that no one saw coming John McCain’s pick of Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. …
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I loathe political attack ads. They don’t contribute to the constructive debate and are often such a conglomeration of out-of-context snippets (I …
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