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Fight The GOP's "War On Women"
Published on 2012-05-26 00:07:00
These images remind us that the GOP is still waging a "war on women" -- and they will not stop it until they are booted out of office. Images were found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Romney - The Anti-Education Candidate
Published on 2012-05-26 00:06:00
(The graphic above is from the blog Under The Mountain Bunker.)Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) spoke to a Hispanic group the other day, and the gist of his speech was about the importance of education. He even went as far as to label the poor state of education in this country as a "civil rights issue". I guess this new education message is part of his faux move toward the center for the general election (since he now pretty much has the GOP nomination in the bag).I say "faux" becau [..] > read more
Vulture Capitalism
Published on 2012-05-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Benson in The Arizona Republic. > read more
Fox News - A Chicken Or Egg Conundrum
Published on 2012-05-26 00:04:00
There have been studies before showing Fox News viewers are the least informed viewers of any news network. Consider this bit from a post in The Nation:As of November 22, 2011, Think Progress had found seven studies showing Fox News’s viewers to be the worst informed of all news consumers. In a post about a report that had just come out in the > read more
Dogs
Published on 2012-05-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Tx GOP Senate Primary - Bringing The Crazy
Published on 2012-05-26 00:02:00
The two men pictured above are the leading candidates in the Republican primary to run for the senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. Both are rabid right-wingers, and they lead a field of rabid right-wingers. If you thought Hutchison was a bad senator (and she definitely was), just wait until you see these guys. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (on the left) is currently leading ex-Solicitor General Ted Cruz (on the right).Cruz is so far to the right that he thinks the United Nations is cons [..] > read more
Return To The Past
Published on 2012-05-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Thompson in the Detroit Free Press. > read more
Democrats Vs. Republicans
Published on 2012-05-25 00:07:00
Democrats are better at creating jobs, increasing stock market return, growing the economy, and growing the income of all Americans. Republicans are best at destroying and exporting American jobs, creating a vast inequality in wealth and income, and starting recessions. Those are just facts. > read more
The Majority Leader Puts His Foot Down
Published on 2012-05-25 00:06:00
The gentleman pictured above is the majority leader of the United States Senate, Harry Reid (D-Nevada). In 2009 and 2010, Reid went along with the president's repeated attempts to involve the Republicans in a bipartisan effort to govern and shape legislation. It even got to the point where many progressives, including me, thought that both Reid and the president were not just being bipartisan but actually knuckling under to the GOP. I called for Reid to be replaced as majority leader.But things [..] > read more
Failure ?
Published on 2012-05-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
African-Americans Support Equal Rights For Gays/Lesbians
Published on 2012-05-25 00:04:00
They right-wing fundamentalists have been making a big deal out of fighting to preserve their right to discriminate lately -- and a big part of this fight is to deny the right of same-sex couples to marry (a right already enjoyed by heterosexual couples). They claim that allowing same-sex couples to marry would somehow damage the institution of marriage, although none of them has been able to explain just how this "damage" would occur.One of the communities that has been slow to accept the equal [..] > read more
Brown Babies
Published on 2012-05-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Other Religions In America
Published on 2012-05-25 00:02:00
While the fundamentalists would like for everyone to believe the United States is a christian country and everyone in it should be christian, that is far from the truth. This has always been a multi-religion country, and becomes more so all the time (not to mention the fact that 30 million atheists live in this country, about 8-10% of the population).I found the chart above very interesting (and you can click on it to make it bigger). It shows the second most popular religion in each state (behi [..] > read more
Scary Story
Published on 2012-05-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Republicans
Published on 2012-05-24 00:07:00
Found at the website called Liberals Are Cool. > read more
Hispanics Still Solidly Supporting Obama
Published on 2012-05-24 00:06:00
In just the last forty years in the United States, the Hispanic population has grown from about 14.6 million to 50.5 million. Last week the U.S. Census Bureau announced that last year there were more minority babies born in the United States than white babies. Add those two facts to the fact that the fastest growing portion of the United States population in the United States was Hispanics, and you can get a pretty good picture of just how important the Hispanic vote has become -- and how it wil [..] > read more
Impartial, Incompetent, Or Idiotic ?
Published on 2012-05-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Majority Wants Marijuana Legal And Taxed
Published on 2012-05-24 00:04:00
Back in March of this year, the Rasmussen Poll did a survey about marijuana. At that time, a plurality (47%) said marijuana should be legalized and taxed along the lines of how alcohol is treated (a much more dangerous drug). About 42% disagreed and thought marijuana should remain illegal, while 10% were undecided.This month, NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) asked Rasmussen to do a new survey, and it seems that people are gravitating toward the view that marijuana s [..] > read more
"Traditional" Marriage
Published on 2012-05-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Religion Doesn't Require Belief In Inequality
Published on 2012-05-24 00:02:00
One of the biggest debates in our society these days is whether to grant all citizens equal rights, or whether to deny equal rights to certain groups -- such as homosexuals having the same right to marry the one they love just like heterosexuals (with all the legal rights and privileges that come with marriage). Many fundamentalists claim that although they believe in the Constitution, their Bible (and their god) requires them to deny equal rights to the LGBT community.But is that really true? D [..] > read more
Wages
Published on 2012-05-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Truth About "Right To Work"
Published on 2012-05-23 00:07:00
Still An "Anti-Romney" Feeling In The GOP
Published on 2012-05-23 00:06:00
(The caricature of Wall Street Willie above was done by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.)I know that the pundits are telling us that the Republican nomination is over (and it virtually is) and that Republicans are now coalescing behind Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie), but I'm not buying it -- at least the part about Republicans happily backing their soon-to-be candidate. I still see some significant anti-Romney feeling being expressed by voters.In almost all of the primaries while he sti [..] > read more
Patriotism ?
Published on 2012-05-23 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Teabaggers Are Dumbing-Down Congress
Published on 2012-05-23 00:04:00
Our Founding Fathers weren't perfect men, but many of them were pretty smart. They produced some incredible documents and writings, including a constitution that is still workable a couple of hundred years later. The Flesch-Kincaid Test, which examines things like word usage and construction of sentences and assigns a grade level to speeches and writings, was applied to some of these past documents and they rated very well. Here are some examples:U.S. Constitution...............17.8 grade levelD [..] > read more
Look Behind The Curtain
Published on 2012-05-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Texas Democratic Senate Primary Is Close
Published on 2012-05-23 00:02:00
Hope springs eternal, even in the very red state of Texas. The odds are very long for Texas electing a Democrat to the United States Senate this year, but that hasn't prevented four candidates from vying for the position this year in the state's Democratic primary (which will be held next week). And surprisingly, I am not horrified by the candidates this time around (because their doesn't seem to be a die-hard blue dog in the bunch). That's a pleasant surprise, and if this continues in the futur [..] > read more
Romney Tattoos
Published on 2012-05-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Wall Street Willie Wins A Couple More
Published on 2012-05-23 00:00:00
The primary season continues with Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie), even though he is the only candidate left in the Republican nomination race, still creeping toward finally having enough delegates to make him the official nominee. Last night two states held their primaries -- Kentucky and Arkansas. Romney won both states (not much of a feat since he has no opposition), but still is short of the delegates needed. He will probably go over the top in Texas next week. Here are the late [..] > read more
Racism
Published on 2012-05-22 00:07:00
Democrats Are The Real Job Creators
Published on 2012-05-22 00:06:00
I have already written one post (on May 10th) about this (that many more private sector jobs have been created under Democratic administrations than under Republican administrations), but it never hurts to have a good graphic representation of the truth.But how can this be? Haven't the Republicans told us that jobs are created by rich people and rich corporations (and it does seem to make sense that you must have money to create jobs)? While that may make sense on the surface (to people who don' [..] > read more
Irrational Fear
Published on 2012-05-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Hillary Is Popular With Most Americans
Published on 2012-05-22 00:04:00
There are a whole lot of Democrats and other progressives who would like to see Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016. I have to admit I wouldn't mind seeing that happen myself. But Hillary says she's not running. She has repeatedly said the she will probably resign as Secretary of State after President Obama is re-elected (which is a shame because she has been great in that job), and that she has no interest in running for president four years from now.But it's not hard to see why Democrats [..] > read more
Hiding The Mistakes
Published on 2012-05-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com. > read more
Killing Innocent People Is Unconscionable
Published on 2012-05-22 00:02:00
There is a new report out from the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE) a joint project of the University of Michigan and Northwestern University law schools -- and it's a rather frightening indictment of our justice system. According to the NRE, since 1989 there have been over 2,000 cases nationwide where a person has been exonerated (found to be innocent) after being convicted of a felony crime and sent to prison (which comes out to about 87 people a year -- that we know about). Many of the [..] > read more
When You Lay Down With Dogs. . .
Published on 2012-05-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
It's Time For The Filibuster To Go
Published on 2012-05-22 00:00:00
I recently wrote a post on the filibuster, and why I think it's time for the Senate to do away with it. The filibuster is a time-honored tradition of the United States Senate, and for over 200 years it worked as it was supposed to work (as a little used emergency measure). But that changed about twenty years ago, as the senators began to use it much more. And since President Obama was sworn into office, it has been been abused by the minority Republicans -- to block everything the president has [..] > read more
Voracious
Published on 2012-05-21 00:07:00
Is The GOP Trying To Sabotage The Economy Just To Hurt President Obama ?
Published on 2012-05-21 00:06:00
The Associated Press recently ran an article with the intriguing title "Is GOP Trying To Sabotage Economy To Hurt Obama?". Here is the first paragraph of the article: > read more
Future Wall Street Banker
Published on 2012-05-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
The Biggest Republican Lie
Published on 2012-05-21 00:04:00
Republicans tell lots of lies. That's probably because their economic policies have been disastrous and their social policies hard-hearted and mean-spirited. Telling the truth would expose them to public ridicule. But there is one lie they have been telling for years, and that lie irritates me more than any of the others. It is when they tell Americans that they are the party of fiscal responsibility and that is why they want to cut the deficit.The chart above, which I have used before, shows th [..] > read more
Sacred Bond
Published on 2012-05-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
A Dangerous Speech Or Just The Truth ?
Published on 2012-05-21 00:02:00
The Technology Entertainment & Design nonprofit, commonly called TED, holds regular conferences where they invite speakers who have interesting or thought-provoking ideas -- and then they make those speeches public. It their way of fulfilling their slogan of "ideas worth spreading".Recently they invited Nick Hanauer, a Seattle venture capitalist and early investor in Amazon.com, to give a speech. It was an excellent speech, but evidently the folks at TED considered it too dangerous -- because th [..] > read more
Once A Bully. . .
Published on 2012-05-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
Succinct
Published on 2012-05-20 00:07:00
Found at the blog Unreasonable Faith. > read more
Stronger Wall Street Regulation Is Needed
Published on 2012-05-20 00:06:00
“Unless you run a financial institution whose business model is built on cheating consumers, or making risky bets that could damage the whole economy, you have nothing to fear from Wall Street reform.” > read more
Partisan Politics
Published on 2012-05-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Koterba in the Omaha World-Herald. > read more
My Idiot Congressman Wants To Make It Legal For The Government To Lie To Us
Published on 2012-05-20 00:04:00
Every time I look at the dorky-looking guy in the picture above, I feel like I owe the American people a huge apology. That's because he is my congressman, Mac Thornberry -- a Republican representing the 13th District of the state of Texas (and Democrats in this area have not even come close to defeating him). Thornberry is not the brightest bulb on the GOP's tree, and the Republican leaders can always count on him to vote as instructed. His only saving grace is that he doesn't author much legis [..] > read more
Waiting
Published on 2012-05-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
Global Warming - Not A Myth
Published on 2012-05-20 00:02:00
The last 12 months were the hottest 12 months in US history since record-keeping began in 1895. This according to > read more
Dwindling Populations
Published on 2012-05-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com. > read more
An Exciting Time For My Favorite Sports
Published on 2012-05-20 00:00:00
This is not only a thrilling time for a political junkie like myself (with the national election coming up in November), but it's also going to be a busy few months for many of my favorite sports. The Texas Rangers are already playing and hopefully, on their way to another trip to the Major League Baseball play-offs. And at the end of June, the Tour de France will begin its 21-leg journey to Paris.But while those happen every year, this year we are going to be treated to one of the greatest spor [..] > read more
Privilege And Hate
Published on 2012-05-19 00:07:00
From the great blog called Under The Mountain Bunker. > read more
France Will Withdraw From Afghanistan
Published on 2012-05-19 00:06:00
It didn't take New French president Hollande long to change some important French policies. On the night of his election, he made sure that everyone knew that France would no longer go along with Germany in enforcing the failed economic policy of "austerity". Now only a week later, he has changed another French policy -- this time regarding Afghanistan.The French president has just informed President Obama that France will withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year. His [..] > read more
Police State America
Published on 2012-05-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Writing Is On The Wall (Demographically)
Published on 2012-05-19 00:04:00
(The graphic above is from the blog of Yun S. Lee.)Did you ever wonder why the campaigns of most (if not all) Republicans consists of nothing more than lies, divisive social issues, and voter suppression efforts? I believe there are a couple of reasons. First, their economic policies have failed miserably -- causing a vast inequality of wealth and income, and triggering the worst economic recession since the Great Depression. They can't campaign on their economic policy (which is still the faile [..] > read more
Scale Of Just Us
Published on 2012-05-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Another Dubious #1 For The Lone Star State
Published on 2012-05-19 00:02:00
Texans love to brag about their state, and to hear a Texan talking you might think that the state is number one is just about everything. Of course, it's not true. It's just the citizens of the Lone Star State expressing some justifiable pride in their state (and I suspect the citizens of most other states probably do much the same thing in one way or another, since it's just natural to be proud of your home state or community).But there are a few areas where Texas is really number one in the na [..] > read more
Still A Bully
Published on 2012-05-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Drew Sheneman at Tribune Media Services. > read more
American War Criminals Convicted
Published on 2012-05-19 00:00:00
(This image is from the website of The Diplomat.)You may have already heard about the nation of Kuala Lumpur convicting Bush, Cheney, and several of their cohorts of war crimes. I believe the conviction was justified -- they are war criminals. I have been considering writing about this, but Justin Rosario over at Addicting Info has beat me to it, and has probably done a better job than I could have. So I bring you his excellent post:In the first verdict of its kind since former President George [..] > read more
On The Wrong Side Of History
Published on 2012-05-18 00:05:00
Found at the blog called Christopher Street. > read more
North Korea Has Lost Its Damn Mind
Published on 2012-05-18 00:04:00
North Korean leaders have never been known for rational thinking or a reasonable foreign policy. They are a pariah nation, and have been for quite a while. After starving their own people so they can build a huge army, they went and built a nuclear weapon. Now they are trying to develop a missile capable of delivering that weapon (and ignoring the fact that there are several nations that could obliterate them in a few minutes if they ever used that weapon).They have been able to get away with th [..] > read more
Time For Weaning
Published on 2012-05-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Preying On The Poor
Published on 2012-05-18 00:02:00
I have been posting a lot about how the Republicans want to cut social programs -- programs that are helping the poor in this country to barely keep their heads above water. But as mean-spirited as the Republicans leaders are, they are not the only ones who don't seem to care about the poor. Many private businesses and governments at all levels commonly prey on the poor and contribute to making it much harder for them to pull themselves out of poverty.Barbara Ehrenreich, an established author an [..] > read more
Unable To See
Published on 2012-05-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Texas Democrats Do Have A Choice
Published on 2012-05-18 00:00:00
I just wanted to remind all you Democrats heading to the state convention in Houston in early June -- you don't have to rubber-stamp the candidate for party chair that has been hand-picked by the current failed party leadership. There is a viable progressive alternative this time. It is Rachel Barrios-Van Os (pictured above with her husband, David). Rachel will do what is necessary to get the party back on track, and she will push the Democratic brand in all 254 counties.Last week, I let you kno [..] > read more
Fair ?
Published on 2012-05-17 00:07:00
NOTE -- Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) doesn't have any problem taxing the dollar going to the typical worker, but he thinks it's unfair for the CEO to have to pay any taxes. > read more
Please Tell Me This Is A Joke
Published on 2012-05-17 00:06:00
Could this possibly be true? The world's most famous "C" student and worst president in the history of this country, George W. Bush, is writing a book. That's what the New York Times tells us. That's right. The ex-president who has trouble even speaking the English language is going to write a book (in English). But that's not the worst part. There are proof readers working for publishing companies, who can work tons of overtime hours translating Bush's book into readable English.The really craz [..] > read more
Same-Scheme Marriage
Published on 2012-05-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Most Americans Disagree With Obama About Medical Marijuana
Published on 2012-05-17 00:04:00
The medical use of marijuana is currently legal in 16 states and the District of Columbia. Those states allow sick people to use marijuana after getting a prescription from a doctor. Back during his run for the presidency in 2008, President Obama promised voters that he would respect the right of these states to make their own decisions about medical marijuana, and would stop the DEA's arrest and intimidation of both users and sellers of marijuana when legal under state law. He has not kept that [..] > read more
Self-Regulation
Published on 2012-05-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Romney Still Creeping Toward The Nomination
Published on 2012-05-17 00:02:00
There were two more primaries last Tuesday -- in Nebraska (with 32 delegates) and in Oregon (with 25 delegates). Romney went into those primaries with 970 delegates according to RealClearPolitics, so even if he had won all those delegates he would still be short of the nomination (and he didn't win them all). Arkansas and Kentucky will vote on May 22nd, and they have another 81 delegates. But it's looking now like it will have to be Texas on May 29th that finally gives Romney enough delegates fo [..] > read more
Deregulation
Published on 2012-05-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Plutocracy Or Democracy ?
Published on 2012-05-16 00:07:00
Majority Of Voters Think Obama Will Win
Published on 2012-05-16 00:06:00
A clear majority of Americans think the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, will be re-elected to serve a second term this November. That's the opinion registered in the latest Gallup Poll. In the past, this poll has been pretty accurate -- giving Clinton the nod in 1996 and Bush in 2004. In 2000, the poll predicted Gore would win -- and he did get a majority of the vote (but did not carry the electoral college -- or the Supreme Court). Here is a breakdown of the numbers:WHO DO YO [..] > read more
Diploma ?
Published on 2012-05-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Warren Wants More Wall Street Regulation
Published on 2012-05-16 00:04:00
A few days ago it was learned that another giant Wall Street bank, JPMorgan Chase, has been playing fast and loose with the money of their depositors -- and they lost about $2 billion. That's not enough to sink the financial giant, but it shows that the Wall Street banks are right back to doing the same thing that triggered the collapse of our economy in 2008. There used to be a law that prevented banks from making risky investments with depositor money (the Glass-Steagall Act), but it was repea [..] > read more
Offensive
Published on 2012-05-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in The Los Angeles Times. > read more
Press To Be Barred From Santorum Speech
Published on 2012-05-16 00:02:00
(Cartoon above is by Bill Schorr at caglecartoons.com.)Rick Santorum is very popular among Texas Republicans (who are as right-wing as it gets). In fact, Santorum was easily leading Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) in all Texas polls before he suspended his presidential campaign -- and will probably still get a significant portion of the vote when Texas Republicans hold their primary on May 29th (even though Romney is assured of being the nominee).But the state Republican Party knows [..] > read more
Tradition
Published on 2012-05-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Tornoe at > read more
The Economic Truth According To Bernie
Published on 2012-05-16 00:00:00
If you've read this blog for long, then you'll know that I consider Bernie Sanders of Vermont to be the best senator in this country. He's not a member of any political party, but he's a true progressive who has the best interests of most Americans at heart -- and he's not afraid to tell the truth and fight for what he believes in. He's running for re-election this year (and it looks like the future Vermont voters pictured above know a good man when they see one). He is part of Bernie's latest l [..] > read more
Criminal
Published on 2012-05-15 00:07:00
A Small Bit Of Good News About Energy
Published on 2012-05-15 00:06:00
The coal industry has been running some rather disingenuous television ads recently that tout "clean coal" energy. But anyone with even a small bit of knowledge about energy knows that there is no such thing as "clean coal". Coal is the dirtiest of all the fossil fuels, and when burned produces more particulate matter and other pollutants (including the greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change). And while the newest coal-powered energy plants pollute less than older coal-powered [..] > read more
Voting (GOP Style)
Published on 2012-05-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jen Sorensen at jensorensen.com. > read more
U.S. Sex Education Is A Miserable Failure
Published on 2012-05-15 00:04:00
We are failing our younger generation by refusing to teach them the truth about human sexuality and contraception. It's not that we don't have the knowledge, or don't know how to teach it. It's just that far too many school systems would rather teach religion instead of scientific fact, resulting in the preaching of "abstinence only" instead of the teaching of sex education.In many of these "abstinence only" programs there is no teaching about contraception at all, and in many others the student [..] > read more
Graveyard Of Moderate Republicans
Published on 2012-05-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call. > read more
Democrats Are Happier With Obama Than Republicans Are With Romney
Published on 2012-05-15 00:02:00
It has been a long primary campaign for Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). That's because a significant portion of Republicans do not trust him (considering him to be a liberal who flip-flopped just to get their votes, and who will abandon them after getting the nomination). These Republicans have searched far and wide for another candidate -- any other candidate. And even after it became obvious that Romney will be the candidate, more than 30% voted against him in the last primaries [..] > read more
Regulation
Published on 2012-05-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Atheists Do Have Beliefs
Published on 2012-05-15 00:00:00
Christians (and many of those in other religions) would like for people to think that all ethical and moral beliefs must be based on religious beliefs (i.e., the fear of a god). Therefore they (at least the fundamentalists) say the atheists cannot have any real beliefs. Of course, that's hogwash. Most atheists are very ethical and moral people, and have deeply held beliefs. I recently ran across this speech by Todd Stiefel at the recently held Reason Rally, and I thought it was good enough to pa [..] > read more
An Ugly Truth
Published on 2012-05-14 00:07:00
Yellowdog Granny reminds us of an ugly truth. > read more
Post-Racial? - A Long Way From It!
Published on 2012-05-14 00:06:00
There were some who proclaimed after the election of Barack Obama that the United States was now entering a "post-racial" period. It was a silly idea. The president's election just brought the racists back out from under their rocks, and they are more active and obvious than they've been in years. And now there is more evidence of this "in-your-face" racism.I imagine you're familiar with the murder of Trayvon Martin in Florida. He's the African-American teenager who was shot just feet from his f [..] > read more
Hate
Published on 2012-05-13 00:07:00
It's Time To Change Senate Filibuster Rule
Published on 2012-05-13 00:06:00
The right of the minority party in the United States to filibuster is an old and honored tradition, and until the last 20 years or so, it was one that was seldom used. For most of our nation's history the senators of both parties have believed it was a move that should only be rarely used, and then only in the most important cases. That is no longer the case.Since losing the White House in 2008, the right-wing Republicans have turned the filibuster into a tool of obstruction -- to be used to blo [..] > read more
Thank you, Mom
Published on 2012-05-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
"Drill, Baby, Drill" Won't Lower Gas Prices
Published on 2012-05-13 00:04:00
Republicans love to tell simple lies, because those are the most likely to be believed. One of those simple lies they have repeatedly told is that the answer to high gas prices is just to drill for more oil in the United States (and just off-shore). That sounds like it would work. After all, wouldn't more oil production drive down the price of oil (and therefore gasoline)?Actually no. If there was a glut of oil on the world market, more than could possibly be sold, the price might go down. But t [..] > read more
Not So Different
Published on 2012-05-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
GOP Candidate Seeks Pardon From Perry
Published on 2012-05-13 00:02:00
As I reported in an April 29th post on this blog, the Republican candidate, Fabian Tankesly (pictured above) for the Precinct 2 Commissioner's seat in Potter County is a convicted felon. In fact, he's been convicted of four different felony charges (one of which was for Unauthorized Use Of A Motor Vehicle and another was for Theft). He's also served a two year term in a State Jail > read more
The Candidates (In High School)
Published on 2012-05-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
Fake Diamonds ?
Published on 2012-05-13 00:00:00
Once again, The Atheist Pig is right on target. > read more
Forward/Backward
Published on 2012-05-12 00:07:00
Worldwide Investors Prefer Obama
Published on 2012-05-12 00:06:00
The folks over at Bloomberg News (a business-oriented news-site) wanted to know what investors thought about the coming American election. They had asked investors the same question back in January, and at that time the candidates were equal in the eyes of the investors (a mixture of both American and foreign investors). Things have changed since then.The newest survey of 1,253 Bloomberg customers (who are investors, analysts, or traders) showed that President Obama now has an 11 point lead. Abo [..] > read more
He Fits Right In
Published on 2012-05-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Will His Political Courage Hurt President Obama In November ?
Published on 2012-05-12 00:04:00
The other day President Obama took a very politically-courageous stand. He said he believed in the right of same-sex couples to marry. While I am very proud of the president for taking this stand, I have to admit that it almost immediately brought to mind a disturbing thought -- Will this hurt his chances for re-election in November? After all, the folks in North Carolina showed us this week that there are still a lot of religious bigots around.Evidently the folks at the Gallup Poll had the same [..] > read more
I Do
Published on 2012-05-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
New Mayan Calendar Discovered
Published on 2012-05-12 00:02:00
Much has been made of the Mayan calendar that ends this year. Some say the calendar ends just because the calendar's carver ran out of room on the stone. Others take a much more apocalyptic view -- saying the Mayans had some kind of mystical knowledge and it meant that the end of the world would come this December. There has even been a rather bad movie made about the world ending in 2012 -- a fulfillment of the Mayan "prophesy".Modern-day Mayans have denied that their ancestors ever predicted t [..] > read more
A Good Trade
Published on 2012-05-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Organized Crime
Published on 2012-05-11 00:07:00
And we must not forget Blue Cross/Blue Shield either. Along with the giant Wall Street banks, these are the biggest thieves in the United States. > read more
The GOP Is Killing The American Dream
Published on 2012-05-11 00:06:00
The American Dream is, in general terms, the belief that anyone can better themselves in this country and that children will do better than their parents did (putting a family on an upward track of economic mobility). It was believed that the lack of a class system and the providing of a good public education to all citizens created this upward mobility advantage that the United States enjoyed over other countries. I don't think there's any doubt that, at least in the past, there was more chance [..] > read more
That's The Difference
Published on 2012-05-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
The Bully Who Wants To Be President
Published on 2012-05-11 00:04:00
(Image is from the website of Vanity Fair.)Yesterday, Willard Mitt Romney issued one of those famous Republican non-apology apologies. He told Fox News' Brian Kilmeade, "Back in high school, I did some dumb things, and if anybody was hurt by that or offended, obviously I apologize for that. I participated in a lot of hijinks and pranks during high school, and some might have gone too far, and for that I apologize. I don't remember that incident." What was he talking about? Here is how the Washin [..] > read more
Clinging To The Past
Published on 2012-05-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
This Is Political Courage
Published on 2012-05-11 00:02:00
I have not always agreed with President Obama, but I was very proud that I voted for him when he came out in favor of equality for all Americans a couple of days ago. It took real political courage to take a stand in favor of same-sex marriage -- an issue that continues to divide this country (where too many people want to use religion to justify their hatred for their fellow Americans and their disdain for our Constitution).Here is the e-mail the president sent out to his supporters:Today, I wa [..] > read more
Gay Bouquet
Published on 2012-05-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Religious Freedom
Published on 2012-05-10 00:07:00
Yellowdog Granny reminds us that President Obama understands the concept of religious freedom, while too many right-wing fundamentalists seem incapable of understanding this simple concept. > read more
Democrats Create More Private Sector Jobs Than Republicans Do
Published on 2012-05-10 00:06:00
Republicans like to do a lot of bragging about how their policies are better economically than the policies of Democrats. They claim to be frugal while calling Democrats "big spenders". They claim their policies create more opportunity and growth. And they claim their policies will create more private-sector jobs. There's only one problem with these claims -- they are all false.Last March I posted about the increase in government spending of all the presidents since Richard Nixon. That post show [..] > read more
Shameful
Published on 2012-05-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Afghan War Grows Even More Unpopular
Published on 2012-05-10 00:04:00
President Obama is now saying that we'll be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014 -- sort of. He's signed an agreement with the government there that will allow some soldiers to stay -- to train the Afghan army and help them with controlling "insurgents". Republican candidate Mitt Romney won't even go that far, preferring an open-ended commitment to the war (which has already lasted more than 10 years). Both men are out-of-synch with what the American people want.The American people are sick of [..] > read more
Failure Of Austerity
Published on 2012-05-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
What's He Trying To Hide ?
Published on 2012-05-10 00:02:00
This graphic tells us a lot about the two major candidates running for president this year. One (Obama) has released his tax returns for the last twelve years. We know how much he and his wife made, how much they gave to charity (a substantial amount), and how much they paid in taxes for more than a decade.The other (Romney) has only released one year's worth of tax returns (plus an "approximation" of income and taxes for last year). Doesn't that make you wonder what he is trying to hide? In all [..] > read more
2012 America
Published on 2012-05-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Bernie Says. . .
Published on 2012-05-10 00:00:00
Freedom
Published on 2012-05-09 00:07:00
Truer words were never spoken. > read more
Significant Anti-Romney Vote Still Evident
Published on 2012-05-09 00:06:00
Three more states held their primaries yesterday -- North Carolina, West Virginia, and Indiana. Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie), the only candidate left in the Republican race other than wannabe candidate Ron Paul, went into those primaries with 865 delegates out of the 1144 delegates needed for the nomination. As expected, he won all three of those state primaries. But even if he had taken all of the 132 delegates at stake yesterday (which he didn't do), it will still take a couple [..] > read more
Wedding Reception
Published on 2012-05-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
North Carolina Votes For Hate
Published on 2012-05-09 00:04:00
(Picture is from the website of the remarkable Juanita Jean.)The people of North Carolina had a choice yesterday. They could vote for equality for everyone and to support the United States Constitution, or they could vote to institutionalize hate and inequality in their state. A clear majority of them voted for hate. They voted to approve an amendment to their state constitution that would not only deny same-sex couples the right to marry, but also to form civil unions (so they could have the sa [..] > read more
Braggart
Published on 2012-05-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Is The GOP Mathematically-Challenged ?
Published on 2012-05-09 00:02:00
Did you ever wonder how the Republican right-wingers could continue to propose the same old "trickle-down" economic policies after those policies caused the most serious economic crash since the Great Depression, cost this country millions of jobs, and created a larger wealth and income gap than most banana republics have. I have always assumed it was just because they don't care about anyone but the rich (the only winners of the GOP policies). But there may be another reason.Maybe the Republica [..] > read more
Short Straw
Published on 2012-05-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Hank Supports Rachel For Party Chair
Published on 2012-05-09 00:00:00
I have made it very clear on this blog that I think we need a change in the direction of the Texas Democratic Party. To that end, I am supporting (and will vote in June for) Rachel Barrios-Van Os. And I hope other Democratic delegates to the state convention will do the same. But if you need a little more to convince you, maybe this will help. The Democratic candidate for Agriculture Commissioner in the last couple of elections, Hank Gilbert, is now endorsing Rachel Barrios-Van Os. Hank, a true [..] > read more
Not Like The Others
Published on 2012-05-08 00:07:00
Naturally, in its infinite lack of wisdom, our government has made one of these four drugs illegal (and continues to fine and jail citizens for its growth, use, and sales) -- the only one that doesn't cause millions of deaths each year. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Why Is The GOP Re-Fighting Old Battles ?
Published on 2012-05-08 00:06:00
There is a lot of truth contained in the humorous sign being held by the girl in the picture above. A lot of the current battles the Republicans are fighting in their "war on women" is over issues of women's rights that many of us thought had already been decided. They are trying to undo issues that both "mom" and "grandma" had fought to achieve.Think about it. The idea of a woman having control over her own body (the issues of choice and access to contraception) is certainly nothing new. The ba [..] > read more
No Help Coming
Published on 2012-05-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Corporate Greed Grows - Still Not Shared
Published on 2012-05-08 00:04:00
(The cartoon above is by Tony Auth.)The Republicans have been telling America for years now that the path to economic health is "trickle-down" economics -- the idea that lower taxes and bigger profits for the corporations and the rich will trickle-down and be beneficial for everyone in our society. It has not worked, and has resulted in a massive inequality of wealth and income between the richest 1% and the other 99% of America. Now there is even more proof of the failure of Republican economic [..] > read more
A Bit Short
Published on 2012-05-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com. > read more
French & Greeks Vote Against Austerity
Published on 2012-05-08 00:02:00
Europe has been led down the wrong road by the conservatives they put in power. These conservative leaders (especially Merkel in Germany, Sarkozy in France, and Cameron of the United Kingdom) did what the Republicans are trying to do in the United States -- they initiated a program of "austerity" for the European Union. They severely cut government services for most Europeans and cut taxes for the richest Europeans.The result has been a disaster. Instead of bringing Europe out of recession, the [..] > read more
Scorpion Eater
Published on 2012-05-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Tax The Rich
Published on 2012-05-07 00:07:00
Found at the blog Under The Mountain Bunker. > read more
Romney Shows His Economic Ignorance
Published on 2012-05-07 00:06:00
The other day the Labor Department released the latest unemployment numbers. They showed that while not enough jobs are being created (only 115,000 in April), at least the unemployment rate is moving in the right direction -- down (albeit very slowly). The rate dropped by 0.1% and now rests at 8.1%.That was not good news for Republicans, who had done their best to keep the rate from falling through their obstructing any efforts the president made to create jobs. And Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall [..] > read more
No Bragging About Bush's Kill
Published on 2012-05-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
The Smartest Man In The Republican Party
Published on 2012-05-07 00:04:00
I've never been too impressed by the intellectual ability of body-builder, actor, and former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He's always reminded me of that old idea of the "dumb jock". But whether that is true (or just my own mistaken belief), I am now starting to think that Schwarzenegger may well be the smartest man in the Republican Party. He recently wrote an article for the Los Angeles Times, in which he says:The GOP's history is filled with leaders who rejected ideology in favor of seekin [..] > read more
More! More!
Published on 2012-05-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Boris Rasin (from the website of Worldwide Hippies). > read more
Is McCain Senile Or Just A Big Liar ?
Published on 2012-05-07 00:02:00
It has to be one or the other. Either John McCain is the world's biggest liar, or he has finally slipped from the real world and finally embraced his senility. Note this ridiculous statement he made on ABC's "This Week" program. He was talking about Willard Mitt Romney's selection of a running mate for the presidential campaign and said the "primary, absolute, most important aspect is if something happened to him, would that person be well qualified to take that place?"He then went on to say, "I [..] > read more
ID's Aren't For The Rich
Published on 2012-05-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com. > read more
Thanks, Jesus
Published on 2012-05-06 00:07:00
Found on Facebook. > read more
CEOs Get Huge Raises While Workers Suffer
Published on 2012-05-06 00:06:00
Times are very good if you're a corporate CEO. Figures from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) > read more
The Avengers
Published on 2012-05-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
Libertarians Choose Their Candidate - Greens Still Pondering Their Choice
Published on 2012-05-06 00:04:00
For those of you who don't want to vote for the candidates of either the Republican or Democratic parties, there is now an official third-party candidate. The Libertarian Party met in Las Vegas this weekend, and they have nominated former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson as their candidate for president in the November election.Johnson (pictured above) had originally tried to get the Republican nomination this year, but his candidacy could never get any traction. He finally dropped out and went [..] > read more
Role Models
Published on 2012-05-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Texas Wesleyan Is Conference Champion
Published on 2012-05-06 00:02:00
I need to depart from politics for a minute to do a little bragging about the school I earned my college degree from -- Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth. The girls on the TWU Rams softball team have grabbed a well-deserved berth in the NAIA national softball tournament.The Wesleyan girls had a great season, finishing first in the regular conference schedule with a > read more
Suspended
Published on 2012-05-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
GOP Thinks This Is OK
Published on 2012-05-05 00:07:00
Unemployment Rate Drops In April
Published on 2012-05-05 00:06:00
The United States Labor Department released the unemployment figures for April yesterday, and for the sixth time in the last seven months it has fallen. The rate fell 0.1% in April (from 8.2% to 8.1%). This means the unemployment rate has dropped a full point since September 2011 (from 9.1% to 8.1%).This is not good news for Republican hopes at the polls in November. They have been doing everything they could to keep the economy bad and unemployment high, in the hopes they could fool Americans i [..] > read more
Owned By The Homophobes
Published on 2012-05-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
Teabaggers Think Texas Taxes Aren't Regressive Enough
Published on 2012-05-05 00:04:00
Texas already has one of the most regressive tax systems in the United States. There is no income tax. That's because it's far too progressive (with the rich having to pay a higher rate than the poor), and the Republican leadership in the state would never make the rich pay taxes. Although some state money is raised from a lottery and from license fees, the majority of state funds comes from two kinds of taxes -- a sales tax and a property tax.The sales tax is easily the most regressive kind of [..] > read more
Harvard Elitist
Published on 2012-05-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Dan Wasserman in the Boston Globe. > read more
Cinco de Mayo
Published on 2012-05-05 00:02:00
Today is Cinco de Mayo. It's not an official United States holiday, but it is celebrated in many places in this country, especially here in Texas. For many people in this country, this is just a Mexican holiday -- and while it is true that the holiday celebrates the victory of Mexico over the French at the Battle of Pueblo, the truth is that the battle may well have altered the course of history of this country also.My fellow blogger, Stace over at Dos Centavos, wrote an excellent post on the Ba [..] > read more
Corporate Incest
Published on 2012-05-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Dan Wasserman in the Boston Globe. > read more
Conundrum
Published on 2012-05-04 00:07:00
Democrats Improved Health Care, But They Didn't Fix It
Published on 2012-05-04 00:06:00
I am not going to tell you that the health care reform passed by the Democrats (and commonly called "Obamacare") did not improve health care in this country, because that would be a lie. It accomplished some things that badly needed to be done.Among other things, it increased the number of people who will be covered with at least some health insurance (after it fully comes into effect), it prevents the insurance companies from charging more or denying coverage for pre-existing conditions, it pre [..] > read more
Newt's GPS
Published on 2012-05-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Has Romney Given Up On Hispanic Vote ?
Published on 2012-05-04 00:04:00
Back in 2008, Republican presidential candidate John McCain got about 31% of the Hispanic vote. That was not nearly enough to make him competitive in the election, especially since women and young people also voted in large percentages for Barack Obama. As of right now, it looks like the same dynamic is starting to take shape in the 2012 election.Due to his support of the congressional Republicans "war on women", women are abandoning Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) in droves and mov [..] > read more
Republican Nightmare
Published on 2012-05-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com. > read more
Texas Democrats Need New Leadership
Published on 2012-05-04 00:02:00
I've made no secret of the fact that I think the Texas Democratic Party needs new leadership. It has been nearly 20 years since a Democrat held any statewide elected office, and the Democratic portion of the state legislature seems to shrink with each passing election.As a delegate to this year's state convention, I am going to be voting for and supporting the lady pictured above -- Rachel Barrios-Van Os. She is a true progressive who will change the direction of the state party -- taking it bac [..] > read more
Feed Me !
Published on 2012-05-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe at caglecartoons.com. > read more
A Message From "Mr. Conservative"
Published on 2012-05-03 00:08:00
From the excellent blog called What Would Jack Do?. > read more
The Church Is Upset
Published on 2012-05-03 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Current Congress Is The "Laziest" Of All
Published on 2012-05-03 00:06:00
Our current members of Congress are paid $174,000 a year. That's about four times the median income of United States citizens. And that doesn't include all the benefits they get -- like a generous retirement program, excellent health insurance, franking privileges, and government-paid travel expenses. And many of them will tell you they are still underpaid for all the "hard work" that they do.But are they really a hard-working bunch of legislators? Not really. Washington Post columnist Dana Milb [..] > read more
The Best Congress Money Can Buy
Published on 2012-05-02 00:07:00
Corporations Are Stealing Worker Productivity
Published on 2012-05-02 00:06:00
Back in > read more
Right-Wing Hypocrites
Published on 2012-05-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Austerity Is The Problem - Not the Solution
Published on 2012-05-02 00:04:00
This is not the first time this country has suffered an economic disaster, throwing millions of people out of work. The last time was the Great Depression, which like the current economic disaster started with a stock market crash caused by Republican policies that favored the rich over everyone else. But the voters of that time knew what to do. They booted out the party (Republicans) that caused the economic mess and replaced them with huge Democratic majorities in Congress and a Democratic pre [..] > read more
GOP Budgeting
Published on 2012-05-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
GOP Values: Brain-Dead And Paid-Off
Published on 2012-05-01 00:07:00
A little humor and truth found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
GOP Wages War On America's Future
Published on 2012-05-01 00:06:00
I have posted many times that the Republican Party doesn't care about any American citizens except for the rich (and the corporations, which they happily bestow citizenship rights on). This has most recently been exemplified by the GOP's war on women -- where they oppose the right of a woman to control her own body, to have equal pay, to have free and easy access to contraception, and to have access to health care. But that is far from the only "war" the Republicans have declared on American cit [..] > read more
Tough Talk vs. Calm Action
Published on 2012-05-01 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Stephen King Says. . .
Published on 2012-05-01 00:04:00
It's no secret that the rich, especially the super-rich, in the United States don't pay a higher tax rate than other Americans (as they were meant to do when our progressive tax system was created). In fact, many of them don't even pay as high a tax rate as most of the middle class do. The president and his fellow Democrats would like to address this, but the Republicans are fighting any tax raise on the rich. They tend to think the rich should get a free ride in this country (since they are the [..] > read more
Connecting With The People
Published on 2012-05-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Markstein at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Cowboys Sign 21 Undrafted Free Agents
Published on 2012-05-01 00:02:00
The NFL draft is over, and the coaches will get their first look at the seven players they drafted in next weekend's first mini-camp. But the draftees won't be the only players attending that mini-camp. They will be joined by a few of last year's rookies, and by a bunch of undrafted free agents the cowboys were able to sign after the draft -- about 21 of them. Here are the free agents who are now Cowboys (at least for a while):OFFENSIVE LINEJeff Adams, tackle, ColumbiaLevy Adcock, tackle, Oklaho [..] > read more
Teabagger Medical Card
Published on 2012-05-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Wall Street Willie's Plan
Published on 2012-04-30 00:07:00
GOP Holds Student Loans Hostage to Attack Women's Health
Published on 2012-04-30 00:06:00
Evidently there is no bottom to how low the congressional Republicans will go to keep the corporations and their rich friends from having to pay their fair share in taxes. They had already decided they would allow the interest rates on college students to double, because the Democrats wanted to pay for keeping the interest rate low by closing a loophole that allowed some corporations to avoid paying Social Security taxes (something no small business is exempt from).Keeping the interest on studen [..] > read more
College Loan Debt
Published on 2012-04-30 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com. > read more
Are Texans Getting Tired Of Rick Perry ?
Published on 2012-04-30 00:04:00
There no real doubt that Rick Perry still has a burning desire to be president. He as much as admitted that a couple of weeks ago in an interview in Dallas -- saying he was already considering running again in 2016, but would enter the race much earlier next time. He seems to have deluded himself into thinking the reason he lost this year was that he entered the race too late. But then he's always had a capacity for self-delusion and no understanding of real-world solutions.And his desire to be [..] > read more
Secret Service
Published on 2012-04-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The Drone Attacks Should Be Stopped
Published on 2012-04-30 00:02:00
There was a headline and story at msnbc.com > read more
Stupid
Published on 2012-04-30 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Tim Eagan at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Read It
Published on 2012-04-29 00:07:00
Senate Republican Men Say Violence Against Women Is OK
Published on 2012-04-29 00:06:00
The Republican Party claims it is not waging a war on America's women. They claim this is just a false accusation that was made up by Democrats to embarrass them. But that is hard to believe considering the Republican record recently. They oppose the right of a woman to control her own body. They oppose giving women equal pay in the workplace. They oppose free and easy access to contraception for women. They oppose healthcare reform (Obamacare) which outlaws higher insurance premiums for women. [..] > read more
The GOP Offer
Published on 2012-04-29 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
GOP Candidate Is A Convicted Felon
Published on 2012-04-29 00:04:00
The person pictured above is Fabian Tankesly, the lone Republican candidate for the Precinct 2 Potter County Commission seat in east Amarillo (the only seat on the County Commission generally considered to be a safe seat for Democrats). While Republicans were initially happy to have a candidate in the race, it now looks like Tankesly will not be on the November ballot.That's because state law bars convicted felons from running for public office (unless they have been officially pardoned) -- and [..] > read more
Student Debt
Published on 2012-04-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Cowboys Get 5 Players On Draft's Final Day
Published on 2012-04-29 00:02:00
Any player drafted in the first round is expected to immediately contribute to his new team, and should be a starter right away. In the second and third rounds the players might not be expected to be immediate starters, but if correctly picked, they should make the team and work their way into a starting position. The same cannot be said of players picked in the fourth through seventh rounds. They might turn out to be great players, or they might not even be on the team on opening day. We simply [..] > read more
A Dumb Idea
Published on 2012-04-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
No Cooperation Possible
Published on 2012-04-29 00:00:00
(The cartoon above is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call.)Conservatives and liberals have always had a different vision of what was the best path for the country to take. But in the past, the politicians on both sides of the aisle have been able to see past their ideology and compromise to reach a solution that was good for the country. That is no longer true. While President Obama (and most Democrats have offered to compromise, they have been rebuffed by the Republicans -- who have moved so far to the [..] > read more
Republicans vs. Women
Published on 2012-04-28 00:07:00
Public Disagrees With GOP On Energy Policy
Published on 2012-04-28 00:06:00
The above graphic was composed from the results of a new Yale University Project on Climate Change Communication survey. The survey shows that on most issues concerning energy and the environment the Republican Party is out of step with what the American public supports.About 79% of Americans would like to see more funding for research on renewable energy, 76% would like to see tax rebates for efficient cars & solar panels, 75% want CO2 regulated as a pollutant, 63% would require utilities to pr [..] > read more
Party Of No
Published on 2012-04-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Corporations Are Hiring - Just Not Here
Published on 2012-04-28 00:04:00
The picture above may be funny to many of you, but I don't mean for it to be. The fact is that it's far too close to the truth to be funny. Unemployment is still over 8% in this country and the millions of jobs that disappeared in the Bush recession have still not been replaced. The Republicans, who have blocked repeated efforts by the Democrats to pass a job creation program of any kind, tell us that the only way to create jobs is to cut taxes for the giant corporations (and some of them would [..] > read more
Not Interested ?
Published on 2012-04-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
Cowboys Draft Boise State Defensive End
Published on 2012-04-28 00:02:00
It was a long stretch between the Dallas Cowboys first and second draft picks -- about 75 places (because they had traded away their second round pick), and that made for a fairly boring second night of the draft. I'm not really complaining. I think it was well worth losing the second round pick to get Morris Claiborne, the LSU cornerback, in the first round -- a player who makes the defense much better (and probably will for a long time).The Cowboys finally got to pick again in the third round, [..] > read more
Jimmy Carter - Scaring The Teabaggers
Published on 2012-04-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rick McKee in The Augusta Chronicle. > read more
GOP Voters
Published on 2012-04-27 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog called What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Mean Policies Of The Congressional GOP
Published on 2012-04-27 00:06:00
Some of you may think the picture and words above are more than a little bit harsh. After all, no one would really deny poor kids a nutritious lunch just to give rich people (who are already making record profits in this recession) bigger tax breaks, would they? The very idea of it is unthinkable. That is, unthinkable to anyone but congressional Republicans.As mean-spirited and hard-hearted as it sounds, that is exactly what congressional Republicans are proposing. They want to keep all of the c [..] > read more
Contender ?
Published on 2012-04-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
Warmongers Of The Right-Wing Are Wrong
Published on 2012-04-27 00:04:00
The graphic above sums up pretty well what the right-wing Republicans want. Fear is their best-selling product, and they want to convince our citizens that Iran has (or will soon have) an nuclear weapon -- which they would be crazy enough to use on Israel and other countries (including the United States).The international nuclear inspectors, our own CIA, and even Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta have all tried to assure Americans that the Iranians do not currently have a nuclear bomb, and there [..] > read more
GOP's Titanic Metaphor
Published on 2012-04-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Cowboys Move Up & Draft LSU Cornerback
Published on 2012-04-27 00:02:00
It's no secret that one of the biggest weaknesses of the Dallas Cowboys last year was in their secondary. They just gave up too many receptions last year, especially late in the game. The Cowboys had already addressed this problem in free agency -- by signing a top-notch cornerback (Brandon Carr) and a solid safety (Brodney Pool). Because of this, most people thought the Cowboys would use their pick (14th in the draft) to get a pass rusher (either a defensive lineman or an outside linebacker).Bu [..] > read more
No One Is Listening
Published on 2012-04-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Mysterious Ways
Published on 2012-04-27 00:00:00
A little more humor from The Atheist Pig. > read more
About Wall Street Willie
Published on 2012-04-26 00:07:00
Clinton Gets To The Heart Of America's Problem In Speech At West Texas A&M
Published on 2012-04-26 00:06:00
On Tuesday night Bill Clinton made his second visit to the Texas Panhandle in the last four years (with his previous visit being to support his wife in the 2008 campaign). This time he spoke at West Texas A&M University as a guest of the school's Distinguished Lecture Series. And in his speech he made a point that makes a lot of sense -- one that every American should consider before voting in the next election.The point was that there is a difference between political ideology and finding solut [..] > read more
The Drone
Published on 2012-04-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Buying The Nomination
Published on 2012-04-26 00:04:00
We have known for a while now that a candidate can't run for president in this country unless they are rich or have lots of rich friends willing to spend freely for them. That has never been more apparent than in the current race for the Republican presidential nomination. Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) has virtually assured himself of the nomination (although it will still take a few more weeks to amass the required number of delegates), but it has taken a ton of money for him to [..] > read more
Fox Lies
Published on 2012-04-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Public Still Doesn't Like Wall Street Willie
Published on 2012-04-26 00:02:00
There are a couple of new polls out that verify what other recent polls have shown -- that the president currently has a lead over Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). The Gallup Poll shows the president leading 49% to 42%, and the Public Policy Polling survey shows the president leading by 49% to 44%. Gallup has the president with a 50% favorable rating, while PPP has it at 48%.But more interesting than the electoral percentages (at least at this point of the campaign) is what the publ [..] > read more
A Step Too Far
Published on 2012-04-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Is Wall Street Willie More Dangerous Than George W. Bush ?
Published on 2012-04-26 00:00:00
George W. Bush started two unnecessary wars (killing many thousands of soldiers and innocent civilians), ordered the torturing of foreign soldiers, passed a bill authorizing the spying on U.S. citizens without probable cause, gave the rich massive tax cuts, trashed the American economy, encouraged the outsourcing of American jobs, gave Wall Street a $700 billion bailout (after deregulating them), presided over the loss of 12-15 million American jobs, and turned a budget surplus into a huge defic [..] > read more
Because It Works
Published on 2012-04-25 00:07:00
Texas Democrats Need A Leadership Change
Published on 2012-04-25 00:06:00
The Texas Democratic Party is in a lot of trouble. Both houses of the state legislature have large majorities of Republican, and there hasn't been a Democrat elected to a statewide office for the last 18 years. It's not because members of the Republican Party vastly outnumber members of the Democratic Party in the state -- they don't. The parties have roughly equal membership.The problem is a failure of leadership. There's an old saying in politics that no one's going to vote for you unless you [..] > read more
Romney Reaches Out
Published on 2012-04-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Romney Moves Closer To GOP Nomination
Published on 2012-04-25 00:04:00
The GOP nominating process marches on, as Willard Mitt Romney won another 5 states last night. Here are the results from those states:DELAWARE (99% reporting)Mitt Romney...............16,057 > read more
Likability
Published on 2012-04-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
A Raise In Top Tax Rate Won't Stunt Economic Growth Or Job Creation
Published on 2012-04-25 00:02:00
The main two tenets of Republican economic policy these two days are that raising taxes on the rich (elevating the top tax rate) would be a disaster -- in that it would stunt job creation and harm the economy. As the chart above clearly shows, that is just not true. In fact, the highest percentage of new jobs being created were in times with the highest top tax rate. Note that during times when the top tax rate was between about 40% and 90%, job creation was 2% or higher. But when the rate was l [..] > read more
Sarkozy Has Huge Hill To Climb
Published on 2012-04-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jack Ohman in The Oregonian. > read more
Social Progress Or Socialism ?
Published on 2012-04-24 00:07:00
Chief Justice Warren was not only a great man, but a perceptive one. > read more
It Ain't Over - 5 More States Vote Today
Published on 2012-04-24 00:06:00
(The cartoon above is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com.)Ever since Rick Santorum (aka Mr. Frothy) "suspended" his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, pundits (both in the mainstream media and on the internet) have been falling all over themselves to put the nominee's crown on the head of Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). But while Romney may well be the odds-on favorite to win the nomination, he hasn't done it yet. Here's the current delegate totals according to RealC [..] > read more
A Sick Mind
Published on 2012-04-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Obama Gets Far Less Positive News Coverage Than Romney
Published on 2012-04-24 00:04:00
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism has been keeping track of the positive (and negative) stories about each of the presidential contenders since January. The results of their survey are shown in the charts above. Note that in every single week the mainstream media has run far more positive stories about Mitt Romney than they have run about President Obama.Now you may say it is due to the Republican nominating race. That because there was doubt as to who would win, it [..] > read more
The Corporate View
Published on 2012-04-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
CEO Pay is Out Of Line
Published on 2012-04-24 00:02:00
Back in 1980, before the Republicans started to ruin the U.S. economy with their failed trickle-down economic policy, a corporate CEO in this country earned about 42 times the average worker's pay. That was a lot of money, but it was pretty much in line with what CEO's were making in other countries. But back then unions were fairly strong and income from increased production was shared throughout the company.But the Republicans decided that the way to a healthier economy was to make rich people [..] > read more
The Visitor
Published on 2012-04-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Roe vs. Wade Saves Lives
Published on 2012-04-23 00:07:00
Yellowdog Granny reminds us of a basic truth. > read more
GOP Is Lying About Social Security
Published on 2012-04-23 00:06:00
The Republicans have been saying for a while now that the Social Security System is in imminent danger of going broke, and won't be able to pay for the benefits owed to the "Baby Boom" generation let alone future generations of Americans. It is commonplace to hear them say there won't be any Social Security for those who are young right now when they reach retirement age. They say that we must privatize Social Security, or at the very least, raise the retirement age and cut benefits.That is not [..] > read more
Frogs
Published on 2012-04-23 00:05:00
Political cartoon is by Steve Greenberg at steve@greenberg-art.com. > read more
The Disaster Of "Trickle-Down" Economics
Published on 2012-04-23 00:04:00
With the election of Ronald Reagan in in 1980, this country began to be exposed to the Republican economic policy commonly referred to as "trickle-down" economic theory. The idea was that if the government reduced regulations on the rich, making it easier for them to make a lot more money, it would be good for all Americans because some of that money would trickle down and benefit workers. The problem with this economic theory is that it simply didn't work.The rich were definitely made a lot ric [..] > read more
The Blame Game
Published on 2012-04-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The Most Blood-Thirsty State In The Union
Published on 2012-04-23 00:02:00
At a time when most states have either abolished the death penalty or cut back so severely that they almost never use it, there are a few states that still engage in this blood-thirsty practice. And among them, one state stands out far above the rest as the most blood-thirsty state in the Union. I am embarrassed to say that it is my own home state -- Texas.In 1972, the United States Supreme Court declared the death penalty statutes that existed at that time to be unconstitutional. But sadly they [..] > read more
After Effects
Published on 2012-04-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
Dangerous If Mixed
Published on 2012-04-22 00:07:00
New LED Light Bulb Goes On Sale Here
Published on 2012-04-22 00:06:00
The picture above shows the new light bulb that will go on sale in the United States today. The U.S. government had challenged companies to come up with a bulb that gave out the same amount of warm light as an incandescent bulb, but was much more efficient. This bulb is Philips Electronics (from the Netherlands) answer to the challenge.The one drawback which may inhibit sales is the price. The new bulb will sell for about $60 (although the company says it has arranged for some retailers to get a [..] > read more
The Winners
Published on 2012-04-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Thompson in the Detroit Free Press. > read more
The Deficit Is A Republican Creation
Published on 2012-04-22 00:04:00
The excellent chart above (from the blog Progressive Eruptions) shows where the federal deficit has come from. When President Clinton left office, he left his successor (George W. Bush) a surplus in the government's yearly budget. But even though the Republicans like to brag about how frugal they are with the taxpayer's money, it didn't take Bush and his GOP cohorts long to bust the budget and create a massive deficit.First, he passed huge tax cuts (which mostly benefitted the richest Americans) [..] > read more
Tight Security
Published on 2012-04-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
SBOE Fails Texas Students Again
Published on 2012-04-22 00:02:00
The Texas State Board of Education has once again failed the students of this state. Considering what they have done to put religion in the state's science classes and right-wing politics in the history and government curriculums, this shouldn't have surprised anyone. The SBOE seems determined to make sure Texas students can't compete with students from other states and countries -- and that's sad in this world that increasingly demands a good education to survive in the modern workforce.This ti [..] > read more
Brothers In Hate
Published on 2012-04-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Obama Accomplishments
Published on 2012-04-21 00:07:00
Like other progressives, I haven't always agreed with President Obama. But he has been able to accomplish some pretty remarkable things -- and done it in spite of a rabid Republican obstructionism. He's earned another four year term -- and hopefully, he'll have a lot more Democrats to help him after the next election.(I found the above list on Under The Mountain Bunker.) > read more
Land Of Opportunity ?
Published on 2012-04-21 00:06:00
The Gallup Poll recently did a worldwide survey. They found out that millions of people would like to leave their own country and go to another country. The number one country they would like to go to is the United States. In fact, about 150 million people would like to immigrate to this country.That makes it sound like the United States is still viewed as the land of opportunity, where everyone is treated equally thanks to the rule of law -- a bastion of democracy for people around the world. B [..] > read more
Endorsement
Published on 2012-04-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
How Can Manchin Call Himself A Democrat ?
Published on 2012-04-21 00:04:00
The weird-looking guy in the picture above in Joe Manchin. He is the "Democratic" senator from the state of West Virginia. I put the word "Democratic" in quotation marks because I'm really not sure he qualifies to use the term to describe himself. He's one of those "blue dogs" that vote with the Republicans more than he votes with the members of his own party. And it is a common-place occurrence for Manchin to take to the floor of the Senate and notify anyone listening that he disagrees with the [..] > read more
Wall Street Willie Moves To The Center
Published on 2012-04-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Obama And Romney Policies On Energy
Published on 2012-04-21 00:02:00
If you've wondered why Big Oil and Big Coal have already poured over $16 million into helping the Romney campaign, the chart above (from Think Progress) should answer your questions. President Obama has increased fuel efficiency, protected government lands, passed new regulations to reduce pollution, supports funding for clean energy and creation of green jobs, and wants to eliminate many of the unneeded subsidies for the energy industry.Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) would do just the opposite [..] > read more
Exceptions
Published on 2012-04-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
PMS
Published on 2012-04-20 00:07:00
Patriarchy -- a society ruled by and for men.Misogyny -- hatred of women.Sexism -- discrimination against women because of their sex.Since all three of these perverted beliefs are rampant in our society (and its dominant religion), it is easy to see why women are still having to fight for equal treatment in the United States. Why is equality such a hard concept for some people to grasp? > read more
A Music Legend Is Gone
Published on 2012-04-20 00:06:00
Today is a sad day, because the world has lost another musical genius -- the great Levon Helm. Yesterday this simple message was put on Helm's website, "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul." He finally succumbed after a long bout with throat cancer.Helm was a multi-Grammy winner, including a Grammy for lifetime achievement in 2008. He was also an indu [..] > read more
The GOP Platform
Published on 2012-04-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Obama Puts His Foot Down
Published on 2012-04-20 00:04:00
Last August the Republicans and Democrats came to an agreement about funding the fiscal year that will start next September. They agreed on across-the-board-cuts and a ceiling on spending at $1.047 trillion. Both parties said this is what would happen if the "super committee" appointed to find a solution to funding problems could not agree -- and that committee failed miserably.President Obama (and congressional Democrats) know the cuts agreed to will be painful, but they are willing to keep the [..] > read more
Worthy Aspiration ?
Published on 2012-04-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Komen Still Hurting From Its Political Blunder
Published on 2012-04-20 00:02:00
Last year, the Susan G. Komen Foundation revealed their true colors. They showed their ultra-right-wing politics by cutting off their grant funding for Planned Parenthood -- a move that went against their own charter by cutting hundreds of thousands of women off from receiving breast cancer screenings. They quickly reversed their position and said they would again consider Planned Parenthood for future grants (but refused to say those grants would actually be approved). However, the damage to th [..] > read more
Priorities Askew
Published on 2012-04-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Love vs. Stupidity
Published on 2012-04-19 00:07:00
A bit of truth from the website of Remy Ngamije. > read more
Public Accepts Existence Of "Global Warming"
Published on 2012-04-19 00:06:00
Nearly all scientists worldwide have accepted the reality of global climate change (commonly called "global warming"). They also believe that all or most of that global climate change is caused by human activity, such as the burning of carbon-based fuels. But here in the United States, the public has been very slow to accept those facts -- probably because of a concerted campaign by energy companies (and right-wing Republicans) to deny both that global climate change exists or that it is caused [..] > read more
Mitt And The Middle Class
Published on 2012-04-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Did Mitt Commit Voter Fraud ?
Published on 2012-04-19 00:04:00
(The above cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atalanta Journal-Constitution.)The Republicans have been pushing Voter ID laws across the nation. They say it is to prevent voter fraud. The Democrats have responded that voter fraud is rare, and these laws are just meant to suppress votes in groups that tend to vote for Democrats. I think the Democrats are right about that, but to give the Republicans their due, several cases of voter fraud have been exposed in the last year or so. The problem for [..] > read more
Full-Time Mom
Published on 2012-04-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
Individual Mandate To Buy Health Insurance Is Constitutional
Published on 2012-04-19 00:02:00
The president's health care law is currently before the Supreme Court to determine whether it is constitutional or not. The main argument of those who believe it is not constitutional is that the individual mandate that forces people to purchase insurance is not only unprecedented, but would not have been considered constitutional by the framers of the Constitution (or the Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence). That is simply not true. Individual mandates do have precedent [..] > read more
Secret Service
Published on 2012-04-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Victims ?
Published on 2012-04-19 00:00:00
Ann Romney is upset because someone pointed out the truth about her -- that she's never had to work (and that includes the work of a stay-at-home mom). Newt Gingrich is upset because even right-wing voters are too smart to put him back in a position of power. They are clearly victims. Right?(Found at the blog of the wonderful Yellowdog Granny.) > read more
The Hidden Cost
Published on 2012-04-18 00:07:00
Myths(Lies) About The Minimum Wage
Published on 2012-04-18 00:06:00
The Republicans like to tout my own home state of Texas as being an "economic miracle". They would like for Americans to believe that the recession didn't hit Texas as hard as other states, and that is because of the corporate-friendly Republican leadership in the state. That's simply not true. Texas was hit hard by the recession, and at least half of the states in this country have a lower unemployment figure than Texas.Another fact that's commonly overlooked by the Republicans is that Texas al [..] > read more
Diversity ?
Published on 2012-04-18 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
GOP Votes To Protect The Rich From Taxes
Published on 2012-04-18 00:04:00
(Cartoon above is by Joel Pett in USA Today.)It is common knowledge these days that the rich (and the corporations) don't pay as big a tax rate as middle class Americans do. A perfect example is Republican presidential candidate Willard Mitt Romney, who pays from 13% to 15%, depending on the year, while making over $20 million a year (without working a single day). There are thousands of others who pay no taxes at all, even though they make over a million a year.It doesn't take a rocket scientis [..] > read more
Fundraising
Published on 2012-04-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Democrats Consistently Outperform Republicans
Published on 2012-04-18 00:02:00
The other day the fool pictured above, Allen West of Florida, made the ridiculous statement that at least 80 of the Democrats in the House of Representatives were communists -- with the inference being that they were traitors who were trying to destroy their own country. The Republican rhetoric has been very divisive for a while now, but this statement was way over the line of common decency.And it has provoked a reply from the Conceptual Guerilla over at Daily Kos. But instead of making false a [..] > read more
Rocket To Nowhere
Published on 2012-04-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Where Is The GOP Alternative ?
Published on 2012-04-17 00:07:00
Obamacare is certainly not perfect, but it is hundreds of times better than what the status quo was before it was passed. I honestly don't understand the Republican opposition to it, especially considering they have no plan to replace it. Do they just not care about the health and lives of ordinary Americans? Do they really believe only the rich deserve good health care? It certainly looks like that is the case. > read more
Small Donors Funding Obama Campaign
Published on 2012-04-17 00:06:00
There is little doubt that this is going to be the most expensive campaign in United States history. Fortunately, it looks like President Obama is going to have the funds to compete against the Wall Street candidate, Willard Mitt Romney. The president's fund-raising grows larger with each passing month.In January, the president raised about $29.1 million dollars. In February, his fundraising efforts yielded a little over $45 million. That figure rose again in the month of March, as the Obama cam [..] > read more
Pink Button
Published on 2012-04-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Voters Don't Trust Or Like Romney
Published on 2012-04-17 00:04:00
Recent polls have shown Independent and women voters moving to support President Obama in large numbers -- numbers large enough to give the president a lead in the very important swing states. Now a new poll has come out, and it gives the president a 9 point lead among registered voters nationwide (52% to 43%) and a 12 point lead among the public in general (53% to 41%).Why are the voters moving away from Romney as though he had some kind of communicable disease? The answer for women is obvious. [..] > read more
Booted
Published on 2012-04-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
GOP Thinks Corporations Should Have Their Cake And Eat It Too
Published on 2012-04-17 00:02:00
You've probably heard the phrase that "you can't have your cake and eat it too", or that "you can't be on both sides of the fence at the same time" -- because those things are physically impossible. But they're only impossible for normal humans. The GOP have altered regulations in the last 30 years so that corporations can actually perform these impossible feats. Consider the following.Republicans want us to think that corporations are people, and their right-wing brothers on the Supreme Court h [..] > read more
Standing Our Ground
Published on 2012-04-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Stay-At-Home Mom
Published on 2012-04-17 00:00:00
Right-Wing Republicans think Ann Romney is just like millions of other stay-at-home moms. That's just more proof they have no connection to reality. Do you really want these people running our country again? > read more
Obscenely Rich
Published on 2012-04-16 00:07:00
Ann Romney A "Stay-At-Home Mom" ?
Published on 2012-04-16 00:06:00
The other day, Democratic strategist Hillary Rosen noted that the wife of Willard Mitt Romney had never worked a day in her life. The statement was made to counter Romney's assertion that he knew what the women of America want because his wife tells him. The point of Rosen's statement was that by virtue of her great wealth, millions in income each year, multiple homes and cars, and never having to have had to work a day in her life, Ann Romney is not like the average woman and probably has no co [..] > read more
Robin Hood (GOP Version)
Published on 2012-04-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Drew Sheneman at Tribune Media Services. > read more
U.S. Embarrasses Itself Over Cuba
Published on 2012-04-16 00:04:00
President Obama attended the latest meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) last weekend in Cartagena, Colombia. It was hoped that the meeting could help smooth over some differences between the United States and some other countries of the Americas. It did not. It just made the United States look more like a pariah nation than ever before.The issue dividing the United States (and Canada) from all the other nations in the OAS was Cuba. Shortly after Castro came to power in Cuba, tha [..] > read more
Social Darwinism
Published on 2012-04-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Freedom Of Religion ?
Published on 2012-04-15 00:07:00
Sadly, this is what too many fundamentalists think freedom of religion really is -- the right to force others to follow their view of religion. > read more
Taxes And Presidential Politics
Published on 2012-04-15 00:06:00
You probably know who the two men pictured above are -- President Barack Obama and soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee Willard Mitt Romney. Why is one smiling and the other scowling? It could be because the smiling one just paid his fair share in taxes, and the scowling one knows that will just further embarrass him because he pays a smaller rate than a middle class American (even though he makes millions).The presidential family, Barack and Michelle Obama, have just released their tax re [..] > read more
War (On Everyone But The Rich)
Published on 2012-04-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Britt in the State Journal-Register (Illinois). > read more
A Real Choice For State Party Leader
Published on 2012-04-15 00:04:00
If you've read this blog for long, then you'll know that I'm not a big fan of the current state Democratic Party leadership. They have instituted policies that have resulted in the marginalization of the Democratic Party in Texas. They encourage the picking of the most conservative (blue dog) candidates possible, and then they focus all their efforts in the urban areas and South Texas. This ignores large parts of the state, and has resulted in their not being a single Democrat holding statewide [..] > read more
Out Of Reach
Published on 2012-04-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Weapon Of Mass Destruction
Published on 2012-04-14 00:07:00
Romney's Just An Average American (Not!)
Published on 2012-04-14 00:06:00
Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) is not just rich, he's incredibly rich. He has a net worth of about a quarter of a billion dollars and makes more than $20 million a year without lifting a finger (or working an hour). And it's been that way his whole life. He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and has turned it into platinum (by hiding money overseas instead of paying taxes on it -- money he made by destroying American jobs).But while that is a true picture of Wall Street Wil [..] > read more
Backward
Published on 2012-04-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is back Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Americans Say The War In Afghanistan Not Worth Fighting
Published on 2012-04-14 00:04:00
The Afghan War is growing more unpopular all the time. A new Washington Post/ABC Poll (see the graphic above) shows that a record amount of the American public now thinks the war has not been worth fighting. That is the view of 66% (two-thirds) of the people in this country, while only 30% disagree. And for the first time a majority of Republicans also say the war hasn't been worth fighting -- about 55%.So what do the two presidential candidates say? Willard Mitt Romney says we shouldn't withdra [..] > read more
The Ground Is Crumbling
Published on 2012-04-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Terrorists
Published on 2012-04-13 00:07:00
Found at the What Would Jack Do? blog. > read more
An Appeal To Potter County Democrats
Published on 2012-04-13 00:06:00
I'm concerned. We're still a month and a half away from the state primary, and more than seven months away from the general election -- and it's starting to look like Potter County Democrats just don't care. Either that or they have simply given up.There was a precinct chairs meeting yesterday. It was an important meeting, because we needed to finalize arrangements for the county convention to be held in just another 9 days (April 21st). Three people showed up -- the county chairman and two prec [..] > read more
Tough Choices
Published on 2012-04-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Romney Has Some Big Problems
Published on 2012-04-13 00:04:00
Some people might think this is a happy time for Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie), but I disagree. He may now be finally assured of winning the Republican nomination, but in capturing that nomination he has branded himself as a right-wing extremist to most Americans while still not being fully trusted by the party's real right-wing extremists. His only real base of support is on Wall Street, and while they can provide him with a lot of money, they don't have many votes.Some people th [..] > read more
Iceberg Ahead
Published on 2012-04-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Florida Finally Acts
Published on 2012-04-13 00:02:00
It has taken far too long (considering the facts of the case were known over a month ago), but the state of Florida has finally taken the first steps toward finding some justice in the racist murder of unarmed teenager Taryvon martin. His murderer, George Zimmerman, has been arrested and charged with Second-Degree Murder. he made his first court appearance yesterday, where a judge ruled the state had enough probably cause to proceed.This case is far from over. Zimmerman's arraignment has been se [..] > read more
Suspended
Published on 2012-04-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Columbus Dispatch. > read more
It Takes A Democrat
Published on 2012-04-13 00:00:00
I found this chart at the blog Critter's Crap. It shows the Medicare fraud prosecutions during the terms of the last four presidents. Republicans love to talk about preventing and prosecuting Medicare fraud, but it seems it takes a Democrat to get serious and do it. Note that while the prosecutions remained pretty flat during the terms of Bush I and Bush II, they rose significantly during the terms of both Clinton and Obama. If you want a job done right, elect a Democrat. > read more
Some Truth From Vonnegut
Published on 2012-04-12 00:07:00
Teen Pregnancy Drops In U.S. (But Not Nearly Enough)
Published on 2012-04-12 00:06:00
CNN was trumpeting recently that the teen pregnancy rate in the United States has dropped again. It now rests at about 34.3 births for every 1,000 teenage girls. That is the lowest rate for the United States since 1946 (66 years ago). Great news. Right?Well, it's great news if your standard for great news is pretty low. That 34.3 birth rate is still among the highest for all developed nations. Our neighbor to the north, Canada, has a rate of only 14 per 1,000. Many of the European countries, lik [..] > read more
The Tax Swamp
Published on 2012-04-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Planned Parenthood Fights Back In Texas
Published on 2012-04-12 00:04:00
The Medicaid Women's Health Program of Texas provided medical care for about 130,000 low-income women in Texas each year. That program was funded by a mix of federal and state funds. About 50,000 of those women were served by Planned Parenthood. But that was before the Republican-dominated state legislature decided to play politics with women's health.In the last session of the legislature, the Republicans rammed through a ban on providing any money to Planned Parenthood, even though none of the [..] > read more
Florida
Published on 2012-04-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
God's Candidates
Published on 2012-04-12 00:02:00
Four candidates claimed to have entered the Republican presidential nomination race because god told them to do it. If there is a god, he/she must have a wicked sense of humor because all four candidates failed miserably and have dropped out.The truth is that these four candidates thought they could get votes by cloaking their grab for power in the christian religion. They have now found out that is not something most Americans like. While it may appeal to some evangelicals (who want to mix reli [..] > read more
Southern Hoodies
Published on 2012-04-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Peters in the Dayton Daily News and grimmy.com. > read more
A Hallmark Moment
Published on 2012-04-12 00:00:00
More humor from the wonderful blog of > read more
A Prophecy Coming True
Published on 2012-04-11 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Is "Wealth Redistribution" A Bad Thing ?
Published on 2012-04-11 00:06:00
Just the other day, Rick Warren (a powerful right-wing fundamentalist preacher) made the statement "I do not believe in income redistribution, I believe in wealth creation." He went on to say the only way to get people out of poverty is to create jobs for them. My first thought upon reading that ridiculous statement was that Warren is either a liar or an idiot. He is either spreading a perverted definition of "wealth redistribution" or he has no idea what "wealth redistribution" is. Either way, [..] > read more
Whacked
Published on 2012-04-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Santorum Is Out & The Race Continues
Published on 2012-04-11 00:04:00
(The above caricature is by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.)Rick Santorum (aka Mr. Frothy) has surprised nearly everyone. He suspended his campaign before his own home state votes on April 24th. Was he afraid he might lose in his home state (Pennsylvania)? Or did he just finally read the writing on the wall, and realize that there was no way for him to win a majority of the delegates and become the nominee? Or did he finally give in to pressure from party officials (who are looking for a way to end [..] > read more
The Way It Is
Published on 2012-04-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Racist Killer Disappears - Asks For Money
Published on 2012-04-11 00:02:00
By now you have to know person in the picture above. It is the racist,George Zimmerman, who killed young Trayvon Martin down in Florida simply because he was an African-American. It has now been well over a month since the shooting, and still, no charges have been filed. Frankly, I don't understand why. It's not like there was a question about who did the shooting. It was Zimmerman, and his victim was unarmed.And there's no question of whether the shooting was in self-defense. It was not. Zimmer [..] > read more
Blame Game
Published on 2012-04-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Nasty Recipe
Published on 2012-04-10 00:07:00
Corporate Deadbeats
Published on 2012-04-10 00:06:00
Pepco Holdings...............$1,263,000,000 (-39.5%) > read more
Horror Show
Published on 2012-04-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Markstein at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Energy And Environment - A Poll
Published on 2012-04-10 00:04:00
Perhaps the most important issue facing Americans (and people all over the world) is the issue of energy -- where we're going to get what we need and how is it going to affect our environment (which is already reeling from the overuse of carbon-based fuels). There are currently two points of view about what needs to be done.One group wants nothing but more drilling fir carbon-based fuels like oil and gas. At best, this is a short-term solution only (since even our own military believes the world [..] > read more
Tied Down
Published on 2012-04-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Roots Of Homophobia
Published on 2012-04-10 00:02:00
(The graphic above is from the website Trends Updates.com.)"The lady doth protest too much, methinks." Those words were written by William Shakespeare in his immortal play, Hamlet. The phrase, or versions of it, are still used today -- generally to mean that someone who protests too much and too loudly about something may actually believe the opposite of what they are saying. A lot of people (including me) have wondered if this might not apply to the most vicious homophobes. Perhaps their irrati [..] > read more
Hiding The Truth
Published on 2012-04-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Economic Injustice
Published on 2012-04-09 00:07:00
U.S. Sending Medicated Soldiers To War
Published on 2012-04-09 00:06:00
The United States has been fighting the war in Afghanistan for over 10 years now, and some soldiers have been deployed to a war zone for two, three, or even more times. Any reasonable person would think this is a prescription for disaster, and would result in mental problems for many soldiers -- and that is exactly what is happening.According to the U.S. Army surgeon general, there are at least 110,000 active-duty soldiers that are currently on some fairly serious psychological medications -- an [..] > read more
The Loser
Published on 2012-04-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jack Ohman in The Oregonian. > read more
Children Go Without Insurance In Texas
Published on 2012-04-09 00:04:00
After seeing the mean policies of the Texas Republican leadership, this shouldn't have surprised me -- but it did. I already knew that one out of every four children in Texas lives in poverty (significantly larger than the one in five national average) and state leaders didn't seem to care, because they slashed the social and educational programs that would help these kids the last time the legislature was in session. But I thought surely they would supply these kids with a minimum amount of hea [..] > read more
The Sad Truth
Published on 2012-04-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jack Ohman in The Oregonian. > read more
Tulsa's Racist Killers Are Caught
Published on 2012-04-09 00:02:00
The pictures above are of the racist killers in Tulsa that shot five innocent and unarmed African-Americans in just a few hours -- killing three of them. They are Jake England (19) and Alvin Watts (32). They were found after England tried to burn his pick-up to hide their heinous crime.I have to offer kudos to both the Tulsa police and the town's community. These killers were caught in an amazingly short period of time for stranger killings (which can be among the hardest crimes to solve). The r [..] > read more
American Exceptionalism
Published on 2012-04-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Schorr at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Do Good Just Because It's Right
Published on 2012-04-08 00:07:00
Found at the blog called The Immoral Minority. > read more
Texas GOP Cuts Help For Disabled Kids
Published on 2012-04-08 00:06:00
It has been said that a society can be judged by the amount of help given to the neediest citizens in that society. If that is true (and I believe it is), then the state of Texas is failing that standard thanks to the Republican leadership in the legislature and the governor's mansion. They have decided that it is more important to not tax rich people and corporations than it is to help disabled children.The state faced a $27 billion shortfall for the current biennium when the legislature met in [..] > read more
Science Class
Published on 2012-04-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
President Obama Should Keep His Campaign Promise On Medical Marijuana
Published on 2012-04-08 00:04:00
Let me preface my remarks in this post by saying that I am a supporter of President Barack Obama. I think, on the whole, he has been a good president and I support his re-election to a second term. It is laughable to think that any of the presidential hopefuls of the Republican Party could do even half as good a job as President Obama has done.However, that does not mean I support everything the president has done. And one of the areas in which he has failed is in his attack on medical marijuana [..] > read more
Fleas
Published on 2012-04-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Easter: A Great Week For Candy Makers
Published on 2012-04-08 00:02:00
There are those who will say this week is all about religion, bunnies, and boiled eggs. But the truth is that the people who benefit the most from Easter are the candy makers and sellers. While it doesn't equal the candy sales of another holiday -- Halloween -- the candy sales for Easter is a solid second. In the week leading up to Easter, about 71 million pounds of chocolate candy will be sold (a full 20 million pounds more than is sold for Valentine's Day).So what is the favorite chocolate can [..] > read more
Excusing Racism
Published on 2012-04-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Tornoe at Media Matters. > read more
Thoughts On Easter
Published on 2012-04-08 00:00:00
We're at that time of year when the christians celebrate their hero rising from his grave. I have to agree with the cartoon above from The Atheist Pig. But one thing that puzzles me is why christians only celebrate a part of this story. There was a lot more going on that day than just one person rising from his grave. Here is how I put it in a post last year:It's that time of the year again, when christians celebrate their hero, Jesus, who was supposed to have risen from the grave on this day. B [..] > read more
Ayn Rand Sociopathy
Published on 2012-04-07 00:07:00
From the website of Republican Dirty Tricks. > read more
Unemployment Rate Drops Again
Published on 2012-04-07 00:06:00
The United States Labor Department has released its unemployment figures for the month of March -- and once again, the rate has fallen. The rate for February was 8.3%. The rate for March dropped another 0.1% to 8.2%.The economy created about 120,000 jobs in March. To tell the truth, that is only about enough jobs to take care of the number of new workers entering the job market. The rate probably fell because another 0.1% of jobseekers gave up trying to find a job, and are no longer being counte [..] > read more
Wall Street Complainers
Published on 2012-04-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley at the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Santorum Clutches At Straws -- Wants To Change Texas' Delegate Selection Process
Published on 2012-04-07 00:04:00
Things are looking pretty grim for Rick Santorum (aka Mr. Frothy) these days. Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) won three more states last Tuesday, and it looks like he will take four or five of the states that vote on April 24th (with the possible exception being Santorum's home state of Pennsylvania). That wouldn't give Romney enough delegates to clinch the nomination, but it would give him a huge lead and fix it so that none of his opponents could get enough delegates to win.That h [..] > read more
Hollow
Published on 2012-04-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
Labor Movement
Published on 2012-04-06 00:07:00
Romney Has Big Problems Within The GOP
Published on 2012-04-06 00:06:00
Yesterday I did a post noting that Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) has a growing problem with Independents (especially women). Since the primary season started in earnest back in January, Independents have been moving away from Romney and towards the president. Because of this, the president now has a 9 point lead in the all-important swing states. Clearly, Romney needs to correct this to have any chance in November (assuming he gets the GOP nomination).But his growing unpopularity [..] > read more
Good Deed ?
Published on 2012-04-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Three New Polls For The Next Primaries
Published on 2012-04-06 00:04:00
It's nearly three weeks until the next set of primaries will be held in the GOP's presidential nomination race. On April 24th, five states will be voting (Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Rhode Island). The two most delegate-rich states are Pennsylvania with 72 delegates and New York with 95 delegates. Connecticut has 28 delegates, Rhode Island has 19, and Delaware has 17.Even if Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) were to take all of the delegates from all five states [..] > read more
Savior
Published on 2012-04-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Palin Was On "Today Show" & Nobody Cared
Published on 2012-04-06 00:02:00
Sarah Palin was on The Today Show last Tuesday morning as a "guest host". Then she went on the Fox News channel and bragged about helping the show to beat its rival, Good Morning America (which had Katie Couric as their guest). I think she considered it some kind of revenge for blowing the softball interview with Couric back during the 2008 campaign. But once again, it seems that Palin has vastly inflated her own importance.Frankly, if viewer numbers are the benchmark, then it looks like nobody [..] > read more
Mismatched
Published on 2012-04-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
A Sad Day For The Cowboys & Their Fans
Published on 2012-04-06 00:00:00
Joe Avezzano has died at the age of 68. He was in Italy coaching the football team in Milan. All true Cowboys fans will remember him as Coach Joe -- the special teams coach for the Dallas Cowboys during their last three Super Bowl wins. He coached from 1990 through 2002 for the Cowboys, and was known for his passionate fiery attitude on the field and gentle likability off the field. He was loved and respected by both players, other staff, and fans. He will be missed and long-remembered. Here is [..] > read more
Wisdom And Truth From A Great Lady
Published on 2012-04-05 00:07:00
Has Romney Been Lying To GOP Voters ?
Published on 2012-04-05 00:06:00
Willard Mitt Romney may win the Republican presidential nomination, but it won't be because he and his campaign aides ran a good campaign. It will be because he was blessed with the weakest (and probably the craziest) set of opponents in the history of modern party politics. And he needed that, because he started his campaign by flip-flopping on nearly every political belief he claimed to have in the past.In an effort to appeal to the right-wing of the Republican Party's base, Romney changed his [..] > read more
Dangerous Purchase
Published on 2012-04-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in The Houston Chronicle. > read more
Obama Holds Solid Lead In Swing States
Published on 2012-04-05 00:04:00
As most of us political junkies know, there is a group of states that will vote for the Democrats in the coming presidential election and another group of states that will vote for the Republicans. Neither group of states has enough electoral college votes to make a candidate the winner. The election will come down to a group of 12 swing states (states that do not traditionally fall into either party's sphere, but could go either way). These swing states for 2012 are Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Co [..] > read more
You First
Published on 2012-04-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
Tampa Moves To Disarm Protesters (Not!)
Published on 2012-04-05 00:02:00
The Republicans will be holding their national convention in Tampa, Florida. And the city of Tampa is considering some new ordinances to protect everyone during that convention. They evidently think the protesters will pose a danger, so they are prohibiting possession of some items during the convention, and even more in the designated protest zones. Here is a summary of what they are banning:• Citywide, there would be a ban on carrying pieces of wood, hard tubes or anything else that could be [..] > read more
Unwanted "Eggs"
Published on 2012-04-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Weyant in The Hill. > read more
The GOP's Attitude Toward Women
Published on 2012-04-04 00:07:00
How can any self-respecting woman even consider voting Republican? And also, how can any self-respecting man who loves the women in his life (mother, sister, wife, significant other, friend, etc.) even consider voting Republican? I found these pictures at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. They sum up pretty well the GOP's attitude toward women -- an ignorant and backward attitude. > read more
Wall Street Willie Hit A Triple Yesterday
Published on 2012-04-04 00:06:00
(The cartoon above is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today.)Wall Street Willie (aka Willard Mitt Romney) inched a little bit closer to the Republican nomination yesterday when he hit the political version of a triple (with the new season starting, I thought a baseball term might be appropriate). Romney scored three victories, with easy wins in Maryland and the District of Columbia and a closer race in Wisconsin.The race is not over though. Romney is just a little over halfway to getting the number of [..] > read more
Pink Slime
Published on 2012-04-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Randy Bish in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. > read more
GOP Budget: Only The Rich, The Corporations, And The Military Deserve Federal Help
Published on 2012-04-04 00:04:00
Last year the U.S. Congress and the president created a "super committee" to find a way for the federal government to reduce the current deficit. All sides agreed that if the super committee couldn't agree on a plan, then their would be across the board cuts in all government discretionary spending (including the military). The super committee couldn't agree on a plan. The Democrats wouldn't agree to cuts unless there were new taxes on the rich, and the Republicans wanted bigger cuts without any [..] > read more
Government Intrusion
Published on 2012-04-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Financial Industry Loves Wall Street Willie
Published on 2012-04-04 00:02:00
Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) can't seem to generate any enthusiasm for his candidacy among ordinary Americans -- not even in the Republican Party. Most Republicans may be grudgingly starting to accept that he may be the best candidate out of their four rather pitiful choices, but they're not excited about it. Even with the weak opponents he has in the GOP nominating race, he has been unable to get a majority of the Republican votes -- registering only about 40%.But things are dif [..] > read more
Busted
Published on 2012-04-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Racism
Published on 2012-04-03 00:07:00
Maryland & Wisconsin Get To Play Today
Published on 2012-04-03 00:06:00
The clown show that is the GOP nominating game of 2012 continues today with primaries being held in Maryland, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. After today, 31 states, the federal district, and all U.S. territories will have held their primaries or caucuses and the Republicans still won't have a candidate nominated.At least 1144 delegates are needed for a candidate to win the nomination, and so far, no candidate is even close to that number. According to RealClearPolitics Romney has 566 d [..] > read more
Big Mo
Published on 2012-04-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Wisconsin Poised To Toss Walker Out
Published on 2012-04-03 00:04:00
Wisconsin is holding its presidential primary today, but it has a far more interesting election coming up in early June. That's because the effort to recall Governor Scott Walker (i.e., toss him out of office) has been scheduled for June 5th. And right now it seems that the recall has a very good chance of succeeding.A new Rasmussen Poll shows that 52% of Wisconsinites would vote to end his tenure as governor if the election was held today, while only 47% would vote to keep him in office. The po [..] > read more
Having A Heart
Published on 2012-04-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Walt Handelsman in Newsday. > read more
Would The President Be Hurt Politically If The Supreme Court Rejected "Obamacare" ?
Published on 2012-04-03 00:02:00
We won't know for another couple of months whether the Supreme Court will uphold the president's health care reform or shoot it down, but the Republicans are already celebrating what they see as a victory. They seem to think that they would be the winners if the Court strikes down the law. Is that true? Maybe not.My fellow blogger over at TakeMyCountryBack has a different take on things. He feels like the Republicans have painted themselves into a corner, and however the court decision comes out [..] > read more
Another "Thug" With A Hoodie
Published on 2012-04-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
United States Of Misogyny
Published on 2012-04-02 00:07:00
The GOP's Biggest Mistake
Published on 2012-04-02 00:06:00
I can understand some of the actions of Republicans, even though I vociferously disagree with them. I understand the racist policies of the party. They probably weren't going to get very many African-American or Hispanic votes anyway, and those policies play well to their base of white male voters (many of whom still harbor racist fantasies). In fact, to my great shame as a white male, the Republicans can probably count on a significant majority of the white male vote.And that is probably where [..] > read more
Going Too Far ?
Published on 2012-04-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Wuerker at Politico.com. > read more
Corporate Taxes Are NOT Too High
Published on 2012-04-02 00:04:00
It has been a repeated mantra of the Republican Party that the tax rate of United States corporations is too high. In fact, they have been claiming just in the last few days that the American corporate tax rate is the highest among all developed nations. They base this claim on the highest tax rate on the books -- and ignore the fact that almost no American corporations (if any at all) actually have to pay that rate.The truth is shown in the charts above. In the period between 2000 and 2005, the [..] > read more
Labels
Published on 2012-04-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Weyant in The Hill. > read more
The Most Interesting Electoral Race Of 2012
Published on 2012-04-02 00:02:00
The two people pictured above are Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown. Brown is the current Republican senator from Massachusetts, and Warren is his Democratic opponent in this year's election. They are in the middle of what I think could well be the most interesting political race of this year.I say that for a couple of reasons. One is the importance of the race. This may be the Democrat's best chance to take a seat now held by a Republican (with the exception of the seat being vacated by Olympia [..] > read more
Just One Pillar
Published on 2012-04-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Weyant in The Hill. > read more
New Atheist Billboards In Texas
Published on 2012-04-01 00:03:00
These are the four new billboards that will be going up on I-30 (the Dallas-Ft. Worth Turnpike) in Grand Prairie, Texas. The first one will go up on Easter weekend, and then a new one will be put up every 7 days. The ads were paid for by the Dallas-Fort Worth Coalition of Reason. I like them. They reach out to other non-religious people without attacking any specific religion.I doubt any of them will last the full seven days though. There are too many fundamentalist christians who think their re [..] > read more
Law & Order: Good Politics, Bad Policy
Published on 2012-04-01 00:02:00
As recently as 1980, the United States had less than 500,000 people incarcerated in prisons nationwide. That may sound like a large number, but we are a large country and it is in line with the prison populations per capita of other nations. But since then, our prison population has grown much faster than our population did. By 2006, we had 2.2 million people incarcerated (and that number has just grown larger in the last six years). That is far more than any other country in the world.Some of y [..] > read more
Billy-Bob And His Brother
Published on 2012-04-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Romney Gets An "F" On Foreign Policy
Published on 2012-03-31 00:07:00
Big Oil's Purchase Of Senate GOP Pays Off
Published on 2012-03-31 00:06:00
The above cartoon (from the website EcoWatch) is pretty descriptive of what went on in the U.S. Senate this last week. The Big Oil companies have to be celebrating, because the gusher of taxpayer money they have been enjoying for years will not be cut off. And the many millions of dollars they have put in Republican campaign coffers has paid off a thousandfold.Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) had introduced a bill in the U.S. Senate to cut off $24 billion in tax subsidies to the biggest oi [..] > read more
Misplaced Fear
Published on 2012-03-31 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Wall Street Willie Leads In Next 2 States
Published on 2012-03-31 00:04:00
It's just three more days until more entities get to choose who they want to represent the Republican Party in November against the president. Those are the states of Wisconsin and Maryland, and the District of Columbia -- who will all vote on Tuesday, April 3rd. By the end of that night, about three-fifths of the states will have voted.I haven't seen anything on the District of Columbia, but I figure Wall Street Willie (aka Willard Mitt Romney) is probably the favorite. It also looks like he ma [..] > read more
GOP's March Brackets
Published on 2012-03-31 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ed Stein at edsteinink.com. > read more
Anti-War Sentiment Is Growing In The U.S.
Published on 2012-03-31 00:02:00
We have known for a while now that the American people are getting tired of the war in Afghanistan. For several months polls have shown that the people want an end to the war that has gone on for more than ten years -- and recent polls have shown they want that withdrawal now, not in the future. And that anti-war sentiment just keeps growing in the face of recent events in Afghanistan -- none of which have been good.A recent poll by CNN/ORC International (taken on March 24th and 25th with a 3 po [..] > read more
Santorum Obsession
Published on 2012-03-31 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Bors at mattbors.com. > read more
CheneyCare
Published on 2012-03-30 00:07:00
Found at the fine blog called REDEYE. > read more
2nd Poll Shows Growing GOP Unpopularity
Published on 2012-03-30 00:06:00
Yesterday I posted about the recent ABC News/Washington Post Poll, which showed the popularity of the GOP presidential candidates is dropping. The most popular, Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie), lagged 19 points behind President Obama in the poll's favorability ratings. The poll also had President Obama with a double-digit lead over all of the GOP candidates in head-to-head match-ups.While those poll numbers looked good for Democrats, it's always good to have the numbers verified by [..] > read more
Preserving Medicare
Published on 2012-03-30 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Yet Another Republican Lie
Published on 2012-03-30 00:04:00
Republicans obviously think the American public is as stupid as their own teabagger base. They think all they have to do is say something and it will be accepted as truth, regardless of their many actions to the contrary. It's sort of like Fox News claiming to be fair and balanced, even though they operate solely as a Republican propaganda organ.We already know that while Republicans claim to believe in equality, their homophobic, misogynistic, and racist policies and actions show they believe w [..] > read more
Double-Barrels
Published on 2012-03-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
More People Want To Legalize Marijuana Than Want To Keep It Illegal
Published on 2012-03-30 00:02:00
A new poll shows that more people in the United States would like to see marijuana legalized and taxed than would like to keep it illegal and continue to waste money on the failed "war on drugs". It seems that a plurality of Americans realize that we have already wasted over a trillion dollars on the drug war and accomplished nothing except to fill our prisons with non-violent drug users, when we could be taxing the gentle drug (it is not nearly as dangerous as other legal drugs) and helping all [..] > read more
Outrage Is Only For GOP Males
Published on 2012-03-30 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Drew Sheneman at Tribune Media Services. > read more
Republican Menu
Published on 2012-03-29 00:07:00
From the excellent blog called "Under The Mountain Bunker". > read more
Romney Unfavorable Rating Climbing
Published on 2012-03-29 00:06:00
A hard-fought campaign between two or more candidates doesn't have to hurt any candidate. In 2008, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton engaged in one of the hardest fought campaigns in many years for the Democratic Party. But they did not try to destroy each other, and amazingly, both candidates finished the campaign more popular than ever -- with Barack Obama being elected president and Hillary Clinton being one of the most popular politicians in this country.But it hasn't worked out that way for [..] > read more
Hazardous Waste
Published on 2012-03-29 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
My Apology To Paul Sadler
Published on 2012-03-29 00:04:00
The gentleman pictured above is former State Representative Paul Sadler. He is currently running for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kay bailey Hutchison. A few weeks ago, when I posted a rundown of the Democratic candidates running for that office, I said I thought Mr. Sadler could well be a "blue dog" -- a Democrat that votes with Republicans more than with his own party.I based that on what little information I could glean from Sadler's website. The website was (and still is) pretty vag [..] > read more
Teabagger Health Care Idiocy
Published on 2012-03-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
More Proof Its Time To Leave Afghanistan
Published on 2012-03-29 00:02:00
The war in Afghanistan has now dragged on for more than 10 years, and there's still no end in site. The president has announced a small reduction of troops stationed in the occupation of that country, but there is no plan to have all U.S. troops out for at least another two and a half years (the end of 2014) -- and there is talk of leaving troops in that country even longer.This makes no real sense. If we have been unable to pacify that country in ten years, why should we think another few years [..] > read more
Trayvon
Published on 2012-03-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at MSNBC.com. > read more
Hoodies
Published on 2012-03-29 00:00:00
Found this on the Facebook page of the blog GOP: Greed Oppression Piety. It was just too good not to pass along. > read more
Successes Of "ObamaCare"
Published on 2012-03-28 00:07:00
I was not thrilled when President Obama signed his health care reform bill into law (commonly called "ObamaCare"). That was because I had wanted the health care reform to go much further and cover all Americans with a Medicare-like government single-payer insurance plan. I still think that would be the best solution, but it would take a complete fool to think the bill that was passed did not help many Americans. Even though the law has not fully come into effect, millions of Americans have been [..] > read more
Defense Budget Needs To Be Cut
Published on 2012-03-28 00:06:00
The chart above should make it clear to all Americans that the United States is spending far too much money on its defense (military) budget. In fact, the defense (military) budget of this country makes up about 45.7% of all the defense and military spending in the entire world. This is way out of whack!If you add up the defense (military) budgets of all the countries that most in this country consider to be countries we should fear -- China (5.5%), Russia (3.3%), Asian & Australasian countries [..] > read more
GOP Health Care Attitude
Published on 2012-03-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Romney's Super-PAC "Attack Dog"
Published on 2012-03-28 00:04:00
(The image above is from the website of Vanity Fair.)The ridiculous decision made by the Supreme Court in Citizens United vs. FEC has had a profound effect on the American electoral process already. It allows candidates to get around the campaign donation limits (and even allows those donors to remain secret). It has also given the candidates some deniability regarding negative advertising.This is especially true of Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). His super-PAC has been very succes [..] > read more
Recovering
Published on 2012-03-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Is The U.S. A Religious Nation ?
Published on 2012-03-28 00:02:00
There is a fairly significant portion of the American electorate that claims America is a christian nation. They tell us that this country was founded as a christian nation and remains so today, and because of this they want to force all Americans to abide by their beliefs by passing laws requiring that.The first part, that America was founded as a christian nation, is easily disproved. Not only does the Constitution guarantee freedom of religion (which encompasses all beliefs, and not just chri [..] > read more
Irony
Published on 2012-03-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Chan Lowe in the Florida Sun-Sentinel. > read more
GOP Definition Of "Persons"
Published on 2012-03-27 00:07:00
From the great blog called Under The Mountain Bunker. > read more
Wall Street Bets Against Investor Interests By Backing The GOP
Published on 2012-03-27 00:06:00
The top graphic shows that since 1961, Wall Street investors have done better during during periods when a Democrat was in the White House than they did under Republican presidents -- and not just a little bit better, a whole lot better. This information does not come from some left-wing organization, but from a study done by Bloomberg News (a conservative business-oriented publication). In fact, this is true even when tax rates are taken into account -- investors still earned much more under De [..] > read more
Out Of Touch
Published on 2012-03-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Welcome To The Police State
Published on 2012-03-14 00:07:00
Santorum Takes Mississippi And Alabama
Published on 2012-03-14 00:06:00
(The above picture is from the political section of The New Yorker website.)Wall Street Willie (aka Willard Mitt Romney) was hoping to pull off a surprise victory in either Mississippi or Alabama, especially after getting the popular Southern comedian Jeff Foxworthy to campaign for him. A win in either state would have dispelled the perception that he just can't win in the Deep South. But even Jeff Foxworthy was not enough to get Romney over the hump in either of those states. He finished third [..] > read more
A Word From His Sponsors
Published on 2012-03-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Limbaugh Show Bleeding Money
Published on 2012-03-14 00:04:00
Premiere Networks is the organization that Rush Limbaugh actually works for. They are the company that distributes his radio show to small stations around the country to be aired. They make their money by selling expensive national advertisements, which the stations that carry the show are obligated to run. After running the national ads for Premiere, the local stations then run some local ads to make money for themselves. Until a couple of weeks ago, it was a lucrative arrangement for everyone [..] > read more
Same Old Song
Published on 2012-03-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Public Not Buying Republican Lies About The Rising Gas Prices
Published on 2012-03-14 00:02:00
If you own or lease an automobile, then you know that gas prices are rising again -- and this time the gas companies didn't even bother to wait for summer (the prime season for driving) to do it. It has gotten to the point that Americans are cutting back on their driving, and many are even turning to smaller more efficient automobiles.Of course the Republicans see this as nothing more than an opportunity to try and blame something else on President Obama. They want the American people to believe [..] > read more
Our Worst Enemy
Published on 2012-03-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rick McKee in The Augusta Chronicle. > read more
Recovery Benefits Only The Richest 1%
Published on 2012-03-13 00:07:00
The economic pundits are bragging about the "recovery" this country is experiencing, but as the chart above shows (from Under The Mountain Bunker) that recovery is helping only a tiny percentage of the American population -- the richest 1%. My question is this -- Can we really call it a "recovery" if it is helping only 1% of the population? I think the answer is obvious. There is no recovery as long as 99% of the population is still experiencing a recession. > read more
Alabama, Mississippi, And Hawaii Enter The Republican Presidential Melee
Published on 2012-03-13 00:06:00
(The above caricature is by DonkeyHotey from a photograph by Vishnu Pitiyanuvath.)Three more states and another U.S. territory enter the GOP presidential fray by making their choices known today. The territory is American Samoa with 9 delegates. The states are Alabama (50 delegates), Mississippi (40 delegates), and Hawaii (20 delegates). I haven't heard who the favorite is in Hawaii or American Samoa, but I suspect it may be Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). He's been doing well in Pacific i [..] > read more
Stomping On Women's Rights
Published on 2012-03-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Justice Dept. Says NO To Tx. Voter ID Law
Published on 2012-03-13 00:04:00
Texas was one of those Southern States that was notorious for putting roadblocks in the way to keep minority voters from exercising their right to vote back before the Voting Rights Act was passed (one of a series of civil rights laws passed in the 1960s). That's why it still must get the approval of the Justice Department (or the federal courts) before changing anything that could affect minority voting (which includes changing voting laws and voting districts).In the last session of the Texas [..] > read more
They Never Learn
Published on 2012-03-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Public Wants Withdrawal From Afghanistan - And They Want It Now
Published on 2012-03-13 00:02:00
Yesterday I posted again about why we should immediately withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan. Now a new poll has been released that shows the American people want an immediate withdrawal also. Several polls have shown that a majority of Americans wanted a withdrawal in a short period of time, but this ABC News/Washington Post Poll shows for the first time a majority of the public wants an immediate withdrawal -- whether we have "accomplished our goals" or not. Here are the numbers:DO Y [..] > read more
Religious War
Published on 2012-03-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
GOP Has Lost Touch With Reality
Published on 2012-03-13 00:00:00
(The cartoon above is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer.)The following surveys, from Public Policy Polling, of Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi should give you a clue as to just how much trouble the Republican Party is in these days. The Republican voters no longer care about facts. They believe what they want to believe, whether it makes sense or not. Consider the following views expressed by Republicans:MississippiAlabamaI don't mean to pick just on the states of Alabama and [..] > read more
Truth
Published on 2012-03-12 00:07:00
Wall Street Willie And The Delegate Math
Published on 2012-03-12 00:06:00
If Wall Street Willie (aka Willard Mitt Romney) looks a bit unhappy and confused in the picture above, there's a good reason for it. So far, 23 states and 3 territories have held their primaries/caucuses and 835 delegates have been won by the four candidates. A few months ago, most political pundits had thought the race would be all over by now. It isn't, and it has become clear that although Romney has the delegate lead, his campaign has a serious weakness. As the returns from Kansas showed las [..] > read more
Misplaced Anger
Published on 2012-03-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Can We Leave Afghanistan Now ?
Published on 2012-03-12 00:04:00
An American soldier stationed in Afghanistan left his base about 3:00am and entered the homes of innocent civilians (at least three homes), killing 16 people and wounding several others. It is not known why he did such a terrible thing, and it probably doesn't matter at this point. Whatever the reason, it's a huge setback in a war that was already impossible to win.President Obama has called the Afghan president and apologized, but I doubt that will have much effect on the people of Afghanistan. [..] > read more
It'll Never Fly
Published on 2012-03-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
The GOP Plan To Suppress Votes
Published on 2012-03-12 00:02:00
The chart above is from the Houston Chronicle. That newspaper decided to find out just how big an effect on voting the new Republican Voter ID law would have. The results are startling. They found it could suppress the voting of from 10% to 38% of the registered voters in Texas' ten largest counties. In Harris County (Houston) it could affect 19% of voters, in Dallas County (Dallas) it could affect 20% of voters, in Bexar County (San Antonio) it could affect 22% of voters, and in El Paso County [..] > read more
No Excitement Here
Published on 2012-03-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
A Great Movie
Published on 2012-03-12 00:00:00
I watched the new HBO movie Game Change last night, and I have to say it was every bit as good as I had hoped it would be. In fact, it was downright frightening that the Republicans would put someone as unqualified (and crazy) as Sarah Palin "a 72 year-old heartbeat away from the White House". I urge everyone to see this movie, in the hope that it could prevent such a thing from happening again.The stars were excellent -- Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris. It wouldn't surprise me at [..] > read more
Comparing Atheists & Fundamentalists
Published on 2012-03-11 00:07:00
Enough said! > read more
Notorious Homophobe Crushes Wall Street Willie In Kansas
Published on 2012-03-11 00:06:00
Saturday started off well for Wall Street Willie (aka Willard Mitt Romney). The American territories just across the International Date Line (Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands) gave him all 18 of their Republican delegates. He won the support of 100% of the slightly more than 200 caucus-goers in Guam and did nearly that well in the Northern Mariana Islands, where he won the support of 87% (while Santorum got 6%, Gingrich got 3%, and Paul got 3%).But then the sun rose on the continental Unite [..] > read more
Doing Tricks For The Master
Published on 2012-03-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
GOP Losing Women (And Swing States)
Published on 2012-03-11 00:04:00
(The above graphic is by the inimitable Mabel Salts of GOP:Greed.Opression.Piety)It should come as no surprise to anyone by now that the GOP is waging a war against women. It goes way beyond just the ridiculous actions of Rush Limbaugh (de facto head of the GOP). The congressional Republicans are trying to not only deny women the right to control what happens with their own body and receive equal pay for equal work, but they now even want to deny women free and easy access to contraception.I don [..] > read more
GOP Base Voters
Published on 2012-03-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Obama Accomplishments (In Spite Of The Republican Obstructionism)
Published on 2012-03-11 00:02:00
If you have read this blog for long, then you have seen me disagree with the president on some issues. That's because I am a progressive and the president is not -- he's a moderate. But don't misunderstand my criticisms of President Obama. I supported him in 2008 and I still support him. While I wish he had gone further in some areas (like health care reform and Wall Street reform), I don't want to denigrate the president's accomplishments. In fact, I think he's accomplished a lot, especially co [..] > read more
Winner ?
Published on 2012-03-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Perception vs Reality
Published on 2012-03-10 00:07:00
The great Yellowdog Granny reminds us that perception and reality are often at odds. > read more
The Sunflower State Gets Its Say
Published on 2012-03-10 00:06:00
It's time for the state of Kansas to tell the Republican Party (and the four remaining candidates) who they would like to see win the GOP presidential nomination. Kansas is a caucus state, and the caucuses are scheduled to start about 11:00 am today. It is hoped they will be over around 2:00pm and the results reported between 5-6:00pm (those are Central Standard Times). Sounds good to me. I'm tired of waiting until the wee hours of the morning to get the final results from a state.Kansas will se [..] > read more
Stupidity And Greed
Published on 2012-03-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Unemployment Stays The Same In February
Published on 2012-03-10 00:04:00
The Labor Department released its unemployment figures yesterday for the month of February and while it wasn't good news, it wasn't bad news either. The economy produced about 227,000 new jobs, but that was only a little above the amount needed to cover new workers entering the workforce and was not enough to affect the overall unemployment rate. The official government unemployment rate remained at 8.3% for the second month in a row.That's not as bad as it was last summer (when the rate seemed [..] > read more
Party Standards Have Plummeted
Published on 2012-03-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
A Palin "Word Salad" And A New Movie
Published on 2012-03-10 00:02:00
For some strange reason Fox News seems to think ex-governor Sarah Palin is still politically relevant -- either that or they can't get out of the ill-advised contract they made with her. In either case, they periodically have her on to attack the president (which is all she does these days). The following word salad is in response to a question by Sean Hannity.I have read the paragraph a couple of times, and I have to admit that I don't understand what she is trying to say at all. As near as I c [..] > read more
Sex Education (GOP Style)
Published on 2012-03-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Romney Profits From Hate Talk Radio
Published on 2012-03-09 00:07:00
The Race Goes On (Unenthusiastically)
Published on 2012-03-09 00:06:00
(The above caricatures of the remaining GOP hopefuls are by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.)Super Tuesday is now over, and the Republicans are still mired in a dirty and divisive campaign to determine who their nominee (sacrificial lamb) will be to oppose President Obama this November. The wealthy and the GOP establishment are casting their lot with Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). That's understandable, since he is one of their owm. But a substantial majority of the party's base would [..] > read more
Shark-Infested Waters
Published on 2012-03-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Politics Get Interesting In Maine
Published on 2012-03-09 00:04:00
Our northernmost New England state, the beautiful state of Maine, is not normally a place that grabs the political attention of the rest of the United States very often. But that may change this election year. Things are starting to get very interesting there.First is the vote Maine will be having on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. Proponents got enough signatures to put the measure on the November ballot. The measure failed in a quickly held vote a couple of years ago, but t [..] > read more
New Symbol Needed
Published on 2012-03-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Bigots Not Doing Well Lately
Published on 2012-03-09 00:02:00
There was a time in this country when bigots could be blatant about their hatred, but they have to try and hide that bigotry these days. The most used hiding places for bigotry now are politics and religion. That seemed to work for a while, but most decent people are beginning to see through that now.One example of this is the Republican demi-god Rush Limbaugh. He thought he was safe by hiding his bigotry behind a facade of right-wing politics. But he stepped way over the line with his misogyny [..] > read more
From Studio To Outhouse
Published on 2012-03-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
How To Play "Banking"
Published on 2012-03-08 00:07:00
Economy Still Hurting The Poor & The Young
Published on 2012-03-08 00:06:00
The economic pundits are telling us that the recession is over. These myopic pundits must be just looking at Wall Street and corporate America, because those are the only sectors of our economy that have recovered and are doing well. Everyone else is still hurting and waiting for the "recovery" to reach down to them. Unemployment is still too high and wages are either stagnant or dropping (except for the richest people).This is especially true among young adults in America. As these young people [..] > read more
Rush And His Plaything
Published on 2012-03-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
Super Tuesday Demonstrated Romney's Continuing Weakness
Published on 2012-03-08 00:04:00
Much is being made of Romney winning six states on Super Tuesday, and some are saying he cannot be kept from getting the nomination now. That may be true, but I'm not ready to accept that yet. To me, Super Tuesday exposed the inherent weakness of the Romney campaign once again.Just look at the chart above. Romney was able to get more than 40% of the vote in only three states on Super Tuesday, and none of them are anything to brag about. Idaho is a state with a very small population and Massachus [..] > read more
Snob ?
Published on 2012-03-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Insurance Companies Know "Global Climate Change" Is Real
Published on 2012-03-08 00:02:00
Corporations, and their lackeys in Congress (the Republicans). have been denying the reality of global climate change (commonly called global warming) since it was first revealed by scientists. Although over 95% of credible scientists are convinced that the earth is getting warmer and much of it (if not all of it) has been caused by the actions of humans, the Republicans (spurred on by corporate interests) are still trying to say it has not been proven or that it is just "junk science".Of course [..] > read more
Not People
Published on 2012-03-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton in The L.A. Daily News. > read more
Socialist
Published on 2012-03-07 00:07:00
By the standards of today's Republican Party, Reagan would be considered a socialist. He believed the rich should pay their fair share of taxes. > read more
Super Tuesday Is A Mixed Bag
Published on 2012-03-07 00:06:00
The results from Super Tuesday show that a lot of Republican voters still have doubts about Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie). Here are the numbers:VIRGINIA (99% reporting)Mitt Romney...............156,765 (59.44%)Ron Paul...............106,992 (40.56%)TOTAL VOTES...............263,757GEORGIA (97% reporting)Newt Gingrich...............414,896 (47.46%)Mitt Romney...............224,361 (25.66%)Rick Santorum...............171,346 (19.60%)Ron Paul...............56,823 (6.50%)Others. [..] > read more
The Choice
Published on 2012-03-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Romney Is Losing Support Of A Group The GOP Must Have
Published on 2012-03-07 00:04:00
One of the most important segments of the voting public for Republicans is Whites without a college education. Polls have made it obvious that the two largest minority groups in the United States (African-Americans and Hispanics) are going to deliver a large majority of their votes to President Obama and the Democrats in the coming election. That means the Republicans must have a huge majority of Whites to stand a chance of winning -- and most of those people do not have a college education.In 2 [..] > read more
No Connection
Published on 2012-03-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com. > read more
Institutional Racism Is Alive And Well
Published on 2012-03-07 00:02:00
It's been more than 55 years since the Supreme Court unanimously outlawed the idea of separate schools for Whites and African-Americans. Some thought that allowing African-Americans to attend the same schools as White kids did would solve the problem of racism in education. That kind of thinking was unrealistic. While progress has been made in reducing the amount of obvious in-your-face racism that once existed in our society (although it seems to be making a comeback since President Obama was e [..] > read more
Love That Rick
Published on 2012-03-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com. > read more
GOP's Dream
Published on 2012-03-06 00:07:00
Recession Is Over (For The Super Rich)
Published on 2012-03-06 00:06:00
The economic pundits tell us the recession is over. They say that 2010 was the first full year of the recovery. But somehow that recovery hasn't reached the workers on Main Street yet -- and it may be a while before it does. Unemployment is still too high (though it has dropped a little), and wages are still stagnant. In fact, the median household income in America actually fell in 2010 after inflation is accounted for by about 6.7% (to $49,909).But while unemployment remains high and workers ar [..] > read more
Traction
Published on 2012-03-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Super Tuesday Is Here
Published on 2012-03-06 00:04:00
Today is the biggest day so far in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. That's because ten states (Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia) are voting and 419 delegates are up for grabs. Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney) would like for today to put him far ahead in the delegate count and once again give him the title of "inevitable nominee".He is assured of victory in two state. Massachusetts because he was that sta [..] > read more
From Elephant To Pig
Published on 2012-03-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
NFL Players Paid To Injure Opponents
Published on 2012-03-06 00:02:00
I am a big fan of American football -- at all levels. The epitome of football in this country is the National Football League. It has millions of fans, and it's championship (the Super Bowl) is virtually an unofficial holiday. True fans live for the day that their favorite team wins the Super Bowl (and I'll admit there are few things that can make me as happy as a Super Bowl win by my beloved Cowboys).But like most people, I understand that football is just a sport. And for any sport to have val [..] > read more
Prostitute
Published on 2012-03-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
In The Beginning
Published on 2012-03-05 00:07:00
% Of Homes With Guns Is Dropping
Published on 2012-03-05 00:06:00
We already know that right after President Obama was elected and took office the gun sales in this country rose sharply. And just this last christmas season, the sale of guns broke new records. As early as 2007 there were approximately 294 million firearms owned by American citizens -- 106 million handguns, 105 million rifles, and 83 million shotguns. That's a ratio of about i gun for every American citizen, and even more when only adults are considered. Figures like that make it sound like Amer [..] > read more
The Drummer
Published on 2012-03-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
GOP Still Unsure About Wall Street Willie
Published on 2012-03-05 00:04:00
We hear many pundits (even Republican pundits) saying these days that the GOP presidential nomination race will be a long one -- possibly even going to the convention without a clear winner. That's quite a change from a few months ago, when virtually all of them were ready to hand the nomination to Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney). The chart above gives us a clue as to why this is true.Eleven states have voted so far (holding either a primary or a caucus), and Romney has reached 50% in o [..] > read more
In Bed With Rush
Published on 2012-03-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Putin Wins - What A Surprise
Published on 2012-03-05 00:02:00
(Caricature above is by Donar over at Political Graffiti.)Well, the Russians had another presidential election and the result should surprise no one. With a turnout of between 58% and 62% of qualified voters, Vladimir Putin has been elected to his third term. Another very predictable result of the election is the fact that even before the final totals are known, most of Putin's opponents are saying the election was fraudulent.Was there fraud, or did a majority of Russians really want Putin re-el [..] > read more
Slop The Hog
Published on 2012-03-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Hatred As A Christian Value
Published on 2012-03-04 00:07:00
This sad and misguided woman seems to have accepted what other haters have told her about the Bible and the Constitution without actually reading either one. > read more
Wall Street Willie Wins Washington Caucuses
Published on 2012-03-04 00:06:00
Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney) had a good day in Washington yesterday. He outperformed expectations and won the caucuses fairly handily. Ron Paul and Rick Santorum both had hopes of carrying the state, but wound up vying for second place. The final delegate totals for each candidate won't be official until the state convention, but they will roughly equal the percentages the candidates received yesterday. Here are the numbers for Washington:WASHINGTON CAUCUS (94% reporting)Mitt Romney. [..] > read more
A Nightmare Vision
Published on 2012-03-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
The Sad State Of The Republican Party
Published on 2012-03-04 00:04:00
The early years of the Republican Party were something to be proud of. Their first president, Abraham Lincoln, not only freed the slaves but saved the United States from tearing itself into pieces. Later, Teddy Roosevelt fought for the common man by busting up corporate monopolies and created a lasting treasure for Americans by establishing the National Park system. Any political party would have been proud to have men of the stature of these two.By the twentieth century, the GOP had turned its [..] > read more
Ultrasound
Published on 2012-03-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Limbaugh Makes A Non-Apology
Published on 2012-03-04 00:02:00
(Above picture is by pxmolina on Sodahead.)Evidently the number of advertisers withdrawing their support for his show has scared the perverse and bigoted Rush Limbaugh, because he has issued on his website a statement that he hopes will pass for an apology. But it's not a real apology. It's the standard GOP non-apology apology. Here's why I say that:* An apology should not contain lies, but his does. He says Ms. Fluke (the person he defamed) was talking about "recreational activities". She was n [..] > read more
Reasonable
Published on 2012-03-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Tips For Acting Like A Conservative
Published on 2012-03-04 00:00:00
I have posted before about how today's "conservatism" bears little or no resemblance to the conservatism of the past. That may leave some people wondering just what a conservative is -- and how must a person act to be considered conservative. Well, my fellow Texas blogger over at Bay Area Houston has provided a public service by detailing "How To Be A Conservative Republican". Here are his nine steps:Interrupt people. For conservatives, interrupting is a skill. Interrupting someone during a deba [..] > read more
Another GOP Lie Exposed
Published on 2012-03-03 00:07:00
The Republican Party would love for Americans to believe that the actions of President Obama have increased this nation's dependence on foreign oil. That's a lie. As the chart above shows (taken from the blog Under The Mountain Bunker), the United States' dependence on foreign oil has decreased every year of the Obama presidency -- and for the first time in many years has dropped below 50% as a share of total consumption. Maybe someone should tell the GOP about the story of the "boy who cried wo [..] > read more
It's Time To Stop Big Oil Tax Subsidies
Published on 2012-03-03 00:06:00
If you own and drive an automobile (as most Americans must do), then the image above (from The Doc Is In) probably feels more like reality than humor to you. It certainly does to me. Now the congressional Republicans would like for everyone to think this is President Obama's fault. That's not just a lie, it's outrageous! The high price of crude oil is due to Wall Street speculation, and the high price of gas at the pump is due to the Big Oil companies continuing to raise gas prices even though t [..] > read more
Caustic Brew
Published on 2012-03-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Limbaugh Needs To Go
Published on 2012-03-03 00:04:00
Rush Limbaugh has showed his perverse hatred of all that is good about America for quite a while now. But his latest repeated attacks on a Georgetown University student called to testify before Congress is way over the line of common decency. In fact, it is nothing less than an attack on all American women. And it must stop!I won't reprint his sick comments on this blog. If you have a high tolerance for stupidity and hatred, you can go here, here, and here to read about them. Frankly, I think it [..] > read more
Making A "Romney"
Published on 2012-03-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Washington Caucuses Today
Published on 2012-03-03 00:02:00
It's still three more days until the ten states of Super Tuesday go to the polls, but that doesn't mean nothing is happening until then. Today is the day that the Republicans in the state of Washington caucuses to determine who their choice will be for the presidential nomination. And it's looking like it could be very close between Willard Mitt Romney (Wall Street Willie) and Rick Santorum (Mr. Frothy). A couple of weeks ago a poll showed Santorum had the lead in Washington, but the race has ti [..] > read more
Assembly Line
Published on 2012-03-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Worst President ?
Published on 2012-03-02 00:07:00
Found at the blog of the wonderful Yellowdog Granny. > read more
They Just Get Crazier Each Day
Published on 2012-03-02 00:06:00
We've known for quite a while now that the right-wing had a tenuous grip on reality at best. They opposed tax fairness, in spite of the fact that it was supported by their own hero, Ronald Reagan. They opposed Obama's health care reform, even though he just adopted a plan proposed by the Republicans themselves during the Clinton administration. They continue their homophobic hatred of those different from themselves, even though another right-wing hero (Barry Goldwater) came out in favor of equa [..] > read more
Falling Apart
Published on 2012-03-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Romney Takes Wyoming (Sort Of)
Published on 2012-03-02 00:04:00
For the last three weeks the state of Wyoming has been in the process of holding local Republican caucuses to choose delegates to go to bigger conventions -- and ultimately the state convention. It is at the state convention that the final delegates will be chosen, but last Wednesday the state party released the results of the straw poll from the caucuses -- and that gives us a rough idea of who will get the state's 29 delegates. Here are the results of the caucus polling:Mitt Romney............ [..] > read more
(Self) Sacrificial Elephant
Published on 2012-03-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Senate Chances Look Better For Democrats
Published on 2012-03-02 00:02:00
The political punditry world has been saying for a while now that it could be difficult for the Democrats to hang on to their majority in the U.S. Senate. That's because they have more senators up for re-election in 2012 than the Republicans do -- and Congress is not very popular right now. But two things have happened in the last few days that has favored the Democrats.The first is the announcement by Bob Kerrey that he will run for the Nebraska senate seat being vacated by blue dog Democrat Be [..] > read more
Conservative Desire
Published on 2012-03-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Unacceptable
Published on 2012-03-01 00:07:00
This chart shows the representation that women have in the current Congress (16.6% in the House and 15.0% in the Senate). Is this acceptable to you? It shouldn't be. > read more
Opinions Do Change
Published on 2012-03-01 00:06:00
Back in 2008 the voters of California passed Proposition 8 -- which denied gays/lesbians the right to marry the person they loved. At the time, opinion polls showed only 51% of Californians favored equal marriage rights (while 42% opposed). The proponents of Prop 8 spent a huge chunk of money to convince people that giving gays/lesbians the right to marry would mean that homosexuality would be taught in California schools. It was a lie (and a stupid argument), but convinced enough voters to allo [..] > read more
Momentum ?
Published on 2012-03-01 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Rick McKee in The Augusta Chronicle. > read more
Public Not Buying Into The "Culture War"
Published on 2012-03-01 00:04:00
(Cartoon above is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.)The Republican economic policies ("trickle-down"economics) has been exposed as an utter failure. Their theory that lowering taxes for the rich and the corporations (but not ordinary Americans) is the cure for what ails the U.S. economy is laughable, and the people no longer accept it. The people want job creation, and they want the rich and the corporations to stop their tax avoidance and pair their fair share -- and they wan [..] > read more
Winner ?
Published on 2012-03-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Putting Forth The Wrong Image For Dems
Published on 2012-03-01 00:02:00
I received the above invitation in my e-mail a couple of days ago. When I first glanced at it, I thought it must be from the Republican Party (since I am on the e-mail list of both state parties). But upon closer examination I discovered that it was actually from the Texas State Democratic Party leadership in Austin. I find that more than a bit troubling.Maybe I'm wrong, but doesn't an event like this seem to confirm the charges of "elitism" that have been leveled at President Obama and the Demo [..] > read more
GOP Political Science Book
Published on 2012-03-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Change
Published on 2012-02-29 00:07:00
Another thought-provoking graphic from the website of BartCop. > read more
Wall Street Willie Ekes Out Michigan Win
Published on 2012-02-29 00:06:00
Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney) was all smiles last night. He won the Arizona primary handily, which surprised no one. He had the support of John McCain and Governor Brewer, and a fairly large population of mormons, so he was expected to win there. Michigan was different.He was only able to beat Rick Santorum by about three percentage points in Michigan. He carried the urban areas, especially the Detroit area, but like in some other states he lost all of the rural counties. In fact, whi [..] > read more
Eternal Flake
Published on 2012-02-29 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Is A Romney/Paul Ticket A Possibility ?
Published on 2012-02-29 00:04:00
There's a feeling among many political pundits that Ron Paul is not a real player for the Republican presidential nomination. He's considered to be kind of a joke -- a candidate outside the mainstream of political thought (for any political party) who keeps running for president but has no chance of ever even coming close to actually becoming president -- or ever getting the Republican nomination.And at least part of that is true. I don't think Paul could ever win the Republican presidential nom [..] > read more
Feeding The GOP Base
Published on 2012-02-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Bernie Blames Wall Street For Gas Prices
Published on 2012-02-29 00:02:00
(This image of Senator Bernie Sanders is from the website Unreported.)The congressional Republicans are very busy trying to blame President Obama for the rising gasoline prices. This is not surprising. They blame the president for everything -- from bad weather to the late arrival of a delivery pizza. The reason is obvious. Their economic and social agenda has been exposed as abject failures, so they are left with nothing but to lie about the president.But the truth is that President Obama has n [..] > read more
No Difference
Published on 2012-02-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in The Houston Chronicle. > read more
Throwing Down The Gauntlet
Published on 2012-02-28 00:07:00
Amen to this! Found at the blog of the beautiful, intelligent, and very independent Yellowdog Granny. > read more
It's Primary Day For Arizona And Michigan
Published on 2012-02-28 00:06:00
(The above caricatures of the GOP candidates are by the inimitable DonkeyHotey.)The waiting is over for the Republicans in Arizona and Michigan. Today is the day they must finally make up their minds and choose who they want to represent their party in the November general election. There's not a lot of mystery about what will happen in Arizona. All of the polls, including a couple just released, show Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney) is leading there -- and it would be a real shock if he [..] > read more
A Win For Plutocracy
Published on 2012-02-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in The Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Rush Limbaugh Is America's Least Favorite "News" Personality
Published on 2012-02-28 00:04:00
(Above illustration is from the website of Vanity Fair.)The right-wing has a number of pseudo-newscasters who slant the news and sometimes outright lie to push their political agenda. They are disgusting. But I believe there is one right-wing purveyor of hate and intolerance that is much worse than any of the others. Rush Limbaugh has resided in the bigotry gutter so long it should carry his name forever. And it looks like I am not alone in that opinion.The Harris Poll did a survey to find out w [..] > read more
Killing Democracy
Published on 2012-02-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
This Young Man Has My Respect
Published on 2012-02-28 00:02:00
The gentleman in the picture above is Joseph Williams. He is a junior at the University of Virginia. He is also a scholarship football player for that school. He plays cornerback and will play his senior season this coming Fall. Now, this time of year most college football players are eating well, doing some physical training, and preparing themselves for spring football practice. Williams is not doing that.Williams has joined several other University of Virginia students in a hunger strike. The [..] > read more
Committee To Re-Elect
Published on 2012-02-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in The Houston Chronicle. > read more
Corporations Are Not Overtaxed
Published on 2012-02-28 00:00:00
The Republicans in Congress would like for Americans to believe that corporations in this country are having trouble competing on the world stage because they are overtaxed. They want to cut corporate taxes (and some even want to eliminate corporate taxes altogether). The problem with their argument is that it simply isn't true. It's just another Republican lie told so they can satisfy the greed of their corporate buddies.Warren Buffett (pictured above), one of the richest and most successful me [..] > read more
Welfare Queens
Published on 2012-02-27 00:07:00
BartCop reminds us who the real "welfare queens" are in the United States. > read more
Democrats Leading Electoral Vote Battle
Published on 2012-02-27 00:06:00
Back in November, msnbc.com had the battle for electoral votes nearly evenly split -- with 196 for Democrats and 195 for the Republicans. But that was when the political pundits thought Romney was the "inevitable" nominee for the Republican Party and before he was hurt by the knowledge of his tiny tax rate (less than the middle class pays, his hiding of money in the Cayman Islands to avoid taxes, and his job-destroying efforts at Bain Capital. It was also before the ongoing war of words and ads [..] > read more
Austerity - Road To Nowhere
Published on 2012-02-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Michigan Democrats For Santorum ?
Published on 2012-02-27 00:04:00
(The above illustrations are by DonkeyHotey at Flickriver.)I thought Wall Street Willie (Willard Mitt Romney) already had as much trouble as he could handle these days. After all, as we've witnessed in the last couple of days he has trouble trying to draw a crowd in the state where he was born and raised. His handlers got the use of the stadium where the Detroit Lions play, and when Romney showed up to speak the stadium looked like a ghost twon. They had to bus in some school children just to ma [..] > read more
Red Meat For The Base
Published on 2012-02-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Only A Partial Solution
Published on 2012-02-27 00:02:00
(Cartoon above is done by Michael Ramirez in the Investor's Business Daily.)Don't get me wrong. I'm not opposed to electric cars. I think they're probably a good idea whose time has come. If we put enough of them on the road, we probably can reduce our dependence somewhat on crude oil. But we need to stop thinking that electric cars are the way to end pollution in the United States.I'm not saying that the use of electric cars will make no difference in pollution levels -- only that the differenc [..] > read more
Double Trouble
Published on 2012-02-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Oppression
Published on 2012-02-26 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog called The Immoral Minority. > read more
GOP Is Lying About Domestic Oil Production
Published on 2012-02-26 00:06:00
The Republicans picked lame-duck Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas to provide the response to the president's weekly address. I guess they thought picking someone from an oil-rich state like Texas would lend some credence to their attacks on President Obama's energy policies. They were wrong. A lie is still a lie -- even when it comes from the lips of an oil-state senator.And all Senator Hutchison did was to tell the same old lies the Republicans have been telling us for a while now. They wa [..] > read more
Exorcist
Published on 2012-02-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Wall Street Willie Can't Draw A Crowd
Published on 2012-02-26 00:04:00
Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) and his deluded handlers just knew that massive amounts of people would flock to see him give his big speech on the economy. They decided they had to get a huge stadium to hold all of those people. But as it started to become apparent that they could never fill the stadium, they revised their plans. They decided they would put the people at one end of the stadium (from the 30 yard line around to the other 30 yard line), and with cameras placed behind [..] > read more
Limited Government
Published on 2012-02-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Dumping Business Costs On Taxpayers
Published on 2012-02-26 00:02:00
(The above graphic is from the website GroAction.com)A lot of Americans, especially teabaggers and other Republicans, think the problem of poverty in America would be solved if the poor would just go to work (at whatever job is available). The problem with that delusion is that many, if not most, of the poor are already working -- and many are working full-time. But working full-time at a minimum wage job will not pull a family out of poverty. In fact, it may force them to appeal to the governme [..] > read more
Opposed
Published on 2012-02-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
You Are A Republican If. . .
Published on 2012-02-25 00:07:00
Another State Legalizes Equality
Published on 2012-02-25 00:06:00
(The above graphic was found at the website Little Candles: Education and Touch.)Equality under the law is something that is guaranteed by the United States Constitution. But it is also something that has never fully been realized in this country. Even though decent Americans have been trying to achieve the dream of equality for many decades now, there is still a segment of the population that feels they are superior to other groups in the country.These bigots commonly use religion as a shield t [..] > read more
Religious Sacrifice
Published on 2012-02-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Randy Bish in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. > read more
Oil Lobby Whines Because President Obama Wants Them To Pay Taxes
Published on 2012-02-25 00:04:00
President Obama has proposed to lower the taxes on corporations, including the Big Oil corporations, from a 35% tax rate to a rate in the upper twenties. To pay for this tax cut, the president has proposed to eliminate some of the tax loopholes and subsidies currently used by corporations to avoid paying taxes -- loopholes and subsidies that allow some corporations to pay no taxes at all (even though they are making billions of dollars in profits).I don't have a problem with the president's prop [..] > read more
The Lunatic Candidate
Published on 2012-02-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
More GOP Polls To Peruse
Published on 2012-02-25 00:02:00
(This GOP candidate word cloud was found at The Daily Beast.)Here are the latest polls in the GOP race for the party's presidential nomination:MITCHELL/ROSETTA STONE POLL (Michigan)Mitt Romney...............36%Rick Santorum...............33%Ron Paul...............12%Newt Gingrich...............9%Undecided...............11%RASMUSSEN POLL (Michigan)Mitt Romney...............40%Rick Santorum...............34%Yesterday, I posted two polls that showed Rick Santorum in the lead in Michigan. Today, two [..] > read more
Fighting The Wrong War
Published on 2012-02-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
War On Women
Published on 2012-02-24 00:07:00
The political posters above are from Political Loudmouth. > read more
Stock Market Better Under Dems Than GOP
Published on 2012-02-24 00:06:00
The Republicans claim to be the party that best benefits Big Business and Wall Street. And Wall Street (along with the corporate moguls of Big Business) seem to have bought into that idea -- so much so that they are donating millions of dollars to super-PACs supporting Republican candidates. In January, the Republican superPACs revealed they had received about $47 million -- much of it from the finance and investment industry (Wall Street). From these numbers, it is quite obvious that Wall Stree [..] > read more
Leaning Right
Published on 2012-02-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
More Good News For President Obama
Published on 2012-02-24 00:04:00
Immediately after the elections of 2010 the prospects for Democrats in 2012 were looking pretty dim. The Republicans had taken the House of Representatives, and had their sights set on the Senate and the White House in 2012. The Democrats looked weak and disorganized, and some pundits were predicting even larger victories for the Republicans.But things have radically changed since them. The Republicans destroyed their party's image with their unpopular actions in the Congress -- attempting to en [..] > read more
Missing Link
Published on 2012-02-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Latest State GOP Polls
Published on 2012-02-24 00:02:00
Without comment, I bring you the latest polls for upcoming GOP primary states:WXYZ/DETROIT FREE PRESS POLL (Michigan)Rick Santorum...............37%Mitt Romney...............34%Ron Paul...............10%Newt Gingrich...............7%Undecided................12%AMERICAN RESEARCH GROUP POLL (Michigan)Rick Santorum...............38%Mitt Romney...............34%Ron Paul...............12%Newt Gingrich...............7%Other/Undecided...............9%RASMUSSEN POLL (Oklahoma)Rick Santorum.............. [..] > read more
Wardrobe Malfunction
Published on 2012-02-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Wrong
Published on 2012-02-23 00:07:00
The Supreme Court has made some very good decisions that made this country more equal (such as Brown vs. Board of Education and Roe vs. Wade). But the decision in Citizens United vs. FEC was an unmitigated disaster that can only harm our fragile democracy (and hasten it becoming a plutocracy). Corporations are not people, and money is not speech. The Citizens United decision must be overturned, even if a constitutional amendment is required to do it. The pictures above were found at the blog of [..] > read more
The Rich Love "Wall Street Willie"
Published on 2012-02-23 00:06:00
If you read this blog much, you'll know that I've started calling Willard Mitt Romney by a nickname -- Wall Street Willie. That's because with his massive income (more than $21 million a year) and tiny tax rate (13.9%), all of which he does without working a single minute during the year, he is the poster boy for Wall Street greed. And the charts above (from the website Talking Points Memo) show that the Wall Street bankers and corporate moguls love him and consider him one of their own.But the [..] > read more
Assuming The Fetal Position
Published on 2012-02-23 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
Two Losers To Run For Re-Election
Published on 2012-02-23 00:04:00
There were originally 11 candidates for the Republican presidential nomination -- Pawlenty, Bachmann, Cain, Huntsman, Perry, Johnson, Roemer, Paul, Gingrich, Santorum, and Romney. Five of those have abandoned their presidential ambitions for this year (Pawlenty, Bachmann, Cain, Huntsman, Perry), and two others are now running for third-party nominations -- Gary Johnson for the Libertarian Party candidacy and Buddy Roemer for the Americans Elect slot or the Reform Party candidacy.Now we learn tha [..] > read more
No GOP Compromise
Published on 2012-02-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call. > read more
Santorum Leads In Washington State
Published on 2012-02-23 00:02:00
There has been a lot of discussion about the upcoming Republican primaries in Michigan and Arizona on February 28th, and the primaries to be held a week later on Super Tuesday, March 6th. But there is a caucus to be held between those dates. It is in the state of Washington on March 3rd. This caucus has been ignored up until now, even by me, because there was nothing in the news to indicate what was happening in Washington. Now there is.Public Policy Polling has done their first survey in Washin [..] > read more
Constitutional ?
Published on 2012-02-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Spending Of Tax Dollars
Published on 2012-02-22 00:07:00
After looking at this chart, does it really make any sense that the Republicans want to cut health, housing, and education, while increasing military spending? > read more
GOP Race Is Still An Unpredictable Mess
Published on 2012-02-22 00:06:00
(Cartoon above is by Nick Anderson in The Houston Chronicle.)Like my father (and my grandparents), I have never voted for a Republican -- and I seriously doubt that I ever will. But that doesn't mean that I haven't found the Republican presidential nomination race this year very interesting -- and very entertaining. The race has had more leaders than there are candidates left in it (and I don't remember that happening in the past -- in either political party). There are four candidates left in [..] > read more
Entitled
Published on 2012-02-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Republican 7-Step Plan
Published on 2012-02-21 00:07:00
Found at the blog called Under The Mountain Bunker. > read more
Will Trump Help Or Hurt Wall Street Willie ?
Published on 2012-02-21 00:06:00
Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) has started to pump some big money into Michigan (as has his super-PAC) in an effort to bring Rick Santorum back down to earth in that state. The idea is to spend enough money to hurt Santorum and buy the election -- like he did with Gingrich in Florida. So far, it's not really working. One poll, Public Policy Polling, shows the race has tightened by a couple of points -- but it has not reduced the popularity of Santorum (only added a couple of points [..] > read more
Congressional Hearing (Fairy Tale Version)
Published on 2012-02-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Los Angeles Times. > read more
No Love For Wall Street Willie In Texas
Published on 2012-02-21 00:04:00
Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) may have won the Florida Republican primary, but it is doubtful that he can do so anywhere else in the South. Most Southern States are much more like South Carolina than Florida, which does not bode well for Romney. And whether you consider Texas a part of the South or the West (a case can be made for both), the same is true of the Lone Star State.According to a recent poll, Romney gets no love from Texas Republicans. In fact, he only finishes in thir [..] > read more
Too True
Published on 2012-02-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in The Houston Chronicle. > read more
A Brokered Republican Convention ?
Published on 2012-02-21 00:02:00
(Picture above is of the 1952 Republican National Convention.)Just a few months ago, the idea of no candidate having a majority of the delegates as the Republican National Convention opened was a ridiculous thought. The conventional wisdom was that the nominee would be Mitt Romney, and all he had to do was go through the first few states to wrap up the nomination. But that didn't happen. The Romney record in the first states has been spotty at best, and the political pundits vastly underestimate [..] > read more
Deficit Attention Disorder
Published on 2012-02-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Thompson in The Detroit Free Press. > read more
How To Tell If Republicans Care About You
Published on 2012-02-20 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog What Would Jack Do? > read more
Pipeline Opposition Makes Strange Bedfellows
Published on 2012-02-20 00:06:00
The map above shows the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The Republicans and their Big Oil masters would like for you to believe this is a public service project that will benefit all Americans by creating a massive amount of jobs and lower gas prices in the United States. None of that is true. The pipeline will benefit only the giant oil companies, will create only a couple of thousand construction jobs (and only a couple of hundred permanent jobs, and will not lower gas prices at all. In additio [..] > read more
Prevention
Published on 2012-02-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
The Absentee Governor
Published on 2012-02-20 00:04:00
Rick Perry is no longer running for president. When he quit, some of us dreded his return to Texas -- afraid he would once again train his incompetence on running this state and make the state even worse off than it already is (and believe me, it's a mess). But it looks like we need not have worried. It looks like Perry has every intention of continuing his absence from his office and his duties. The Dallas Morning News (a conservative-leaning newspaper) found the following:A review of Texas Gov [..] > read more
Consumerism
Published on 2012-02-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Peter Bromhead at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Wall Street Willie Still Dropping Nationally
Published on 2012-02-20 00:02:00
Before his three-state victory on February 7th, Rick Santorum was in third place in the Gallup Election Tracking Poll with only 16% national support. Meanwhile, Willard Mitt Romney (aka Wall Street Willie) was riding high after victories in Florida and Nevada. But things have radically changed in less than two weeks.The latest Gallup Poll (taken between February 14th and 18th) has Santorum leading the field, and currently enjoying an 8 point lead over Wall Street Willie. In just the last four da [..] > read more
Interference
Published on 2012-02-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
It's That Simple
Published on 2012-02-19 00:07:00
From the website Liberals Are Cool. > read more
A Step Forward And A Step Back
Published on 2012-02-19 00:06:00
The road to true equality for all citizens in the United States has been a long and rocky one -- and it is far from finished. Minorities, women, persons with non-christian (or no) religious beliefs, immigrants, and persons with a same-sex sexual preference all still have a long way to go before getting rights equal to those given to white American-born males. But progress is slowly being made. This last week saw a step forward for equality -- and a step back.The step forward was taken by the Oba [..] > read more
The Flock
Published on 2012-02-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Modern Conservatism
Published on 2012-02-18 00:07:00
This would be funny -- except it's true. Rank-and-file conservatives will put up with the incredible hardships their leaders have heaped on them, as long as there is some other group that is even worse off. They are mean-spirited and stupid -- and determined to stay that way. Picture found at What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Virginia Poised To Join Texas In Legalizing State-Sanctioned Rape
Published on 2012-02-18 00:06:00
The object in the picture above is a vaginal sonogram probe. If an individual in the state of Texas were to insert this probe (or anything similar) into a woman's vagina without her permission, that person would be guilty of rape and sentenced to a long and well-deserved prison sentence -- and no one would feel sorry for the offender as he/she was hauled off to prison.But due to the lack of empathy or wisdom of the Republican majority in the Texas legislature and the Republican governor, Rick Pe [..] > read more
The Church
Published on 2012-02-18 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Wall Street Willie Still Losing Ground
Published on 2012-02-18 00:04:00
I have posted several times in the last few days about Willard Mitt Romney's (aka Wall Street Willie) problems in Michigan -- the state he grew up in. At least five polls are now showing that Rick Santorum has taken the lead in that state. Romney and his super-PAC are starting to spend big in Michigan, hoping to turn things around like they did in Florida-- but they need to act fast, because there are only 10 days left until Michigan votes on February 28th.And Michigan is not Wall Street Willie' [..] > read more
At (A Long) Arm's Length
Published on 2012-02-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Afghan War Not Going Well
Published on 2012-02-18 00:02:00
If you listen to the administration and the generals running the war in and occupation of Afghanistan, you might think things are going well in that never-ending war. The president says things are going so well that we can now start reducing troops and replace them with units to train Afghan soldiers and police. The generals agree, but would like to continue the war a bit longer first. Frankly, that has me wondering -- if those police and troops haven't been trained and that country pacified aft [..] > read more
Some Day
Published on 2012-02-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Unregulated Capitalism Doesn't Work
Published on 2012-02-17 00:07:00
Anyone who can look at these charts and think this is fair, or even smart, is either a member of the 1% or incredibly stupid -- or both. Unregulated capitalism (aka Trickle-Down economics) doesn't work for the benefit of all. Found at the site Random Acts Of Chaos. > read more
Congressional Republicans Believe Women Shouldn't Have Any Say On Contraception
Published on 2012-02-17 00:06:00
In their effort to appease social conservatives, who make up a large portion of their party's base of voters, congressional Republicans have long tried to keep women in a second-class status in our society. They have opposed equal pay for women and also opposed allowing women to have the right to make decisions regarding their own bodies. Now they are expanding the list of things in which they believe women should have no say to include contraception.The House Oversight Committee, chaired by Rep [..] > read more
A New Thorn In GOP's Side
Published on 2012-02-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Dave Granlund at davegranlund.com. > read more
Something's Wrong Here
Published on 2011-07-05 00:07:00
Taken from the excellent blog No Godz. > read more
Greece Stops The "Freedom Flotilla"
Published on 2011-07-05 00:06:00
Last year the Israelis attacked a peaceful convoy of boats trying to bring peaceful supplies to the people of Gaza. They were trying to stop the illegal blockade of Gaza by the Israelis (who are trying to starve Gaza into submission). Israeli command > read more
GOP Version Of Robin Hood
Published on 2011-07-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
More Environmental Damage From "Big Oil"
Published on 2011-07-05 00:04:00
There has been a lot of talk recently about how oil (and other fossil fuels) are ruining our environment by cars and plants pumping pollutants into the atmosphere. It is not only making our air unbreathable in places, but it is also fundamentally cha > read more
What Was Accomplished ?
Published on 2011-07-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Restricting The Pledge Of Allegiance
Published on 2011-07-05 00:02:00
Yesterday being the Fourth of July makes this a good time to once again talk about the nation's Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge is actually pretty old, having been written by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister and Socialist. He intentionally made i > read more
Negotiations
Published on 2011-07-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal Constitution. > read more
Happy Birthday, Malia !
Published on 2011-07-05 00:00:00
I just wanted to wish Malia Obama a happy birthday (even though I'm a day late). And congratulations. Becoming a teenager is one of life's milestones. > read more
U.S. Rider Honors Holiday With Stage 3 Win
Published on 2011-07-04 11:50:00
It somehow seems appropriate that on this most American of all holidays an American would come forward to win a stage of the Tour de France, and today that's exactly what happened. American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo), riding in his third Tour de F > read more
Shouldn't Christians Act Like Christians ?
Published on 2011-07-04 00:03:00
I'm not a christian, but I do believe the above quote from Stephen Colbert hits the nail on the head. Right-wing fundamentalists claim this is a christian country founded on christian principles. Why then do they fight so hard against helping the poo > read more
Honor America Today - Then Make It Better
Published on 2011-07-04 00:02:00
It's the Fourth of July, America's birthday. This is the day we celebrate declaring our independence from Great Britain and glorify the Founding Fathers for not only declaring that independence, but also fighting to make it a reality. And I have no p > read more
If Only. . .
Published on 2011-07-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Larry Wright at caglecartoons.com. > read more
U.S. Teams Grab Top 2 Places In Team Time Trial
Published on 2011-07-03 12:36:00
Today's stage 2 of the Tour de France was a team time trial. Each team started nine riders and ran by itself against the clock. All members of that team then got the time recorded by the fifth member of the team to cross the finish line (until the fi > read more
A Public Service
Published on 2011-07-03 00:05:00
It looks like these ladies are offering a badly needed public service. From the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Bachmann Shows Her Economic Ignorance
Published on 2011-07-03 00:04:00
Michele Bachmann would like for Americans to believe that President Obama is responsible for all of the economic ills that this country is suffering. She completely overlooks the fact that the recession (with its loss of millions of jobs) started und > read more
The Supreme Court Rules
Published on 2011-07-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Obama Is Breaking Another Promise
Published on 2011-07-03 00:02:00
President Obama is not anywhere near as bad a president as his predecessor was (George Bush). But he has disappointed many progressives by leaving a string of broken promises. Just to name a few, he has not ended either one of Bush's unnecessary and > read more
For Want Of A Screw
Published on 2011-07-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call. > read more
2011 Tour De France Is Finally Here !
Published on 2011-07-02 15:02:00
This year's edition of the Tour De France started today. Those of you who have been reading this blog for very long will already know that this is one of my favorite sporting events, and I will be posting about it daily. If you don't appreciate bicyc > read more
Voter's Remorse
Published on 2011-07-02 00:05:00
This chart from the TPM Blog shows that the voters are currently having a little voter's remorse. They put several Republican governors in office in the last election, but the favorability ratings of those governors have dropped sharply after the vot > read more
26% Of Americans Are History Idiots
Published on 2011-07-02 00:04:00
This is just downright embarrassing. I can understand many people not knowing some of the more esoteric historical facts, but all Americans should at least know the basic facts of our War for Independence. Sadly, too many Americans don't.According to > read more
Uncle & His Creepy Friends
Published on 2011-07-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Worst Drought In Over 100 Years In Texas
Published on 2011-07-02 00:02:00
Water is a problem in Texas in a good year, and with it's fast-growing population the state was already looking for new sources of water. Without new sources of water it is doubtful that Texas can sustain it's population growth (certainly not at the > read more
Corporatism - Destroying The American Dream
Published on 2011-06-30 00:05:00
The sad part of this bit of uncomfortable truth is that corporatism and democracy have nothing in common. In fact, in spite of the lies being fed to us by the GOP, democracy must be diminished for corporatism to grow. Picture was found at the blog Wh > read more
GOP Voters Still Not Happy With Candidates
Published on 2011-06-30 00:04:00
Approval ratings for President Obama are still hovering just below 50%, and when people are asked to judge how well he is doing with the economy the rating goes even lower. That might make some think that the president is vulnerable in the 2012 elect > read more
Just The Way They Like It
Published on 2011-06-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Bachmann Told To Find Some New Music
Published on 2011-06-30 00:02:00
What is it with Republicans and their use of other people's property. Sometimes they act like they own everything (even though they don't seem to want regular Americans to own anything).A few years ago George W. Bush tried to use the song "I Won't Ba > read more
GOP Campaign Suit
Published on 2011-06-30 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Obama Defends Unequal Treatment
Published on 2011-06-30 00:00:00
When the president was elected back in 2008 the above poster meant something to many of us who supported him. It meant hope for a better world -- one in which all American citizens would enjoy equal rights and there would be no more second-class stat > read more
Economic Truth
Published on 2011-06-29 00:05:00
Found at the blog called What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Bachmann Looks Strong In Spite Of Gaffes
Published on 2011-06-29 00:04:00
Michele Bachmann, like her Republican cohort Sarah Palin, has committed a series of historical gaffes. A couple of months ago she told a crowd of New Hampshire Republicans that the shot that started the Revolutionary War had happened in their state ( > read more
Taking It Back From Who ?
Published on 2011-06-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Texas Democratic Party Needs To Change
Published on 2011-06-29 00:02:00
I've been saying for years now that the Democratic Party is in pitiful shape in Texas. It has weak leadership and keeps coming up with weak candidates -- mostly "blue dogs" who aren't very different from the Republicans they are trying to beat. The p > read more
Justice !
Published on 2011-06-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Destroying Marriage ?
Published on 2011-06-28 00:07:00
Another bit of wisdom found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Supreme Court Votes Again To Favor The Rich
Published on 2011-06-28 00:06:00
Since the administration of Ronald Reagan the Republican Party has made a concerted effort to favor the rich and the corporate interests over all others in this country. They have done this through their "trickle-down" economic policy that basically > read more
Super Slow-Motion
Published on 2011-06-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Religion & The GOP Go Hand In Hand
Published on 2011-06-28 00:04:00
The good folks at the Gallup organization have decided to play Captain Obvious. A recent poll they completed tells us something that most people in this country already knew -- that the more religious a person is (in christianity), the more likely th > read more
Out Of Character
Published on 2011-06-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Jimmy Carter Opposes The War On Drugs
Published on 2011-06-28 00:02:00
Jimmy Carter has always been one of our most honest politicians, and he is not afraid to take a position he believes is right -- even if that position might not be a popular one. And his latest position might not be too popular with either party in W > read more
Calling Apple
Published on 2011-06-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
The Real Architect Of U.S. Mideast Policy
Published on 2011-06-27 00:07:00
There's too much truth in this picture from Pundit Kitchen. > read more
Des Moines Register Polls Iowa Republicans
Published on 2011-06-27 00:06:00
Mitt Romney has said he will not be competing in the Iowa Straw Poll coming up in early August, and may actually skip the Iowa caucuses early in 2012 to concentrate on the New Hampshire primary. He is thinking he would have a better chance to do well > read more
Lost And Forgotten
Published on 2011-06-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
An Honest Republican Talks About The Debt
Published on 2011-06-27 00:04:00
There is no doubt that our national debt is currently very large -- much larger than any of us would like for it to be. The current Republicans in Congress want Americans to believe that the reason for this huge debt is the spending of Democrats (eve > read more
Frightening To The GOP
Published on 2011-06-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Looks Like "Sanctuary City" Bill Is Dead
Published on 2011-06-27 00:02:00
A sanctuary city is a city where the police department has been ordered to not question the immigrant status of people they come into contact with. There are no cities in Texas where the police department has received orders like that from the city g > read more
Republican Peaceniks ?
Published on 2011-06-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
The Meaning Of Roe
Published on 2011-06-26 00:07:00
A bit of truth from the great blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Another State Stands Up For Equality
Published on 2011-06-26 00:06:00
Although the United States Constitution guarantees equality to all citizens of this country, that has never been a reality (and still isn't). The history of this country has been made up of many small steps toward achieving that goal, and last Friday > read more
It's Only Wrong When Liberals Do It
Published on 2011-06-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
New Gaza Flotilla Ready To Leave
Published on 2011-06-26 00:04:00
A little over a year ago a flotilla of ships tried to deliver supplies to the people of Gaza and break the inhuman blockade of Gaza by the nation of Israel. The Israeli blockade has the people of Gaza living in ghetto conditions without adequate food > read more
Corporate Servant
Published on 2011-06-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Racist License Plate Proposed For Texas
Published on 2011-06-26 00:02:00
The Sons of Confederate Veterans have asked the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to approve the above license plate. They believe the plate, bearing the battle flag of the Confederacy, would be appropriate here in the 150th year since the start of > read more
Corporate Subsidiary
Published on 2011-06-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Religion A Requirement For Elected Office ?
Published on 2011-06-25 00:07:00
This cartoon found at The Friendly Atheist shows the real people most discriminated against in politics. As the Gallup Poll of June 20th shows, more voters would refuse to vote for an atheist (49%) than would refuse to vote for a mormon (22%), a jew > read more
Americans Don't Trust Banks
Published on 2011-06-25 00:06:00
The above chart comes from the Gallup organization, and it shows that American's confidence in their banks is at an all-time low. Back in 1979, 60% of Americans had a great deal/quite a lot of confidence in banks. Even as late as 2004 this confidence > read more
The Cost
Published on 2011-06-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Romney Insults The Unemployed
Published on 2011-06-23 00:05:00
From the great site called Pavlovian Obeisance. > read more
Obama To Continue "Endless War"
Published on 2011-06-23 00:04:00
The president announced last night that he would withdraw 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this summer, and by September 2012 (14 months from now) he says he will withdraw another 23,000 American soldiers. But don't get too excited. That just takes car > read more
A "Fair" Fight (Not)
Published on 2011-06-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Another Dumb Republican Idea
Published on 2011-06-23 00:02:00
The Republican Party has become the party of insane ideas. The teabaggers in Congress want to block raising the debt ceiling. Rep. Rohrabacher wants to clear-cut the rain forests (to cure global warming) and then force Iraq to pay for the United Stat > read more
Preferring Corporations Over People
Published on 2011-06-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Mother Nature
Published on 2011-06-22 00:07:00
Found at the science blog Pharyngula. > read more
Right-Wing Attacks Medicare In TV Ads
Published on 2011-06-22 00:06:00
A few weeks ago the right-wing Republicans in the House of Representatives made a huge mistake. They voted to abolish Medicare for anyone under the age of 55 years old, and replace it with a government voucher which would have to be used to purchase > read more
Choosing The Wrong Option
Published on 2011-06-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Denying Reality - An American Trait
Published on 2011-06-22 00:04:00
Americans have to be the biggest truth-deniers in the developed world. The only countries, outside of the U.S., where less than a majority of the population believes global climate change (sometimes called global warming) is at least partially caused > read more
Only One Club In Their Bag
Published on 2011-06-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Netroots Nation Gives Obama 80% Support
Published on 2011-06-22 00:02:00
Going into the 2008 election Barack Obama had the support of nearly all of the progressives in this country -- even most of those who had supported Hillary Clinton in the primaries. After the horrible years under George Bush, they were ready for a ch > read more
Gingrich's Plan
Published on 2011-06-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Bible Quotes ?
Published on 2011-06-21 00:07:00
From the site of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Killing Off The Oceans
Published on 2011-06-21 00:06:00
There has been a lot of talk in the last few years about global climate change and how it will affect the world's land masses. But a story that has largely been ignored by most people is that the world's oceans are also being negatively affected by m > read more
Future Republicans ?
Published on 2011-06-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Wasting Money And Lives
Published on 2011-06-21 00:04:00
Have you wondered why other developed nations are able to provide their citizens with a decent level of food, housing, clothing, and medical care, but the United States seems to be incapable of doing that? In fact, instead of trying to do more for hu > read more
GOP Talent Show
Published on 2011-06-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. > read more
And They Need More ?
Published on 2011-06-20 00:05:00
In the last 50 years the federal tax rate for a median American family has climbed from 7.4% to 13.6%. But the effective tax rate for the 400 richest Americans has fallen from 51.2% to only 16.6%. And the Republicans want to slash taxes for the rich > read more
Weiner's Out - Now How About Vitter ?
Published on 2011-06-20 00:04:00
Well, it's over. Rep. Weiner has resigned his post. I think this was the right thing for him to do. He had lied to his constituents and the public in general, and he was becoming a distraction from the important problems this country needs to deal wi > read more
No Plan ?
Published on 2011-06-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Suspicions Confirmed
Published on 2011-06-20 00:02:00
Have you ever wondered why some people are so quick and loud to protest and demonize the lifestyle of other people -- especially since those other people are doing nothing to harm those who would criticize them? Doesn't it seem more than a little odd > read more
That's A Good One !
Published on 2011-06-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
I Wish This Wasn't True
Published on 2011-06-19 00:07:00
A bit of uncomfortable truth from the humorous blog Ampersand. > read more
Romney Flip-Flops Again - Loses In Straw Poll
Published on 2011-06-19 00:06:00
There have been accusations of politicians in both parties being flip-floppers (changing their position on a issue to get votes), but Mitt Romney may well be the king of all the flip-floppers. In an effort to appeal to the right-wing teabaggers curre > read more
There Is No Reality Except Corporate Profits
Published on 2011-06-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
AARP Betrays Its Members
Published on 2011-06-19 00:04:00
Although I have been old enough to join AARP for years now, I have never joined. They keep sending me letters and cards wanting me to join (and send them some money) but I just toss those in the trash. I once wrote to them and asked them to stop send > read more
Overkill
Published on 2011-06-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Nutrition Cuts vs. Tax Cuts
Published on 2011-06-18 00:05:00
From the blog Think Progress. > read more
Rick Perry And The Texas "Miracle"
Published on 2011-06-18 00:04:00
There has been a lot of talk lately about the need for a new candidate in the Republican presidential race -- and a lot of that talk is centering around Texas governor Rick Perry. The Republicans like the governor because he has helped the state to i > read more
GOP Limo Drivers
Published on 2011-06-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Danziger from the New York Times Syndicate. > read more
Good News For John Edwards (Sort Of)
Published on 2011-06-18 00:02:00
The last few months have not been good for John Edwards. He has not only lost his credibility and his political career, but it now looks like he may actually go to jail for misusing campaign funds (to pay his mistress to keep quiet). He has been indi > read more
The GOP Disconnect
Published on 2011-06-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Do You Remember ?
Published on 2011-06-17 00:07:00
Found at the great blog of Badtux, the Snarky Penguin. > read more
The Bloom Is Off The GOP 2010 Election Rose
Published on 2011-06-17 00:06:00
The Republican Party was riding high after the 2010 mid-term elections. They had come back from a crushing defeat in 2008 and actually taken over control of the House of Representatives with a significant majority. The 2010 results had many Republica > read more
Tax Cuts Cure Everything
Published on 2011-06-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Another Romney Gaffe
Published on 2011-06-17 00:04:00
I posted yesterday about the incredible social awkwardness of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. While he's a favorite of the Republican establishment (because they think he has the best chance of winning among the current candidates), he > read more
Bad Pilots
Published on 2011-06-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Ignoring The Environmental Reality
Published on 2011-06-17 00:02:00
There have been a lot of natural disasters recently, and I am convinced the occurrence of these on a larger and more rapid scale is due to global climate change caused by humans using fossil fuels too much. Republicans would argue with that. But I ra > read more
More Than A Divot
Published on 2011-06-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Please Listen To Molly
Published on 2011-06-16 00:05:00
Found at the excellent site of Juanita Jean (owner of the world's most dangerous beauty salon). > read more
The Best They Have ?
Published on 2011-06-16 00:04:00
Lats year at this time most political pundits figured Mitt Romney would have a commanding lead for the Republican presidential nomination by now. He was the favorite of the establishment and was opposed mostly by fringe candidates who couldn't appeal > read more
The Pack
Published on 2011-06-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
More Evidence This Recession May Be A Depression
Published on 2011-06-16 00:02:00
While the pundits argue about whether the current recession is over or not, most Americans know the country has not recovered and may not for many more years. Millions of jobs have been lost and the few jobs currently being created can't even cover t > read more
GOP Against Mandates (Except When They're For Them)
Published on 2011-06-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Is The Texas GOP Trying To Destroy Public Education ?
Published on 2011-06-16 00:00:00
If you live in Texas then you know the Texas legislature (with the blessing of the governor) is in the process of delivering a crippling blow to public education in the state. The state government (controlled for years by Republicans) was already fun > read more
Fascism - We're Nearly There
Published on 2011-06-15 00:07:00
Anyone who look at this country honestly would have to admit that far too many things on this list are already happening in the United States. We are on the road to fascism. The only real question now is whether we are too far down that road to stop > read more
Accusations - But No Solutions
Published on 2011-06-15 00:06:00
I tried to watch the Republican presidential debate Monday night -- I really did. But all they did was make me angry. They all wanted to blame the current recession on President Obama without acknowledging in any way the major part the Republicans pl > read more
This Is A Debate ?
Published on 2011-06-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
A New Diary By Che
Published on 2011-06-15 00:04:00
One of the biggest revolutionary heros of the Twentieth Century was Argentine-born Ernesto "Che" Guevara (pictured above with Fidel Castro). Che, who was trained as a doctor, was instrumental in the Cuban Revolution that overthrew the dictator Batist > read more
Compared To Them. . .
Published on 2011-06-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
GOP State Senator Disrespects Texas History & Culture
Published on 2011-06-15 00:02:00
The Texas legislature is currently considering a rather stupid bill that would outlaw "sanctuary cities" in the state of Texas -- even though no one can name a single one (if they exist at all). The main thing the bill would do is to turn local and s > read more
New Running Mate
Published on 2011-06-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Health Care Spending
Published on 2011-06-14 00:05:00
The Republicans don't see anything wrong with the United States spending far more for health care and receiving less (except for the rich who get whatever they want). Why is that? All of the countries in the chart above spend less on health care (in > read more
Americans Don't Trust Their Politicians
Published on 2011-06-14 00:04:00
There has always been a segment of the population that simply doesn't trust government or the politicians that run the government. But it seems like in the last few years there have been a rash of politicians of both parties that don't seem to mind l > read more
America Reacts As Expected
Published on 2011-06-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
$6.6 Billion In Missing Iraqi Funds Were Probably Stolen
Published on 2011-06-14 00:02:00
After the Bush administration had invaded Iraq and destroyed its infrastructure, Bush and his Republican cohorts decided to rebuild the country and pay for that rebuilding in cold, hard cash -- $100 bills packed in shrink-wrap and loaded onto pallets > read more
Pull The Damn Ring !
Published on 2011-06-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Gates Lays Down The Law To Marines
Published on 2011-06-14 00:00:00
I can't say that I usually agree with Defense Secretary Robert Gates. In fact, I usually disagree with him, especially when he is talking about the wars in Afghanistan or Iraq, or the defense budget. But in his latest trip to Afghanistan I'll have to > read more
NBA Champions !
Published on 2011-06-13 00:08:00
MAVERICKS 105 HEAT 95The Dallas Mavericks surprised the world this year by winning the NBA championship for the first time in franchise history. A lot of the sports pundits predicted they would go out in the first round against Portland. It di > read more
Vitter's Prayer
Published on 2011-06-13 00:07:00
From the great blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
GOP Thinks Corporations Shouldn't Pay Taxes - You Should
Published on 2011-06-13 00:06:00
As you can see from the chart above, the average taxes that corporations pay have been dropping every year. Currently they are lower than they've been for many years (including during the presidential administrations of Ronal Reagan, and George Bush) > read more
Top Priority
Published on 2011-06-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Markstein at Copley News Service. > read more
First Serious GOP Presidential Debate Is Tonight
Published on 2011-06-13 00:04:00
The field still has not been finally set for the Republican presidential candidates. Some have dropped out of contention (Mitch Daniels, Mike Huckabee, Haley Barbour). Some are officially in the race (Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Newt Gingrich, Herman > read more
Poetic Justice
Published on 2011-06-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Looks Like Panhandle Will Lose A Nut And Gain A District
Published on 2011-06-13 00:02:00
It looks like the Texas Panhandle will come out of the redistricting process for House districts better than expected. For the last 10 years the Panhandle has had three representatives in the Texas House -- the representatives from districts 86,87, a > read more
Makes Sense (Not!)
Published on 2011-06-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Feral America
Published on 2011-06-12 00:05:00
Found on the excellent blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
40th Birthday For A Failed Program
Published on 2011-06-12 00:04:00
June 17th will mark the 40th anniversary (or birthday, if you will) of one of the biggest program failures ever by the United States government -- the War on Drugs. On June 17, 1971 President Richard Nixon told the nation:“America’s public enemy > read more
Degrees
Published on 2011-06-12 00:03:00
political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Right-Wing History - Beyond Weird
Published on 2011-06-12 00:02:00
Right-wingers are fond of making up history as they need. Whether it is from ignorance of what actually happened or just plain old dishonesty doesn't matter. The effect is the same -- they feed people an inaccurate and untrue vision of history, espec > read more
Two Billion A Week (For Nothing)
Published on 2011-06-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
The Pretender
Published on 2011-06-11 00:07:00
Palin plays dress-up. From the pages of Pundit Kitchen. > read more
More Thoughts On "Weinergate"
Published on 2011-06-11 00:06:00
As all of America knows by now, Rep. Anthony Weiner pulled a real boner the other day (bad pun intended). He had inappropriate sexual conversations with several women (at least six), both before and after his marriage last July, and even "tweeted" ph > read more
Newt's Cruise
Published on 2011-06-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
GOP Comes Up With Another Cuckoo Idea
Published on 2011-06-11 00:04:00
I wrote a post the other day about stupid Republican ideas, and one of the GOP congressman I discussed was Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-California). This nut showed his idiocy by coming up with his own solution to global climate change. He decided we sho > read more
Texas Subtlety
Published on 2011-06-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Texas Governor Wants To Be President
Published on 2011-06-11 00:02:00
If the Republican field of presidential candidates wasn't crazy enough, there is a candidate fixing to toss his hat in the ring that will insure the crazy exceeds all comedic limits. It looks like the new clown in the race will be Texas governor Rick > read more
The GOP Jobs Fix
Published on 2011-06-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Biggest Military Spenders
Published on 2011-06-10 00:07:00
There is no excuse for this (except to make some corporations richer). Chart found at the site of The Economist. > read more
GOP Says No To Palin - Still No Favorite In Race
Published on 2011-06-10 00:06:00
There are those who think Sarah Palin's recent road trip was designed to improve her ratings and set up her entrance into the Republican presidential nomination race. If so, it was a miserable failure. Her ignorance over a bit of history any school c > read more
Fractured History
Published on 2011-06-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
Germany To Shut Down Nuclear Plants
Published on 2011-06-10 00:04:00
A few years ago the German government set a date of 2021 to shut down all their nuclear plants, but when the conservative Merkel government came to power they shoved that date back by an average of 12 years per plant. But the ongoing nuclear problems > read more
Graffiti
Published on 2011-06-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
10 Excuses For The Failure Of Prayer
Published on 2011-06-10 00:02:00
One thing that nearly all christians (and people in other religions) believe in is the power of prayer. It doesn't seem to matter that most of these prayers go unanswered (or can be explained by coincidence or the actions of humans). Religious people > read more
A Tougher Opponent
Published on 2011-06-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Discretionary Spending
Published on 2011-06-10 00:00:00
The nominee to replace Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, told a Senate committee yesterday that the Defense budget "is by no means the cause of the huge deficits we are incurring today." he's wrong. How can a department that eats up > read more
The Perfect Candidate For Non-Thinkers
Published on 2011-06-09 00:07:00
It's hard to argue with this quote from Paul Begala. Comparing George Bush and Rick Perry makes Bush look like a political and economic genius -- and considering that Bush was responsible for the recession and the loss of millions of jobs, two unneed > read more
Romney Masters The Arts Of Flip-Flopping & Fence-Straddling
Published on 2011-06-09 00:06:00
There was a time when Mitt Romney was considered a moderate and almost rational Republican, but that time has long passed. Today Romney is one of those politicians who wants to have his cake and eat it too -- and he has learned the art of the flip-fl > read more
It Grew With Each Lie
Published on 2011-06-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Afghan War Accomplishments Are Not Sustainable
Published on 2011-06-09 00:04:00
I have been saying for quite a while now that we are just spinning our wheels in Afghanistan. The few accomplishments we have seen are not sustainable, and the puppet government we installed will not survive once we leave.I am not trying to denigrate > read more
Palin's Ride
Published on 2011-06-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Another Virulent Right-Wing E-Mail
Published on 2011-06-09 00:02:00
The right-wing teabaggers love their e-mails. They love them because they can tell all the lies they want to and no one can call them out on them. They send these computer lies to everyone they can and ask that it be forwarded to other people, and th > read more
Re-Writing History
Published on 2011-06-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Palin Is Dissed By Her Hero
Published on 2011-06-09 00:00:00
It's no secret that Sarah Palin would like to assume the mantle of being the "modern Ronald Reagan" -- an image that would boost her in the eyes of Republicans (and possibly put her on the road to the presidential nomination). I imagine the very thou > read more
Long-Term Unemployment Tops "Great Depression" Rate
Published on 2011-06-08 00:07:00
Currently there are 6.2 million people in this country who have been out of work for six months or longer -- about 45.1% of the 13.9 unemployed people seeking work. This is a higher percentage than during the Great Depression. The graphic and statist > read more
Stupid Republican Ideas
Published on 2011-06-08 00:06:00
It's been many years since the Republican Party had any new ideas on how to improve America. That's probably a good thing, since the last idea they came up with was the infamous "trickle-down" economic theory (which said if you give rich people enorm > read more
The Witless Wonder
Published on 2011-06-08 00:05:00
Political cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Cain Has Most "Intense" Support Among Republicans
Published on 2011-06-08 00:04:00
The Republican field of presidential candidates is large (and may grow larger), and no one has yet been able to separate themselves from the pack and take the lead as the favorite. Most pundits had thought Mitt Romney would have been the clear favori > read more
Surpassed
Published on 2011-06-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Bors at mattbors.com. > read more
The Brutal Honesty Of School Children
Published on 2011-06-08 00:02:00
Most people think schools should teach our children to think for themselves and to be honest, and I agree with that. But some parents and local leaders in Arkansas don't like the result they got by doing that. It seems the middle schoolers in Russell > read more
Different Economic Goals
Published on 2011-06-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Advice For Officeholders
Published on 2011-06-08 00:00:00
The excellent Arizona blogger cpmaz over at Random Musings has some advice for both Democratic and Republican officeholders. I concur, and bring you his humorous suggestions:My advice to Congressman Weiner and all Democratic officeholders - 1.&n > read more
A Little Honesty
Published on 2011-06-07 00:07:00
This bit of brutal honesty comes from The Far Left Side. > read more
Santorum Enters Race & Shoots His Own Foot
Published on 2011-06-07 00:06:00
The former right-wing senator from Pennsylvania, Rick "man on dog" Santorum, made it official yesterday -- he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. But it looks like he hasn't gotten any smarter since leaving public office. On th > read more
A Stupid Question
Published on 2011-06-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
It's Time For Weiner To Resign
Published on 2011-06-07 00:04:00
I have avoided commenting on the little sex scandal involving Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) because I really had no idea of whether it was true or not. He was a representative that I had respected for his progressive views and votes, and I had hop > read more
They Used It All
Published on 2011-06-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Rick Perry - Playing Politics With God
Published on 2011-06-07 00:02:00
Rick Perry is not the brightest governor Texas has had (being far too much like the incompetent fool that he replaced). His regime has seen a thriving Texas economy turned into a state in trouble -- with a $27 billion deficit for the next biennium. H > read more
The Tattoo
Published on 2011-06-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in Roll Call. > read more
Mixing Church & State
Published on 2011-06-06 00:07:00
Atheist Cartoons shows us the ideal voting booth for religious fundamentalists. > read more
The Death Of A Juvenile Justice System
Published on 2011-06-06 00:06:00
Juvenile Justice in the state of Texas has been on a wild ride for the last few years. It all started when some abuse was discovered in a West Texas state juvenile facility. The newspapers and other media jumped on it and made it sound as though abus > read more
Scare Tactics
Published on 2011-06-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Even Double-Talk Won't Save The Ryan Plan
Published on 2011-06-06 00:04:00
Paul Ryan has gotten his feelings hurt. He came up with a budget plan, which Wall Street and the giant corporations loved, but nearly everyone else hated (about 14% of the general population likes it). Why did they hate it? Because the plan would abo > read more
Cell Phone Use
Published on 2011-06-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
From The GOP Message Control Center
Published on 2011-06-06 00:02:00
This bit of humorous truth is from the blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
His New Father
Published on 2011-06-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Crazy Talk ?
Published on 2011-06-05 00:07:00
The excellent site of Ampersand highlights the nonsense arguments against equal pay for women. > read more
GOP Continues To Torpedo Economy & Job Creation
Published on 2011-06-05 00:06:00
The Labor Department's monthly job report came out a couple of days ago. The report shows that there were 54,000 new jobs created in this country last month. I'm sure the administration will try to pass this off as good news -- that it's another mont > read more
Modern Unemployment Line
Published on 2011-06-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Tom Toles in The Washington Post. > read more
Homeowners "Foreclose" On Bank !
Published on 2011-06-05 00:04:00
The American banking system has been pretty brutal to homeowners since the start of this recession. That have foreclosed on a record number of homes and seized them, and that still continues at record levels to this date. But this story is about a co > read more
Out On A Limb
Published on 2011-06-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
This Candidate Makes Bachmann & Palin Look Sane
Published on 2011-06-05 00:02:00
Oh My! Just when I was beginning to think the field of Republican presidential candidates was about as crazy as it could get, they go and prove me wrong. The field is about to get a candidate that is so over-the-top that he makes candidates like Sant > read more
Employment Concern
Published on 2011-06-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Impure Thoughts
Published on 2011-06-04 00:07:00
A little humor from the pages of Pundit Kitchen. > read more
Public Divided On Wealth Redistribution
Published on 2011-06-04 00:06:00
It's no secret that the distribution of wealth and income in the United States is way out of whack. The United States is fast approaching a third world plutocracy status where there are only two classes -- the super-rich ruling class and everyone els > read more
The Middle Class "Pickle"
Published on 2011-06-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Who Do Democrats Think The Strongest GOP Contenders Are ?
Published on 2011-06-04 00:04:00
The race for Republican presidential nominee has been a real mess so far. It was expected a few months ago that by now the race would have been narrowed down to two or three major candidates and a few dark horses. The major candidates were expected t > read more
Feeling A Little Queasy
Published on 2011-06-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
The Good And The Bad
Published on 2011-06-04 00:02:00
There are a couple of stories in the news now that, at least for me, represents the good and the bad in our culture. The good was represented by Dr. Jack Kevorkian (pictured). This brave man fought tenaciously for Americans to have the right to contr > read more
GOP's View Of Democracy
Published on 2011-06-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Christian Women - Trapped ?
Published on 2011-06-03 00:07:00
Although I'm sure it probably will offend some fundamentalists, this picture is a representation of how many christian sects treat women -- trapping them into a subservient and second-class status. They may talk of equality, but they don't practice i > read more
U.S. Ignores Voices Of Reason On Drugs
Published on 2011-06-03 00:06:00
"When you have 40 years of a policy that is not bringing results, you have to ask if it's time to change it." Those are the words of former Colombian president Cesar Gaviria, and they make a lot of sense. It's been said that the definition of insanit > read more
Summer Of Sequels
Published on 2011-06-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Is Right-Wing Hate Radio Dying ?
Published on 2011-06-03 00:04:00
Although right-wingers like to claim that the media is against them, that is simply not true. Not only do they have a television "news" network that spouts right-wing propaganda 24 hours a day (Fox News), but they haven't had any problem in getting t > read more
Still Debatable ?
Published on 2011-06-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Republican Field - Unimpressive
Published on 2011-06-03 00:02:00
I have posted before about how Republicans are disappointed in the choices being offered to them for a presidential candidate. About twice as many are unhappy with the current choices they have than were unhappy at this time in 2007. And it looks lik > read more
Front-Runner ?
Published on 2011-06-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
I'm Back
Published on 2011-06-02 00:06:00
Well, I'm back from my trip and finally back on-line. I wasn't able to get anything posted for yesterday because I spent nearly all of Tuesday (from 9:00am until 11:30pm) either on a train, on an airplane, or waiting around an airport (with a broken > read more
God Gives The OK
Published on 2011-06-02 00:05:00
Good news for all the fundie nut-jobs out there. Michele Bachmann asked god if she should run for president and he gave her his approval (or at least that's what she told an Iowa Public Television station). Look for the official announcement in the n > read more
Is Rudy Entering The Race ?
Published on 2011-06-02 00:04:00
This surprises me just a little bit. I figured after the embarrassment of his short-lived presidential run in 2008, Rudy Giuliani wouldn't want any part of another run for that office. But it looks like he might be a glutton for punishment. With Dani > read more
The Comedians' Choice
Published on 2011-06-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Even The Blue Dogs Weren't That Dumb
Published on 2011-06-02 00:02:00
If you've read this blog for very long then you'll know that I have no use for the "blue dogs" in Congress (the conservative Democrats who vote mostly with the Republicans). They are pretty much just worthless twits who are holding a position that co > read more
Epic Failure
Published on 2011-06-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Atheist Chaplain ?
Published on 2011-05-31 00:05:00
This is a funny cartoon. It is also a really dumb idea. I may be an atheist, but I still think the idea (being pushed seriously by some) of an atheist chaplain doesn't make sense. Atheists don't believe in any god or religion. That means they would h > read more
Another Step Away From Democracy - Toward Plutocracy
Published on 2011-05-31 00:04:00
This is some bad news for those of you who enjoyed living in a representative democracy. A misguided federal court judge, James Cacheris (appointed by Ronald Reagan), has decided that the rich and the corporations don't have enough power in the Unite > read more
The Anchor
Published on 2011-05-31 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
Palin Embarrasses Herself Again
Published on 2011-05-31 00:02:00
Rolling Thunder is a bipartisan and non-profit organization dedicated Rolling Thunder is a bi-partisan and non-profit group "dedicated to the search for American military personnel who are prisoners of war or missing in action." Toward that end they > read more
The Watcher
Published on 2011-05-31 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
I Hate American Airlines (But I Love New York City)
Published on 2011-05-30 00:02:00
I feel like I owe my readers an explanation of why I had no new posts up yesterday. Some blogger friends invited me to spend a few days with them in New York, and I took them up on it. I flew into New York City last Friday. But it was not an uneventf > read more
Covering All The Bases
Published on 2011-05-28 00:05:00
From the hilarious blog of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Troubling Stats On Congressional Investing
Published on 2011-05-28 00:04:00
One of the sad facts of modern politics is that most (nearly all) members of Congress are wealthy individuals. It is a rare occurrence for a person with a median income or less to be elected to the House of Representatives, and even rarer for them to > read more
New Generation
Published on 2011-05-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at gocomics.com/stuartcarlson. > read more
The "Lunch Guest" Poll
Published on 2011-05-28 00:02:00
I know this poll (done by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research of 625 adults nationwide on May 23rd and 24th) doesn't have any electoral significance, but I found it entertaining and thought you might also. If nothing else, it does show that people like > read more
One Would Be Enough
Published on 2011-05-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
Legalizing Gay Marriage Would . . .
Published on 2011-05-28 00:00:00
I shamelessly stole this post from the excellent blog Thurman's Notebook, but it was just too funny not to pass on. He called it "Ten Reasons Why Gay Marriage Must Never Be Legal". Enjoy.1 – Homosexuality is unnatural and Americans always reject un > read more
Pawlenty Campaign Dead Already ?
Published on 2011-05-27 00:07:00
Here is how the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Tim Pawlenty's hometown newspaper, covered his announcement that he is a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. They put it on the obituary page of the paper. Some have said it was a particularly > read more
Vermont Leads The Nation
Published on 2011-05-27 00:06:00
I am so jealous of the people of Vermont. First they send two of the best senators to the United States Senate -- Bernie Sanders and Patrick Leahy. Now they have instituted the nations first single-payer health insurance program -- a program that wil > read more
Cutting The Cord
Published on 2011-05-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Cain Gains Ground Among Republicans
Published on 2011-05-27 00:04:00
I'm probably not the only person who's wondering just how the Republican presidential nominee race has changed now that Barbour, Huckabee, Trump, and Daniels have dropped out. And fortunately for us political junkies there are two new polls out to te > read more
Arab Spring
Published on 2011-05-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The GOP Senators Who Hate Medicare
Published on 2011-05-27 00:02:00
Here are the 40 senators (all of them Republicans) who voted to abolish the Medicare Program. Is this really what they were elected to do?Alexander (R-TN)Ayotte (R-NH)Barrasso (R-WY)Blunt (R-MO)Boozman (R-AR)Burr (R-NC)Chambliss (R-GA)Coats (R-IN)Cob > read more
Running With Scissors
Published on 2011-05-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Dallas Mavericks - Improbable Heroes
Published on 2011-05-27 00:00:00
I hope you readers won't mind if I take a moment off from politics and celebrate the Dallas Mavericks return to the NBA Finals for only the second time in team history. Anyone who says they expected the Mavericks to be in the finals this year is a da > read more
The GOP Con Job
Published on 2011-05-26 00:07:00
Republicans seem to think a plutocracy (a government in which the wealthy class rules) and a democracy (a government by the whole population) are the same thing. They are not. From the excellent website Republican Dirty Tricks. > read more
For The GOP Up Is Down & Truth Is A Lie
Published on 2011-05-26 00:06:00
After watching the United States Senate on C-SPAN most of yesterday afternoon I am convinced that the Republicans live in a different world from the rest of us -- a world where up is down, black is white, and the truth is whatever they say it is. Fra > read more
Remorse
Published on 2011-05-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Homosexuality Has Solid Acceptance In U.S.
Published on 2011-05-26 00:04:00
I recently wrote a post about how for the first time in this country's history there is majority support for the legalization of same sex marriage. Three different polls showed this support is between 51% and 53%. The least support is among the elder > read more
The "Real" End Of The World ?
Published on 2011-05-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Would Republicans Really Refuse To Help Joplin ?
Published on 2011-05-26 00:02:00
I'm sure you probably know by know that an F5 tornado (the most powerful rating) hit the community of Joplin, Missouri. So far, the death toll due to the twister rests at 125 people and the number of the injured is over 900 people. It is one of the d > read more
Ship of Fools
Published on 2011-05-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Milt Priggee at miltpriggee.com. > read more
Happy Birthday Tommy Chong !
Published on 2011-05-26 00:00:00
I'm a couple of days late on this, and I apologize for that. But the great Tommy Chong had another birthday on April 24th. This great actor and comedian has long been a spokesman for the legalization of marijuana, and he recently joined the Marijuana > read more
A Preview Of 2012 ?
Published on 2011-05-25 00:08:00
The 26th District of New York was supposed to be a safe House district for the Republican Party. At least it always had been in the past. But that was before the Republican candidate, Jane Corwin, came out in favor of the Ryan Budget Plan -- which wo > read more
Fox News Funder
Published on 2011-05-25 00:07:00
This is a picture of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal -- a member of the royal family that rules Saudi Arabia. He is the second largest stockholder of News Corp (the parent company of Fox News). > read more
Abortion Is Not "Morally" Wrong But A Blessing
Published on 2011-05-25 00:06:00
I'm probably going to make some people mad today -- maybe even some progressives and/or liberals. These days there is a war being waged on the right by those who would deny a woman the right to control her own body -- a right that men unquestioningly > read more
Unfair Fight
Published on 2011-05-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Americans Still Love Their Gas-Powered Autos
Published on 2011-05-25 00:04:00
There's no doubt that Americans love their automobiles, and they have ever since it was first mass-produced. There have been efforts to get people in this country to use mass transportation more and leave the cars at home (or do without them complete > read more
Gas Prices
Published on 2011-05-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
Religion In Texas
Published on 2011-05-25 00:02:00
The Texas Tribune (with the University of Texas) did a poll recently of 800 random Texas voters (taken May 11 through May 18th with a margin of error of 3.46%). It was mostly a political poll, and showed Texans still haven't really solidified su > read more
Grounded
Published on 2011-05-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Varvel in the Indianapolis Star. > read more
Victory (Or Not)
Published on 2011-05-24 00:07:00
From the very funny website of Jesus and Mo. > read more
Supreme Court Orders Release Of Thousands Of Prisoners
Published on 2011-05-24 00:06:00
The United States Supreme Court announced a decision yesterday that will probably make a lot of people unhappy. In a 5-4 decision they upheld a ruling from a lower court that the state of California must release thousands of state prisoners (even tho > read more
Zzzzzzzzzzz
Published on 2011-05-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Republicans Refused To Listen To Warnings
Published on 2011-05-24 00:04:00
After the last election gave Republicans control of the House of Representatives, the Republicans decided they had a mandate to do whatever they wanted to do. And one of the things they wanted to do was make massive and historical cuts to government > read more
Voter Remorse
Published on 2011-05-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Ron Paul - Extremist Candidate
Published on 2011-05-24 00:02:00
The Republican field of possible presidential candidates is full of extremist right-wing fringe candidates, but none are more extremist than Texas' own Ron Paul (pictured). The excellent progressive magazine Mother Jones has compiled for voter edific > read more
Unexpected
Published on 2011-05-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Balls
Published on 2011-05-24 00:00:00
I found this humorous little post at the blog called ratboy's anvil 2. I don't think it needs any explanation.1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL.2. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING.3. The sport of ch > read more
Trapped
Published on 2011-05-23 00:07:00
This cartoon perfectly sums up the sad state of American thinking about health care insurance. We're not happy with the status quo, but are too scared to change. From the website Ampersand. > read more
Will Obama Finally Stand Up For Workers ?
Published on 2011-05-23 00:06:00
One of the biggest scams perpetrated on the American people in the last 30 years has been the negotiation and passage of "free trade agreements" with other countries. Americans have been assured that these agreements are good for everyone, because th > read more
Their Best Chance
Published on 2011-05-23 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Republicans Lose Another Candidate Choice
Published on 2011-05-23 00:04:00
It's still early, but the Republican effort to find a candidate to oppose President Obama next year has already been very interesting. It started with a whole host of hopefuls (although none of them seem to excite Republicans very much). And for a wh > read more
Fire In The Belly
Published on 2011-05-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Another Failed Rapture - Or Was It ?
Published on 2011-05-23 00:02:00
Well, Saturday came and went and there was no Rapture - or was there? Vorjack, who writes the excellent blog Unreasonable Faith, thinks maybe there was a Rapture and no one could meet the strict conditions for being a part of it. He bases this on the > read more
Old Testament Rules
Published on 2011-05-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Health Care Costs
Published on 2011-05-22 00:05:00
This chart shows the average rise in health care costs for an American family just over the last 10 years (and private insurance will not cover all those costs -- only a part). Isn't it time for a single-payer insurance program like many other develo > read more
Teabaggers Can't Draw A Crowd In South Carolina
Published on 2011-05-22 00:04:00
It seems that as often as not a teabagger rally these days is more of an embarrassment than a demonstration of power. This was true again last week in South Carolina -- a state that some might think would be full of teabaggers. The organizers of last > read more
Dumb And Dumber
Published on 2011-05-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Texas Dems Nix Silly New Gun Laws
Published on 2011-05-22 00:02:00
Senate Republicans in the Texas legislature tried to pass a couple of new (and very bad) gun laws in the current session of the legislature. I fully expected these laws to pass the legislature since the Republicans hold large majorities in both house > read more
Just Another Scam
Published on 2011-05-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in The Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
A Liberal Arts Education Still Has Value
Published on 2011-05-22 00:00:00
I have always been a believer in a liberal arts education. I believe it teaches a person how to think and how to be creative while giving that person a broad range of knowledge to take out into the world. Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan Univer > read more
Another Failed Rapture
Published on 2011-05-21 00:07:00
From the blog of The Friendly Atheist. > read more
Israel Is The Obstruction To Peace
Published on 2011-05-21 00:06:00
In the 1967 Arab/Israeli War the state of Israel seized the West Bank, Gaza, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula. The Sinai was returned to Egypt as a result of the peace agreement brokered by President Carter. Israel annexed the Golan Heights > read more
George, Dick And Rummy Breathe Easier
Published on 2011-05-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Majority Favors Same-Sex Marriage Says 3rd Poll
Published on 2011-05-21 00:04:00
Back in March I posted that for the first time in this country more Americans are in favor of same-sex marriage than were opposed to it. A survey by the National Opinion Research Center showed that 46.4% of Americans approved of same-sex marriage whi > read more
Why The Challenge ?
Published on 2011-05-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Muhammad (Mohammed?) - A Drawing
Published on 2011-05-21 00:02:00
I have been accused in the past of picking on christianity, and it is true that as an atheist American I tend to talk more about christianity than other religions. That is because christianity is without a doubt the dominant religion in the community > read more
Contrition
Published on 2011-05-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Classless Teabaggers
Published on 2011-05-21 00:00:00
About a week ago I did a post about a 16 year-old high school sophomore named Amy Myers who had challenged Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minnesota) to a debate or a test. The young Cherry Hill (New Jersey) schoolgirl had gotten tired of Bachmann's seeming > read more
Too Poor To Be Republican
Published on 2011-05-20 00:07:00
This smart voter knows that Republicans only care about the rich. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
What Do Muslims Think Of America ?
Published on 2011-05-20 00:06:00
President Obama has said very clearly that the United States does not consider the muslim religion to be an enemy -- only terrorists (some of whom are muslim fundamentalists). But the presidents words don't necessarily coincide with government action > read more
No Chance For This Levee
Published on 2011-05-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Republicans Think Rules Are Only For Democrats
Published on 2011-05-20 00:04:00
They did it again yesterday. The Senate Republicans filibustered a judicial candidate and then voted almost unanimously to maintain that filibuster (Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voted for cloture). This was a common occurrence in the last session of Cong > read more
Terminator Needed
Published on 2011-05-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
CDC Prepares America For "Zombie Apocalypse"
Published on 2011-05-20 00:02:00
Thank goodness someone working for the government has a sense of humor. I just didn't think that person would be working at the Center for Disease Control (CDC). One of the jobs of the CDC is to prepare the American people for an emergency -- so they > read more
Prosperity
Published on 2011-05-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Great Idea
Published on 2011-05-19 00:05:00
It's easy to support a war when all we see are politicians mouthing platitudes. It's not so easy when we have to see the truth -- that war is a cruel and nasty thing that seldom accomplishes what the politicians promise. From the website Societies Mi > read more
Will The Iraq War Be Prolonged ?
Published on 2011-05-19 00:04:00
Most people in this country act as though the war in Iraq was over. It's not. Even though there's nothing more that can be militarily accomplished in that country, the United States still has over 47,000 soldiers stationed there (and 63,000 civilian > read more
Two Of A Kind
Published on 2011-05-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Henry Payne in The Detroit News. > read more
"Passivhaus" - Uncommon, But Shouldn't Be
Published on 2011-05-19 00:02:00
The new building above doesn't look like anything special, but it is. It is Seattle's first permanent building designed to meet the Passivhaus standard, which means it will use 70% to 90% less energy than buildings constructed using normal standards. > read more
The Republican Promise
Published on 2011-05-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
The (Un)Popularity Of Palin And Trump
Published on 2011-05-19 00:00:00
Donald Trump has already dropped out of the presidential race for the Republican nomination, and it looks like Sarah Palin might as well do the same. She is as unpopular with the general public as Trump. How unpopular? Well a humorous little poll don > read more
Koch Roaches
Published on 2011-05-18 00:07:00
Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
GOP Votes To Protect Their Big Oil Donors
Published on 2011-05-18 00:06:00
It's no secret to anyone in this country that the big oil companies have been making record profits -- with the biggest five oil companies making over $30 billion in profit just in the first three months of this year. And they pay little to nothing i > read more
Romney Diagnosis
Published on 2011-05-18 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
Creepy Ben Stein Defends Accused Rapist
Published on 2011-05-18 00:04:00
There are some people that just creep you out when you look at them. Ben Stein (pictured) is one of those people for me. Stein is a creationist and conservative apologist, but probably is best known for his commercials for Visine eye drops and FreeCr > read more
Texas Capitol Restrooms
Published on 2011-05-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
School Vouchers - The Monster That Won't Die
Published on 2011-05-18 00:02:00
We already know that the Texas legislature is going to significantly damage Texas schools in this legislative session. This is a foregone conclusion. In spite of the fact that Texas already is near the bottom of all states in "per student" funding fo > read more
Pray For Me ? - Why ?
Published on 2011-05-18 00:00:00
I am an atheist as regular readers of this blog will know. I don't begrudge others their religion if that is their choice, but it does bother me when they try to force their religion on others -- especially through government. And I think one of the > read more
Proof ?
Published on 2011-05-17 00:07:00
From the website of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
GOP In Weak Position On Debt Ceiling
Published on 2011-05-17 00:06:00
When the Republicans won control of the House of Representatives they thought they had been handed a position of power. They set out to block anything the president wanted to do, and said they would not cooperate until the president and Democrats agr > read more
Beyond Reason
Published on 2011-05-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Poll Shows Obama In Strong Position
Published on 2011-05-17 00:04:00
President Obama has had a lot to smile about recently. Several polls have showed that he is once again over 50% approval from the populace. Part of this is due to his bringing Osama bin Laden to justice and part is due to recent Republican blunders ( > read more
A Good Bet
Published on 2011-05-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Trump Follows Huckabee Out Of The Race
Published on 2011-05-17 00:02:00
The last few days have not been kind to Republican voters who are still searching for a strong candidate to oppose President Obama in the 2012 election. First, a couple of very flawed candidates made it official that they are running for the nominati > read more
Republican Lumberjack
Published on 2011-05-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Huckabee's Out - Who Benefits ?
Published on 2011-05-16 00:07:00
Now that Mike Huckabee has announced he will not be seeking the Republican presidential nomination the question many of us have asked is who benefits the most from that. I said yesterday that I thought the far-right fringe candidates would benefit mo > read more
Mission Accomplished - Time To Leave
Published on 2011-05-16 00:06:00
On the campaign trail in 2008 Barack Obama told Americans he would end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That still has not happened. It looks like the war in Iraq may actually end this December (at least for the United States) -- not because anythin > read more
The Quest (Isn't It Over)
Published on 2011-05-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Another State Legalizes Same-Sex Civil Unions
Published on 2011-05-16 00:04:00
Another small step has been taken to assure equal rights for all Americans. Last month the Delaware legislature passed a bill guaranteeing the right of same-sex couples to a "civil union" (which would give them the same rights and protections of a ma > read more
Blowing Up In Their Faces
Published on 2011-05-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Texas Republicans Raise Some Taxes - Steal Others
Published on 2011-05-16 00:02:00
Before the last election the Republicans running for office in Texas made a rather ludicrous promise to the voters. They said they could balance the budget and make up a $27 billion deficit in the next biennium without raising any taxes or severely h > read more
Receiving Assignment
Published on 2011-05-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Arrogant ?
Published on 2011-05-15 00:07:00
Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Half Of GOP Unhappy With Candidate Choices
Published on 2011-05-15 00:06:00
Although the field of possible Republican presidential candidates is one of the largest in many years, it may also be one of the weakest. At least that's what a lot of Republican voters seem to think. About a month ago I posted about this, when an AB > read more
Changed ?
Published on 2011-05-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Ron Paul Tries To Prove Himself As Mean As His Son
Published on 2011-05-15 00:04:00
A few days ago I dubbed Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) as the meanest Republican in the United States Congress. While his racism and hatred of the disabled (he opposed the Civil Rights Acts and the Americans With Disabilities Act) put him among the l > read more
Breaking Contracts Is His Specialty
Published on 2011-05-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
REPENT AMARILLO Leader Is Crushed In City Election
Published on 2011-05-15 00:02:00
David Grisham is a self-appointed preacher (and unemployed security guard). He is also the leader of a tiny organization called Repent Amarillo. He and his few followers have received national news coverage for trying to burn a Quran (he failed) and > read more
They Don't Measure Up
Published on 2011-05-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Walt Handelsman in Newsday. > read more
GOP Budget Plan
Published on 2011-05-14 00:07:00
The great cartoon blog What Now Cartoons highlights Republican insanity. > read more
World's Investors Say Obama Tougher On Terrorists Than Bush
Published on 2011-05-14 00:06:00
The general consensus among most people in the business community (Wall Street investors and corporate management) in this country is that the Republican Party is more effective on national defense issues, especially terrorism, than the Democratic Pa > read more
The Real Terrorists
Published on 2011-05-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Ted Rall at gocomics.com. > read more
Gingrich Would Make America Like Texas
Published on 2011-05-14 00:04:00
Newt Gingrich (pictured) announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination a couple of days ago. And almost immediately he gave voters an excellent reason to make sure that he never gets into the White House. On Wednesday he told Fox > read more
They Don't Want To Hear It
Published on 2011-05-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Chan Lowe in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. > read more
Obama Holds Strong Lead Over GOP Contenders
Published on 2011-05-14 00:02:00
The president got a small bump in the polls over the killing of Osama bin Laden recently, but it wasn't as large as many people thought it would be and is unlikely to last very long -- certainly not through the 2012 election. But if the results of th > read more
Baggage
Published on 2011-05-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Dana Summers in The Orlando Sentinel. > read more
High School Student Challenges Michele Bachmann
Published on 2011-05-14 00:00:00
There are few candidates that play as fast and loose with facts as Rep. Michele Bachmann. She either doesn't care what the facts are or is one of the most clueless politicians in either party. She has accused the president of approving only one deep- > read more
Blogger Messed Up
Published on 2011-05-13 12:04:00
Thursday, May 12, 2011Blogger will be in read-only mode while we resolve some maintenance issues. Sorry for the inconvenience.Posted by Eddie at 12:35 PDTThis is the message I got all of yesterday when I tried to post anything. Blogger was > read more
Showing My Age ?
Published on 2011-05-13 00:07:00
I'm probably just showing my age, but I found this poster very funny. It's from VeryDemotivational.com. > read more
God And Government
Published on 2011-05-12 00:07:00
This is the new billboard put up in Wenatchee (Washington) by the Freedom From Religion Foundation. I wish more people in this country understood that religion and government are truly a dangerous mix. The minute the government tries to force any kin > read more
The Meanest Republican In Congress
Published on 2011-05-12 00:06:00
The meanest Republican in Congress? A few days ago I would have said there were a lot of nominees for this "honor". But after his recent pronouncements in a Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee hearing, I think the crown has to go to Senator > read more
Protecting The Wolves
Published on 2011-05-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Tide Turning Against The Republicans
Published on 2011-05-12 00:04:00
The Republican Party was riding high after the last election. They were sure they had a mandate from the American people to force a return to their old failed "trickle down" economic policies, and maybe even go further. And the polls showed that whil > read more
Strong Foundation ?
Published on 2011-05-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Homophobes Pressure Navy To Deny Rights
Published on 2011-05-12 00:02:00
Yesterday I posted about the decision by the Navy's Chief of Chaplains to allow chaplains to perform legal marriages for same-sex couples (and to do it on Navy bases). It seemed to be the culmination of recent efforts to give gays/lesbians serving in > read more
The Real Sideshow
Published on 2011-05-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Catholic Officials Decry Republican Policies
Published on 2011-05-12 00:00:00
Speaker of the House John Boehner has been invited to give the commencement address at the Catholic University of America. No one is trying to stop his speaking at the religious school, but many Catholic officials are taking the opportunity to tell t > read more
A Perspective On Oil
Published on 2011-05-11 00:07:00
Sometimes people seem to act like we've always had oil and always will. The Republicans assure us that all we need to do is drill more and our energy problems will be solved. That's not only short-sighted -- it's wrong. The truth is that we've had a > read more
This Should Explode Some Heads On The Right
Published on 2011-05-11 00:06:00
Back during the Clinton administration (1993) there was a well-intentioned but misguided effort to help homosexuals who wished to serve in the United States Military. It was called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". This new policy said that the military would > read more
Mitt Repeals Mitt
Published on 2011-05-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Why GOP Doesn't Want To Even Discuss Immigration
Published on 2011-05-11 00:04:00
The United States is a nation of immigrants. Everyone in this country has ancestors that came from some other part of the world -- even the Native Americans (whose ancestors just got here a few thousand years before the rest of our ancestors). And in > read more
Immigration Policy
Published on 2011-05-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Trump Popularity Drops Among Republicans
Published on 2011-05-11 00:02:00
Last month Donald Trump shot to the head of the Republican field of possible presidential candidates on the strength of his "birtherism". Several different polls had him either leading or near the top. A Public Policy Polling survey actually had him > read more
Modern America
Published on 2011-05-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
An Appeal To Progressives For Academic Survey
Published on 2011-05-10 00:08:00
I received an appeal for help from a couple of academic researchers at the University of Texas yesterday. They are trying to do a survey of internet social media (including blogs). But so far most of the people who have filled out their survey have b > read more
You Decide
Published on 2011-05-10 00:07:00
From the pages of the blog Oh, Marvelous. > read more
Americans Know Who To Blame For Gas Prices
Published on 2011-05-10 00:06:00
If you drive very much these days then you know that the price of gasoline is getting pretty outrageous. The picture above is a joke, but sometimes it feels like it is true. The Republicans would like for the public to believe these abnormally high p > read more
The Damage Is Already Done
Published on 2011-05-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in the Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Michigan Law School Grads Walk Out For Equality
Published on 2011-05-10 00:04:00
There are those who think the younger generation is hopeless and this country is going to the dogs. I am not one of those. And if the young graduates of the Michigan School of Law this year are any example, I think we may be passing the country on to > read more
Offending The Fat Man
Published on 2011-05-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Danziger at DanzigerCartoons.com. > read more
Who Caused This Economic Mess ?
Published on 2011-05-10 00:02:00
The Republicans would like for us to think that the economic mess is due to corporations and rich people being taxed too much and the rest of us not paying enough (or receiving too much). Of course, that's ridiculous. In fact, it's just the opposite > read more
Searching For The "Spin"
Published on 2011-05-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com. > read more
A Comparison - Hero To CEO
Published on 2011-05-09 00:07:00
Somehow this just doesn't seem right. One of these is grossly overpaid (and it ain't the Navy Seals). From the blog Think Progress. > read more
Republicans Vote For Big Oil & Against Environment
Published on 2011-05-09 00:06:00
As unpopular as their attempts to abolish Medicare and Medicaid and cut benefits for Social Security are, those are not the only things the Republicans are trying to do that the American public does not want. Recently, the House Republicans voted una > read more
Claiming Credit Not Earned
Published on 2011-05-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
A Nation Of Second Chances (Except For Teachers)
Published on 2011-05-09 00:04:00
The United States likes to think of itself as a nation that gives people a second chance. We were settled by people looking for a second chance (and one of our original colonies was started as a penal colony). It's in our history, and that tradition > read more
Hate Speaks
Published on 2011-05-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Public Says No To Release Of Osama Pictures
Published on 2011-05-09 00:02:00
The cartoon above is just a joke to most Americans. It plays off the conspiracy theory nuts in this country who won't accept anything the president does or says without "proof". But I suspect that it is more about racism (they just can't accept an Af > read more
Send Apology (And A Check)
Published on 2011-05-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Trickling Down
Published on 2011-05-08 00:07:00
Found on the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
They Had A Debate (And Nobody Came)
Published on 2011-05-08 00:06:00
I hear they had a Republican presidential candidates debate in South Carolina last night -- a debate that was carried live on Fox News. I think they are using the term "presidential candidates debate" pretty loosely. That's because no candidate that > read more
Is This How You Treat Your Mother?
Published on 2011-05-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day in The Commercial Appeal. > read more
Green Plastic Soldiers - But Not Toys
Published on 2011-05-08 00:04:00
These little pieces of art are powerful. They may look like the little green plastic soldiers that many of us played with as children, but they're not. These are not for sale, but are meant to remind us that the horrors of war don't necessarily stop > read more
The Party Of Intrusiveness
Published on 2011-05-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Disingenuous Local Political Ads
Published on 2011-05-08 00:02:00
Let me start this post by saying I really like Amarillo. I have lived here for several years now and I hope to be able to stay here for many more years. But that does not mean it is perfect, and one of the areas that could be improved is the type of > read more
Integrity ? - Newt ?
Published on 2011-05-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Comparing Trump To Obama
Published on 2011-05-08 00:00:00
Recently Donald Trump has climbed rapidly in the polls of possible Republican presidential candidates, mainly due to his appeal among the teabaggers (especially the birthers). Since there is an outside chance that Trump might actually be the Republic > read more
NOW That Banner Can Be Used
Published on 2011-05-07 00:07:00
Just thought this was funny. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Jobless Rate Climbs - Recession Still Rages
Published on 2011-05-07 00:06:00
The cartoon above may seem funny to a lot of people, but I suspect those people would be people who currently have a decent job. For those without jobs the monster of unemployment is all too real (and very frightening). They know that looking for a j > read more
No Way To Win
Published on 2011-05-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
Texas Legislature Displays Its Misogyny
Published on 2011-05-07 00:04:00
The Republican-dominated and male-dominated Texas legislature still hasn't solved its deficit problem, but it has taken time out to display its misogyny. After all, they can't have Texas women thinking they actually have control over their own bodies > read more
Not Expected
Published on 2011-05-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The Rich Just Get Richer
Published on 2011-05-07 00:02:00
There are over 24 million American workers who can't find a full-time job in this economy, but the politicians in Washington don't seem to have any interest in helping them. They do want to help the rich though -- at least the Republicans do. They th > read more
Now We Know
Published on 2011-05-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Wisdom From A Republican - Really!
Published on 2011-05-06 00:07:00
Found at the blog called What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Do Politicians Discriminate ?
Published on 2011-05-06 00:06:00
Do politicians discriminate? That's an interesting question. I'm sure if you ask them they will all (100%) deny it. After all, it's not generally acceptable to be obvious about discrimination in this country (even racists tend to deny it, saying they > read more
We Know Nothing !
Published on 2011-05-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Politics - Not As Simple As Many Would Like
Published on 2011-05-06 00:04:00
Too often these days people want to put people into a couple of easy political categories -- all Republicans are conservatives and all Democrats are liberals and all Independents are somewhere in the middle. It would be very convenient if that was tr > read more
One Change Delivered
Published on 2011-05-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Freedom Riders Were True Heroes
Published on 2011-05-06 00:02:00
Although we are still having to battle racism in this country and probably will have to for many years to come, there has been a lot of change in this country. It was only 50 years ago that many brave African-Americans and Whites (about 450 of them n > read more
The GOP Position ?
Published on 2011-05-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
He Did The Right Thing
Published on 2011-05-06 00:00:00
This comes as no surprise to most of us. Ever since announcing the successful Navy Seal raid in Pakistan that got Osama bin Laden, several polls have shown a spike in approval for the president -- among them the Quinnipiac University poll (up f > read more
We're Number 1!
Published on 2011-05-05 00:07:00
Aren't you so proud! Found at the excellent blog of the inimitable Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Worker Deaths Are Just A Corporate Business Expense
Published on 2011-05-05 00:06:00
Last year (on April 5, 2010) there was an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia. This coal mine disaster killed 29 miners, and has still not been reopened for mining operations (and is now probably going to be sealed off and not reo > read more
Hostage Situation
Published on 2011-05-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Pundits - Accurate Predictors Or Just Nonsense ?
Published on 2011-05-05 00:04:00
We are living in the age of "punditry". It seems like all the news organizations currently make use of so-called "experts" (pundits) to explain the political or economic news to the general viewing public. Frankly, I don't think most of these pundits > read more
An Honest Birther
Published on 2011-05-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Some Questions Are Too Stupid To Ask
Published on 2011-05-04 00:07:00
Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Raid On Osama More Productive Than Thought ?
Published on 2011-05-04 00:06:00
If the raid on the mansion in Pakistan had resulted in nothing more than the death of Osama bin Laden, it would have been well worth it. The murderer had escaped justice for far too long. Al-Queda would still exist and mostly likely would try to reta > read more
Yuck
Published on 2011-05-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Tony Auth in The Philadelphia Inquirer. > read more
Public Approves Of Attack On Osama - Some Give Bush Credit
Published on 2011-05-04 00:04:00
The above picture was released by the White House. It shows the president deep in thought as he awaits the outcome of the attack on Osama bin Laden's mansion in Pakistan. We know now that the mission was an unqualified success, but at the time it too > read more
Sincerely Dead
Published on 2011-05-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. > read more
A Bit Of Snark From David Van Os
Published on 2011-05-04 00:02:00
The great Texas progressive, David Van Os (pictured above), has unleashed a bit of snark on Big Oil. As usual, I reprint his words here:Poor Exxon-Mobil.It is forced against its will to raise gasoline prices to nearly $4 per gallon. It has no choice. > read more
Not A Chance
Published on 2011-05-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Deering in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. > read more
Wise Words
Published on 2011-05-03 00:07:00
These wise words are from the site muttscomics.com. > read more
What Muslims Thought Of Osama (And Al-Queda)
Published on 2011-05-03 00:06:00
There was little doubt that Osama bin Laden was a terrorist and a mass murderer (and headed an organization as evil as he was). It wasn't just the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, although that would have been plenty, but he organized kill > read more
From "Birther" To "Deather"
Published on 2011-05-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Right-Wing Dazed By Obama Success
Published on 2011-05-03 00:04:00
Any way you look at it, Sunday night was a stunning victory for President Obama. The American people have waited for a long time for the U.S. government to catch up with Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice, and the president was finally able to > read more
Americans Pessimistic About The Future
Published on 2011-05-03 00:02:00
One of the facets of the "American Dream" that has been the most persistent throughout our history is the belief that the next generation will be better off than the current generation. Americans are generally a positive people, and most believe they > read more
Justice Done
Published on 2011-05-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Ten Atheist Quotes
Published on 2011-05-03 00:00:00
The excellent blog The Atheist Missionary printed a list of 10 very good atheist quotes. I thought they were very good, so I have shamelessly stolen them and reprint them here for your pleasure (or indignation):1. A myth is a religion in which n > read more
Commodity Or Necessity ?
Published on 2011-05-02 00:07:00
A thought-provoking bit of knowledge from ratboy's anvil 2. > read more
He's Dead !
Published on 2011-05-02 00:06:00
On September 11, 2001 several airliners were hijacked. Two of them were flown into the Twin Towers in New York City and another hit the Pentagon. On another, the passengers fought back and were killed when the plane crashed. More than 3,000 Americans > read more
Syrians Have Rights ?
Published on 2011-05-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Perpetual Blackmail By House Republicans ?
Published on 2011-05-02 00:04:00
Under the guise of protecting the country from a growing deficit and national debt, the newly-enfranchised House Republicans have taken to blackmail like a fish to swimming or a bird to flying -- like it's a natural thing for them. They started with > read more
Hoax ?
Published on 2011-05-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
A Patron Saint For Pedophiles
Published on 2011-05-02 00:02:00
One of the most popular catholic religious leaders of modern times was Pope John Paul II. He headed the church from 1979 until his death in 2005. His popularity was such that almost immediately upon his death there were people demanding his promotion > read more
Fairy Tale ?
Published on 2011-05-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Corporate Tax Dodgers
Published on 2011-05-01 00:05:00
Found at understory.ran.org. > read more
Public's Distaste Of Teabaggers Is Growing
Published on 2011-05-01 00:04:00
I have posted recently about how the teabagger "movement" seems to be losing some of its steam since the last election. A convention of teabaggers that was supposed to draw thousands (that many would have been needed to fill the hall that was rented) > read more
Bluff Or Suicide ?
Published on 2011-05-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Stuart Carlson at carlsontoons.com. > read more
Contraceptive Use Common - Even Among Religious Women
Published on 2011-05-01 00:02:00
There is a perception among many in this country that the use of contraceptives is discouraged by religious leaders -- especially Catholic leaders and many of those in fundamentalist congregations. If that is true, them women are not listening. A new > read more
It Proves. . .
Published on 2011-05-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in the Scranton Times-Tribune. > read more
In One Year
Published on 2011-04-30 00:05:00
Some Sad Facts from the Brady Campaign To Prevent Gun Violence. > read more
Why Won't Anyone Listen To The People ?
Published on 2011-04-30 00:04:00
If you ask the economic pundits and the politicians you might think that things are going pretty well in this country. They will tell you the recession is over, jobs are being created, and as soon as they finish cutting the deficit (something both pa > read more
Wait !
Published on 2011-04-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Varvel in the Indianapolis Star. > read more
Comptroller Incompetence Could Cost $21 Million
Published on 2011-04-30 00:02:00
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the unbelievable incompetence displayed by the office of Texas Comptroller Susan Combs (pictured). Employees in this state agency posted the personal information of over 3.5 million Texans (names, addresses, socia > read more
She Knew It !
Published on 2011-04-30 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Thompson in the Detroit Free Press. > read more
"Side Show" Donald
Published on 2011-04-29 00:07:00
My blogger friend, Larry Ray, over at the blog The iHandbill has a good take on the candidacy of Donald Trump. He considers him to be a sideshow act (like the two-headed cow) in the Republican carnival of candidates. I really can't argue with t > read more
Reid Will Hold Votes To Expose Republicans
Published on 2011-04-29 00:06:00
It looks like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) may have finally discovered his backbone (and it's about time). Reid says he is scheduling the House-approved Ryan Budget Plan for a vote in the Senate. This is the budget plan that would abo > read more
Hand Puppets
Published on 2011-04-29 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Birtherism And The Polls
Published on 2011-04-29 00:04:00
Well, Obama did it. He released the "long-form" copy of his original birth certificate. He didn't necessarily need to do this, because the copy he had already released is considered the official birth certificate by the state of Hawaii (where he was > read more
Infestation (Of Idiots)
Published on 2011-04-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Texas Republicans And Their Gun Bills
Published on 2011-04-29 00:02:00
The teabagger Republicans are running the state of Texas. They have their man in the governor's mansion and have fairly large majorities in both houses of the legislature. So it shouldn't surprise anyone that some new gun laws would be proposed -- an > read more
Wanted
Published on 2011-04-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Public Moving Toward Pot Legalization
Published on 2011-04-28 00:07:00
It looks like the government propaganda is accepted by fewer people every year. Soon a majority of the population will be in favor of legalizing marijuana. > read more
One Union Has Had Enough - Takes Action
Published on 2011-04-28 00:06:00
The Republicans would like for us to believe that all we have to do is let the corporations keep making ever larger profits and they'll happily share that money with the rest of us. And far too many Americans have bought into that ridiculous notion. > read more
Not Good Enough
Published on 2011-04-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Wait Until The Teabaggers Hear This
Published on 2011-04-28 00:04:00
I posted yesterday about how unpopular Donald Trump is with the general public (64% say they definitely would not vote for him). His popularity, thanks to his "birtherism", lies mainly in the teabagger element of the Republican Party -- which is not > read more
Rude Interruption
Published on 2011-04-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Obama's (And The Democrats') Republican Policies
Published on 2011-04-28 00:02:00
If you are a regular reader of this blog, then you have probably heard me register my disappointment with President Obama and the Democratic Party in general. In 2008, they (or at least most of them) ran on a platform of change and hope. Many of us o > read more
What They're Really Saying
Published on 2011-04-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Tony Auth in The Philadelphia Inquirer. > read more
Top Ten Corporate Freeloaders
Published on 2011-04-27 00:07:00
CNN Settles The "Birther" Questions
Published on 2011-04-27 00:06:00
It is a sad fact in this country that a majority of Republicans (and far too many of the general public) believe that President Obama was either not born in the United States or that there is some doubt that he was born here. This is because of consp > read more
Not A Prince Among Them
Published on 2011-04-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
American Public Dislikes Trump And Palin
Published on 2011-04-27 00:04:00
One of the biggest surprises of this early campaign to nominate a Republican to run against President Obama next year has been the sudden emergence of Donald Trump as a viable candidate among Republicans. Once thought to be little more than a joke ca > read more
Priorities For The Future
Published on 2011-04-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Judge's NFL Ruling Makes No Sense
Published on 2011-04-27 00:02:00
Some people are celebrating the decision of the Minnesota judge to end the NFL lock-out, and some even say there is a much better chance the full season will be played now. I'm not so sure. There is no doubt that the owners will appeal this judge's d > read more
Profits Over Environment
Published on 2011-04-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Another Great One Is Gone
Published on 2011-04-27 00:00:00
I was saddened to learn of the recent death of a marvelous person and superb singer -- Phoebe Snow. She was only 60 years old. If some of you younger readers haven't heard of this talented lady, I urge you to find one of her albums and give it a list > read more
Marriage Is Marriage
Published on 2011-04-26 00:07:00
Point taken. Marriage is just marriage no matter who does it. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Could Business Survive Paying A Fair Wage ?
Published on 2011-04-26 00:06:00
There has been a disagreement in this country for quite a while about whether it is possible for businesses to pay a fair and livable wage to workers and survive. Many business leaders and politicians on the right say wages must be kept low. They eve > read more
Afghanistan
Published on 2011-04-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Haley Barbour Accepts Reality
Published on 2011-04-26 00:04:00
The field of Republican presidential hopefuls has been very large this year and probably will grow even larger before it is over, but for today, that field has been reduced by one candidate. Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has announced that he wi > read more
A Question For "Birthers"
Published on 2011-04-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Racial Inequality Is Still A Problem In America
Published on 2011-04-26 00:02:00
When I was a child this country had some serious racial problems. Segregation was the king in the South and even practiced in places other than the South (remember, one of the cases in Brown v. Board of Education was from Topeka, Kansas). There were > read more
Debt Ceiling
Published on 2011-04-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Progress Toward Equality
Published on 2011-04-25 00:07:00
The above chart was found at the excellent blog on sexuality called Yes Means Yes. It shows the slow but sure march toward marriage equality in the United States. It's no longer a matter of if same-sex marriage will be legalized, but when it will be > read more
How Low Will Republican Politicians Go ?
Published on 2011-04-25 00:06:00
I have written many times about the wrong-headed and failed economic policies of the Republican Party, and the mean spirit shown by some of their politicians. But every now and then one of these Republican politicians will do something so shockingly > read more
A Hairy Problem For Republicans
Published on 2011-04-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Undocumented Workers Pay More Taxes Than GE
Published on 2011-04-25 00:04:00
The sign being held in the above picture is rather humorous, but it is indicative of a larger truth -- that this country is benefitted rather than hurt by the undocumented immigrants that live and work in America (doing the dirtiest and most back-bre > read more
They Learned Nothing
Published on 2011-04-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
Taxation - Republican Style
Published on 2011-04-25 00:02:00
Many years ago, when I was a child, the freeway now called I-30 was built between Dallas and Fort Worth. But it was not a freeway when it was built -- it was a toll road. Tolls were collected until the money spent to build it was repaid and then the > read more
An Arm And A Leg
Published on 2011-04-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Zombie Invasion (33 A.D.)
Published on 2011-04-24 00:08:00
It's that time of the year again, when christians celebrate their hero, Jesus, who was supposed to have risen from the grave on this day. But Jesus wasn't the only member of the walking dead to rise and walk the streets of Jerusalem that day. If you > read more
Inflated Expectations
Published on 2011-04-24 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Arab Dictators Continue To Crumble
Published on 2011-04-24 00:06:00
It seems that the unexpected and quick fall of the dictator in Tunisia has kicked off a chain-reaction in the Middle East that is still far from over. After the success in Tunisia, the Egyptian people rose up and rid themselves of Mubarak. They now h > read more
Political Surrealism
Published on 2011-04-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Trump Still Hot Among Republican Candidates
Published on 2011-04-24 00:04:00
The most surprising candidate among all of the Republican hopefuls has been "birther" billionaire Donald Trump. Once considered a joke candidate by most people, Trump has rocketed to the top of the candidate field. And he's done it without discussing > read more
Trump's People
Published on 2011-04-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Legislators - Cowards Or Just More Important Than The Rest Of Us ?
Published on 2011-04-24 00:02:00
Once again the Republican-controlled Texas legislature proves that sanity is not one of its strongest points. Now they seem to think they are special and should have privileges that no other Texans have.Bills have been introduced in both houses of th > read more
Political Peeps
Published on 2011-04-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Welcome To America
Published on 2011-04-23 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen (via this billboard by the NAACP) reminds us of a sad truth. > read more
Corporate Anti-Science Propaganda In U.S. Is Working
Published on 2011-04-23 00:06:00
Just three or four years ago a majority of the people in the United States believed that global climate change was either fully or partially the result of human activity (overuse of fossil fuels) -- about 60% of Americans believed this. And this was > read more
So Many Wars
Published on 2011-04-23 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jack Ohman in The Oregonian. > read more
Millions Of American Jobs Sent Abroad
Published on 2011-04-23 00:04:00
The above chart (from the good folks at Think Progress) shows the effect the Republican economic policies have had on American jobs. Note that during the last year of the Clinton administration a few jobs were being sent overseas but just as many job > read more
Perry Eats His Words
Published on 2011-04-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson at the Houston Chronicle. > read more
While Fires Rage, Republicans Want To Cut Firefighting Funds
Published on 2011-04-23 00:02:00
If any more evidence was needed to show the ridiculous nature of the budget cuts being proposed by the Republican-controlled Texas legislature, this could be it. As you may know, the past couple of weeks has seen wildfires raging across large section > read more
"Block" Grants
Published on 2011-04-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Health Tip
Published on 2011-04-22 00:07:00
This is a joke right now, but if the Ryan (Republican) Budget Plan gets passed it could be the closest many elderly Americans would be able to get to health care (since an integral part of the Republican plan is to abolish Medicare). From the excelle > read more
Can Obama Hold All Of Democratic Base In 2012 ?
Published on 2011-04-22 00:06:00
This may sound like a silly question to many Americans, but I assure you that many progressives in America (and there are millions of us) are currently asking themselves whether they will be able to vote for the president in 2012. One blogger that I > read more
Nothing To Be Proud Of
Published on 2011-04-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Palin Popularity Falling - Especially In Alaska
Published on 2011-04-22 00:04:00
Sarah Palin is still making noises like she wants to run for the presidency on the Republican ticket, but recent polls have shown that she is losing out to several other candidates (including the clownish Donald Trump) and has fallen in the polls ove > read more
Thrilled About GOP Candidates
Published on 2011-04-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Perry Tells Texans To Pray For Rain
Published on 2011-04-22 00:02:00
As you may have heard, Texas is currently being plagued by wildfires covering an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. These fires have been burning for days and many homes have been lost -- and they have been made worse by the exceptionally dr > read more
If It Affected Men. . .
Published on 2011-04-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Fox Tells The Truth For Once
Published on 2011-04-21 00:07:00
It looks like even Fox is starting to realize that Sarah Palin is a "universal nightmare". Picture is from the blog The Immoral Minority. > read more
Republicans Swimming Against Strong Current
Published on 2011-04-21 00:06:00
After the last election the Republicans in Congress thought they had the world by the tail on a downhill pull. They had taken over the House of Representatives with a significant majority and closed the gap in the Senate to just a few votes. It was o > read more
The Jerks At S & P
Published on 2011-04-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin at the Miami Herald. > read more
Superintendent Salaries In Texas Schools
Published on 2011-04-21 00:04:00
Here in Texas there is a funding crises for our schools. Even though Texas leads the nation in the percentage of drop-outs (nearly 30%) and is last among states in the amount of money the state provides for education on a per pupil basis, the Republi > read more
Dear Mr. CEO
Published on 2011-04-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Ed Stein at edsteinink.com. > read more
Carl Lewis For New Jersey Senate ?
Published on 2011-04-21 00:02:00
A couple of weeks ago Carl Lewis, the track star who has won eight Olympic gold medals, announced that he would run for a senate seat in New Jersey (in the 8th district in Burlington County). Lewis had said he would be running as a Democrat.Evidently > read more
Trump Record (Not Good)
Published on 2011-04-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Individual Vs. Corporate Taxes
Published on 2011-04-20 00:07:00
From the excellent blog called The Saturday Afternoon Post. > read more
Wasting Government Money To Defend Unconstitutional Law
Published on 2011-04-20 00:06:00
The Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives can't seem to find the money to fund social programs, cover everyone with healthcare, provide funds for Headstart and other education needs, or to save Medicare and fix the coming problems with Soc > read more
Maybe The Mayans Were Right
Published on 2011-04-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jerry Holbert in The Boston Herald. > read more
Time To Close Gun Law Loopholes
Published on 2011-04-20 00:04:00
There's a huge loophole in the gun laws in the United States, and it doesn't concern the right of American's to own guns (which is guaranteed by the United States Constitution). It concerns the sale of guns to people that United States law says shoul > read more
The Burden
Published on 2011-04-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Republicans Are Not Happy With Their Presidential Candidates
Published on 2011-04-20 00:02:00
This is turning out to be a rather strange situation regarding the Republican candidates for next year's presidential nomination and election. While it is still several months before the delegate selection process begins, normally there would already > read more
Throwing Granny Under The Bus
Published on 2011-04-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Van Os On "The Divine Right Of Greed"
Published on 2011-04-20 00:00:00
The great Texas progressive, David Van Os, has written another missive which, as usual, is deserving of a wide readership. Toward that end, I reprint it here:Most of the income of the super-rich is in capital gains such as stock transactions. Capital > read more
Corporate Tax Cheats
Published on 2011-04-19 00:07:00
Republicans To Cut Ethanol Subsidies ?
Published on 2011-04-19 00:06:00
A few months ago the Republicans blocked an attempt by the Democrats in Congress to abolish about $20 billion in subsidies given to the big oil companies. At the time, the Republicans said they would not agree to any kind of tax increases (and they c > read more
Budget Negotiations
Published on 2011-04-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
The Four R's Of Teabaggerism
Published on 2011-04-19 00:04:00
I have long believed the teabaggers are a dangerous group of people who are far more upset at America having an African-American president than the direction of the country. In fact, the direction they want to take this country is backwards -- to a t > read more
The Locked Box
Published on 2011-04-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
President And V.P. Pay Their Taxes
Published on 2011-04-19 00:02:00
Since yesterday was the deadline for filing 2010 income taxes for Americans, it is only fitting that the president and vice-president release their own tax information to the public. While it is never painless to pay any amount of taxes, it does some > read more
Giddy-Up
Published on 2011-04-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Britt in The State Journal-Register. > read more
Truth In Advertising
Published on 2011-04-18 00:05:00
Pundit Kitchen shows us an excellent example of truth in advertising. > read more
Those Poor Rich People And Their Taxes
Published on 2011-04-18 00:04:00
The top tax rate in the United States for the rich and for corporations is currently 35%. And if you listen to the Republican politicians, you would think this poses an unbearable burden on the rich and corporate America. After all, that means if a p > read more
Origin Of Tax Code ?
Published on 2011-04-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
State Money For Events - But Not For Schools
Published on 2011-04-18 00:02:00
As I've posted several times before, the state of Texas has a serious budget shortfall for the next biennium -- a shortfall of at least $27 billion. The legislature is currently in session trying to create a budget that will make up for that missing > read more
Class Warfare (Republican-Style)
Published on 2011-04-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in The Arizona Star. > read more
Religious War
Published on 2011-04-17 00:07:00
From the great blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Recession Over (But Only For The Rich)
Published on 2011-04-17 00:06:00
I'm sure you'll all be happy to know that the recession is over. At least that's what the economic pundits tell us. In fact, they say the recession has been over for more than a year now (since about the end of 2009). Of course they aren't talking ab > read more
Ryan Weight Loss Program
Published on 2011-04-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Have Dems Chosen Sanchez To Run For Senate In Texas ?
Published on 2011-04-17 00:04:00
Yesterday I posted about the proposed targeting of the senate seat in Texas being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison by the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC). DSCC chairwoman, Senator Patty Murray of Washington, said Texas was one of six state > read more
Electoral Positioning
Published on 2011-04-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Thornberry Votes To Abolish Medicare
Published on 2011-04-17 00:02:00
U.S. House District 13 sits at the top of Texas (represented in pink on the chart above). It is a large and mostly rural district that runs from east of Wichita Falls (pop. 100,000) to Amarillo (pop. nearly 200,000) and on to the northwest corner of > read more
A Clear Contrast
Published on 2011-04-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
A Joke
Published on 2011-04-17 00:00:00
QUESTION:What is the difference between a teabagger and a black hole?ANSWER:One is incredibly dense and sucks all of the light and energy from collapsing stars and other things around them, and the other is an astronomical phenomenon.From the excelle > read more
Republicans Have Shifted Tax Burden
Published on 2011-04-16 00:07:00
The above chart shows how the Republicans have shifted the tax burden in America. The top 400 income earners in this country have seen their tax burden drop to 16.6%, the lowest since before World War II -- and the Republicans still claim their tax b > read more
Progressives Produce "The People's Budget"
Published on 2011-04-16 00:06:00
The other day the president gave the country a rather vague outline of the kind of budget he wants for next year, but it was short on details and left the Republicans joyfully claiming the Democrats were unable to right a budget that would solve the > read more
Zombie Republican Politicos
Published on 2011-04-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Trump Extends His lead Among Republicans
Published on 2011-04-16 00:04:00
I think the establishment Republicans would like to see one of the more moderate conservatives get the party's nomination for president -- someone like Romney, Daniels or Pawlenty who could appeal to independent voters. But that's not happening, at l > read more
On The Table
Published on 2011-04-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
U.S. Senate Race In Texas Gets Stranger
Published on 2011-04-16 00:02:00
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (pictured) has not been a great senator for the state of Texas. She has not been an innovator and has proposed very little legislation, but she has been a reliable vote for the Senate's Republican leaders. She always vote > read more
The Celebration (Of Comedy Writers)
Published on 2011-04-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Ryan Plan Would Hurt The Elderly
Published on 2011-04-15 00:07:00
This chart shows that Ryans' ridiculous plan to privatize Medicare would result in more dollars coming out of the pockets of the elderly. But this assumes that all of the elderly would be able to purchase private insurance with the government provide > read more
Republicans Are Responsible For Most Of Deficit
Published on 2011-04-15 00:06:00
The Republicans, especially congressional Republicans, are doing a lot of whining about the deficit these days. They would like for people to believe that the deficit is the fault of President Obama and the Democrats, and the only solution is to let > read more
Republican Ransom Notes
Published on 2011-04-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Americans Say Taxes Are NOT Too High
Published on 2011-04-15 00:04:00
The Republican mantra for years now has been that taxes, especially income taxes, are too high in the United States and must be cut. Even though taxes are at the lowest rates since World War II (as is the income the government gets from taxes), there > read more
Republican Hair Styles
Published on 2011-04-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Religion And Women
Published on 2011-04-15 00:02:00
One of the major complaints I've heard from christians is that the muslim religion doesn't respect women or afford them equal status with men. And every time I hear it I am taken aback. Do these christians not pay attention to their own religious bel > read more
Changing Republican Demand
Published on 2011-04-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Words From The Past - Still Very True
Published on 2011-04-15 00:00:00
The picture above is of Eugene V. Debs (1855-1926), right before he was sent to prison for opposing war (specifically America's entry into World War I). Debs ran for president on the Socialist ticket in 1920 while serving his time in a federal prison > read more
If Gay Marriage Was Legalized
Published on 2011-04-14 00:09:00
From the website BuzzFeed. > read more
The Obama Budget Plan
Published on 2011-04-14 00:08:00
President Obama gave his big budget speech yesterday, and the Republicans hated it. They hated it because he said he would not approve another extension of the Bush tax cuts for the rich and would not let the Republicans dismantle Medicare (and those > read more
What This Means Is. . .
Published on 2011-04-14 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Public Turning Against Congressional Republicans
Published on 2011-04-14 00:06:00
The Republicans were riding high after the last election. They had won control of the House of Representatives and picked up several seats in the Senate, and they were sure they had been given a mandate from the voters to go back to their policies of > read more
Trump? Really?
Published on 2011-04-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Budget Cuts Were Mainly Smoke And Mirrors
Published on 2011-04-14 00:04:00
We've heard a lot about the deal between President Obama and the Republicans in Congress (which congressional Democrats were pressured into accepting). Both sides are touting the huge cuts to the remaining months of the 2011 budget and claiming victo > read more
One-Note Candidate
Published on 2011-04-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Panhandle Will Lose A Seat In State House
Published on 2011-04-14 00:02:00
This was not really unexpected, but it is not good for the people in this part of Texas. It looks like the Panhandle (and the area near it) is going to lose a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.The redistricting map currently proposed will ha > read more
What Are They On ?
Published on 2011-04-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Taking America Backwards
Published on 2011-04-13 00:07:00
Could this be a picture of not just our country's shameful past but also it's future? I would like to say no, but the sad fact is that Republicans in both Missouri and Maine have introduced bills to repeal the laws prohibiting and controlling child l > read more
A Warning From The Iraqis
Published on 2011-04-13 00:06:00
Many Americans seem to think the Iraq War is over now. It's not. It was far from over when Bush declared the "mission accomplished", and it didn't end when Obama withdrew some troops a few months ago. The media is not paying much attention to Iraq th > read more
Republican Message
Published on 2011-04-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Still Fighting The Civil War (& New Prez Poll)
Published on 2011-04-13 00:04:00
It's been at least 146 years since the American Civil War ended, but it seems that some people just won't let it die. A new CNN/Opinion Research poll (taken from April 9th through April 10th of 824 adults) shows some rather startling statistics. It s > read more
The Negotiation
Published on 2011-04-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Perry Gets To Misuse More Education Money
Published on 2011-04-13 00:02:00
Rick Perry and the Republican legislature here in Texas have a history of misusing federal funds. Right after President Obama took office, the federal government appropriated a few billion dollars in education stimulus money. The money was supposed t > read more
Obama Poker Tips
Published on 2011-04-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Physicists
Published on 2011-04-12 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog Unreasonable Faith. > read more
U.S. Spends Far Too Much On Military
Published on 2011-04-12 00:06:00
The chart above shows just how much out of whack the United States spending on its military really is. The U.S. has 42.8% of all the military spending in the world -- meaning all of the other countries in the world put together have only 57.2% of tot > read more
Just A Warm-Up
Published on 2011-04-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Americans Believe Corporations Have Too Much Power
Published on 2011-04-12 00:04:00
The Gallup Poll has just released a new survey (done March 25th through March 27th with a total of 1,027 adults, and a margin of error of 4 points). This poll was on whether institutions in this country have too much power or not. Most people agreed > read more
Playing Chicken
Published on 2011-04-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Comptroller's Office Displays Incompetence
Published on 2011-04-12 00:02:00
I have to admit that one of the things that upsets me the most is incompetence -- especially in government service. I am a retired state employee myself, but I have never had any patience for government workers who didn't try as hard as they could to > read more
Tossed Out
Published on 2011-04-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
The Truth About Planned Parenthood
Published on 2011-04-11 00:07:00
Found at the excellent blog called The Immoral Minority. > read more
2012 Budget Fight Starts This Week
Published on 2011-04-11 00:06:00
The final vote on the 2011 budget hasn't even been taken yet, but the battle over the 2012 budget will kick off this week. And I expect it will dwarf the budget fight just finished, both in scope and intensity.The Republicans had just asked for $61 b > read more
Evolution of Candidate Trump
Published on 2011-04-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
The "War" On Easter
Published on 2011-04-11 00:04:00
It doesn't seem to matter that the vast majority of Americans profess a belief in christianity -- many fundamentalists have decided that their majority religion is being discriminated against. For several years now they have declared this discriminat > read more
Too Crazy (Even For Republicans)
Published on 2011-04-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Panhandle Water Theft Is Averted
Published on 2011-04-11 00:02:00
Back in 2008 I posted about a plan by billionaire mogul T. Boone Pickens to steal the water underneath the Texas Panhandle for his own financial gain. Pickens (pictured) had bought a lot of land in Roberts County, and Texas law gave him the right to > read more
Republican Tailor
Published on 2011-04-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Sophisticated Religion ?
Published on 2011-04-10 00:07:00
From the website of Unreasonable Faith. > read more
Obama - The Great Compromiser ?
Published on 2011-04-10 00:06:00
Barack Obama campaigned in 2008 on a promise of delivering "change". Like many other leftists, I bought into that idea. It was exciting to think that after the dark years of President Bush a Democrat would turn the country around and give us the chan > read more
Republican Cuts
Published on 2011-04-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake tribune. > read more
Good News For Texas Democrats
Published on 2011-04-10 00:04:00
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that the Democratic Party in the state of Texas is in a lot of trouble. There isn't a single statewide post held by a Democrat and both houses of the state legislature are overwhelmingly controlled by Republ > read more
Seriously ?
Published on 2011-04-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Race In America
Published on 2011-04-09 00:07:00
This enlightening cartoon is from Cosmology of Whiteness. > read more
More Proof U.S. Is NOT Post-Racial
Published on 2011-04-09 00:06:00
The picture above is of Mildred and Richard Loving. They wanted to get married in Virginia back in the 1960s, but the state of Virginia (and many other Southern states) had a law against interracial marriage. This brave couple took that state to cour > read more
Right To Terminate
Published on 2011-04-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Budget Deal Reached ? - We'll See Next Week
Published on 2011-04-09 00:04:00
It looks like there may actually be a budget deal that will prevent the government from being shut-down. The Democrats had already compromised by agreeing to slash around $38 billion from the budget for the rest of this year. The only question was wh > read more
Balanced ?
Published on 2011-04-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
All About Jobs
Published on 2011-04-08 00:07:00
The right-wing view on jobs -- making them go away. From the site of Trouble Town. > read more
Fox News Lies About Support For Shut-Down
Published on 2011-04-08 00:06:00
As if there wasn't enough proof already, now we have more evidence that Fox News will be quick to lie to their viewers when that lie will support their position on an issue (and they do take positions on issues). Yesterday morning Fox News was trying > read more
GOP Target
Published on 2011-04-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Milt Priggee at miltpriggee.com. > read more
Republican Chicanery In Wisconsin ?
Published on 2011-04-08 00:04:00
I guess this shouldn't really surprise any of us. It's not uncommon for Republicans to pull all sorts of trickery to see that they stay in power.Last Tuesday there was a Supreme Court election in Wisconsin. And it had a surprise result, showing that > read more
Republican Policies Require Magic
Published on 2011-04-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Government Shut-Down Is No Surprise
Published on 2011-04-08 00:02:00
I have lost what little respect I had for the mainstream media and the political pundits in these last few days. Every since this new Congress was seated last January they have been telling us that the Republicans and Democrats would finally compromi > read more
Wanted Poster
Published on 2011-04-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
New Speed Limit For Texas ?
Published on 2011-04-08 00:00:00
It looks like the Texas legislature is once again going to prove they have completely lost their minds. They have pushed a Voter ID bill which they say will prevent voter fraud (even though there is no evidence of that voter fraud in the state). And > read more
Priorities
Published on 2011-04-07 00:09:00
The naked pastor asks a valid and important question. > read more
Beck Is Too Crazy Even For Fox
Published on 2011-04-07 00:08:00
Some of us have been wondering when Fox News would cut Glenn Beck loose. Now it looks like it is finally happening. Yesterday, the network announced that Beck's show will be ending some time this year. There had been rumors from some anonymous source > read more
Lighting The Fire
Published on 2011-04-07 00:07:00
Political cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Two New Polls Show Trump Is A Viable Candidate
Published on 2011-04-07 00:06:00
Yesterday I posted about a poll that showed Donald Trump has vaulted into contention as a Republican candidate for president in the state of New Hampshire. I was a little surprised at his quick rise to viability, but it was only one state and the pos > read more
Outclassed ?
Published on 2011-04-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Voters Strike Back At Wisconsin Governor
Published on 2011-04-07 00:04:00
Like many other Republican politicians, Wisconsin's new governor (Scott Walker) thought he had been given a mandate in the 2010 elections to make drastic changes. He gave corporations tax cuts and then tried to balance the Wisconsin budget on the bac > read more
Fairy Tale
Published on 2011-04-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
An Appeal To Texas Residents
Published on 2011-04-07 00:02:00
As you may know, the Texas House of Representatives has just passed a budget bill that would be disastrous for most of the state's citizens. The bill would cut $8 billion from education funds -- meaning that 80,000 to 100,000 teachers and education e > read more
The Blame Game
Published on 2011-04-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Darryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
A Personally Disturbing Incident
Published on 2011-04-07 00:00:00
I realize that this is not of any national or even regional importance but I felt compelled to mention it. The picture above (from the Amarillo Globe News) shows rescue workers and police removing a dead body from a small ditch. Police officials said > read more
Public Service ?
Published on 2011-04-06 00:07:00
Republicans seem to have confused public service with serving the rich. From the site of LeftWingConspiracy.com. > read more
Trump Scores Well In New Hampshire Poll
Published on 2011-04-06 00:04:00
The race for the Republican presidential nomination gets weirder every day. It seems like nearly every nut-job in the party wants to be the candidate in 2012. It was already pretty strange when the candidates just included Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Mike > read more
Under The Donald's Hair
Published on 2011-04-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree
Published on 2011-04-06 00:02:00
Ever since she hit the national stage as McCain's vice-presidential choice, Sarah Palin has been a money-making machine. She even resigned her position as governor because it was interfering with the money-making. She demands from $75,000 to $100,000 > read more
Shifting Costs
Published on 2011-04-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Fair Weather Friend
Published on 2011-04-05 00:07:00
Another gem from the pages of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Unequal Wealth Distribution Ruining America
Published on 2011-04-05 00:06:00
I've talked a lot on this blog about the failure of the Republican economic policies. There is little doubt that the failed "trickle-down" policy re-instituted by Ronald Reagan and whole-heartedly embraced by George W. Bush (but based on the un > read more
Political Dwarfs
Published on 2011-04-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Teabagger Enthusiasm Seems To Be Waning
Published on 2011-04-05 00:04:00
Last week I wrote a post about a convention of teabaggers in Florida. The organizers rented a large hall in the expectation that thousands of people would attend. But those people never showed up -- in spite of the fact that at least 25 teabagger pol > read more
Casting A Shadow
Published on 2011-04-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Davies in the Connecticut Post. > read more
Bernie Says: No More Corporate Tax Breaks
Published on 2011-04-05 00:02:00
The great Independent senator from Vermont is speaking out again -- this time on the Republican effort to give massive tax breaks to corporate entities while trying to balance the federal budget on the backs of ordinary Americans. As usual, he is rig > read more
General Electric
Published on 2011-04-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Davies in the Connecticut Post. > read more
Religious Bigotry And Death - An Old Story
Published on 2011-04-05 00:00:00
The religious bigot pictured above, Reverend Terry Jones of Gainesville (Florida), is back in the news. Last year he made undeserved headlines with his promise to burn a Quran (the muslim holy book). Decent people around the world were outraged by hi > read more
Scoundrels And Saints
Published on 2011-04-04 00:07:00
Lloyd Dangle at Trouble Town shows us how Republicans view the world. > read more
Republicans Poised To Take A Huge Gamble
Published on 2011-04-04 00:06:00
The Republicans won the last election because the American public was disgusted at both parties for their inability to work together to fix the economy and start some significant job creation. Because of this disgust many people stayed at home on ele > read more
In The Bag
Published on 2011-04-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Do Oil Companies Have Any Shame ?
Published on 2011-04-04 00:04:00
It's only been about a year since the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. An oil rig being run by Transocean and BP oil companies exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 oil workers and dumping millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf waters. It t > read more
Peacemaker ?
Published on 2011-04-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Congressional Game Of Chicken Continues
Published on 2011-04-04 00:02:00
With each passing day we come nearer to April 8th -- the day that the government will shut down if a new budget has not been approved. This shut-down has been avoided twice in the last month or so by the passing of a couple of short-term continuing r > read more
Blind Hatred
Published on 2011-04-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. > read more
Before And After
Published on 2011-04-03 00:07:00
From the hilarious website of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Can The GOP Win In 2012 With Only White Votes ?
Published on 2011-04-03 00:06:00
This country was generally controlled by the Republican Party in the years between 1980 and 2008. Republicans controlled the White House for 20 of those 28 years -- Reagan (8 years), Bush I (4 years), Bush II (8 years). Even during the 8 years of Dem > read more
No "Boots" On The Ground
Published on 2011-04-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The Rich Get Even Richer
Published on 2011-04-03 00:04:00
Amazingly, here in the middle of this recession, some people still believe in the Republican "trickle-down" economic theory. They obviously aren't living in the real world -- or they're among the super-rich. In case there was any doubt in your mind a > read more
Going Over The Numbers
Published on 2011-04-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jerry Holbert in The Boston Herald. > read more
An 18th Century Quote Defines Today's Truth
Published on 2011-04-03 00:02:00
“Don’t be deceived when they tell you things are better now. Even if there’s no poverty to be seen because the poverty’s been hidden. Even if you ever got more wages and could afford to buy more of these new and useless goods which industries > read more
Paper - Scissors - Rock
Published on 2011-04-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Anti-Union = Anti-American
Published on 2011-04-02 00:07:00
A few thoughtful words from Arlo Guthrie (son of the legendary Woody Guthrie). Found at the site of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
No Real Improvement In Unemployment
Published on 2011-04-02 00:06:00
The Labor Department has released it's first figures for March 2011. According to them the economy created about 216,000 new jobs. Some pundits are taking this as a positive sign that the economy is improving. It's not. That was barely enough jobs to > read more
Lady BaBa
Published on 2011-04-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
It's NOT A Dirty Word, Morons !
Published on 2011-04-02 00:04:00
Sometimes I wonder just how ridiculous Republicans can get. They ignore a ton of things that could make life better for Americans, and make a huge issue out of things that really don't matter. Take for instance the Republican-controlled Florida legis > read more
Patriotism ?
Published on 2011-04-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Trent Franks Has Lost His Damn Mind !
Published on 2011-04-02 00:02:00
The Republican delegation in Washington seems to be full of crazy teabagger politicians these days with people like Michele Bachmann (Minnesota), Peter King (New York), Steve King (Iowa), Louie Gohmert (Texas), and Paul Broun (Georgia), just to name > read more
You Pay - GE Doesn't
Published on 2011-04-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Feeding The Poor (Republican Style)
Published on 2011-04-01 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen shows us the Republican plan to feed the poor and the homeless. > read more
Draft Perry For President !!!
Published on 2011-04-01 00:06:00
All right, I'm on board! I think it's time for all right-thinking Americans to jump on the Draft Rick Perry For President bandwagon. After the "economic miracle" he has performed in the state of Texas, how could we do anything else? Just consider the > read more
Republican No-Fly Zone
Published on 2011-04-01 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. > read more
Abraham & Teddy Would Be So Embarrassed
Published on 2011-04-01 00:04:00
I have never voted for a Republican presidential candidate because, since I became old enough to vote, that party has not run a candidate I thought was better than at least one available alternative. But I do believe the Republican Party has a rich h > read more
No Oil - No Help
Published on 2011-04-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Vermont To Approve "Single-Payer"
Published on 2011-04-01 00:02:00
The good people of the state of Vermont may well be the most imminently sensible people of any state in the union. They have sent two of the best senators to Washington -- Patrick Leahy (D) and Bernie Sanders (I). Now it looks like they have also ele > read more
Republican Plan On Libya
Published on 2011-04-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
A Great Day
Published on 2011-03-31 00:07:00
Found at the great blog What Would Jack Do? > read more
A Victory For Pregnant Women
Published on 2011-03-31 00:06:00
A little over two weeks ago I wrote a post about drug company greed. It concerned the drug Makena, made by KV Pharmaceuticals. The FDA gave that company the exclusive right to make the drug for the next seven years, even though compounding pharmacies > read more
It Took Both Didn't It ?
Published on 2011-03-31 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Hillary Is Popular - Teabaggers Are Not
Published on 2011-03-31 00:04:00
There was a time a few years ago when vicious attacks from the right-wing had seriously eroded the popularity of Hillary Clinton. Listening to those attacks could have people believing Hillary was the anti-christ, and her favorability numbers showed > read more
The Real Birther Controversy
Published on 2011-03-31 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Feingold Speaks Out On Immelt/GE Fiasco
Published on 2011-03-31 00:02:00
You have probably heard that the General Electric Corporation made about $14.2 billion in profits last year, and that didn't pay a single penny in taxes on that huge profit. Even worse, they actually got the government to give them $3.2 billion. That > read more
Equal Time
Published on 2011-03-31 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Just A Reminder
Published on 2011-03-30 00:07:00
Republicans love to spread the lie that Democrats are big spenders who don't care about the deficit. But the truth is that Democrats have been much more fiscally responsible than Republicans. This chart reminds us that it's Republican presidents who > read more
Popularity Dropping For Top GOP Candidates
Published on 2011-03-30 00:06:00
I 've posted recently about how there is still no favorite among the potential Republican candidates for president in 2012. The top candidates are still hanging around 20% -- a long way from being a real favorite. The nomination is still wide open.Bu > read more
Defense Of Marriage
Published on 2011-03-30 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
Those Incredible Republicans
Published on 2011-03-30 00:04:00
Republicans can be pretty amazing in the things they try to convince Americans are for the best. They can put forth the most outrageous ideas and justifications, and do it with a straight face. They're either the best liars in the country, or they're > read more
Bachmann Does Iowa
Published on 2011-03-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
WWJD
Published on 2011-03-29 00:07:00
This may be the perfect answer to the tired old WWJD question. Found at the blog of The Friendly Atheist. > read more
Right-Wing Goes Looney Over Libya
Published on 2011-03-29 00:06:00
There used to be a time in this country when the right-wing conservatives actually stood for something. This was especially true when it was led by men like William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater. I seldom agreed with them, but at least they knew wha > read more
Situational Beliefs
Published on 2011-03-29 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Approaching Government Shutdown (Again)
Published on 2011-03-29 00:04:00
Well, it's that time again. Some of you may have thought we had avoided a government shutdown, but that was just temporary. Congress passed a couple of continuing resolutions that did nothing but put off the big budget showdown. And on April 8th the > read more
Higher Ground ?
Published on 2011-03-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
Abstinence
Published on 2011-03-28 00:09:00
More brilliant hilarity from the website of Jesus and Mo. > read more
Bachmann Wows Iowa Republicans
Published on 2011-03-28 00:08:00
The other day Democratic pundit James Carville predicted that Mitt Romney would win the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Until very recently I had tended to agree with that assessment. I thought that surely they would nominate one of their > read more
Reagan Fired Them
Published on 2011-03-28 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Darcy in The Cleveland Plain-Dealer. > read more
Conservatives Lose Ground In Germany
Published on 2011-03-28 00:06:00
It looks like the conservative party of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Christian Democrats, may be on their way to losing their grip on power in that country. The Green Party, spurred on by fears of nuclear power, has vastly increased it's v > read more
Why Not Food ?
Published on 2011-03-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Intervention In Libya Seems To Be Working
Published on 2011-03-28 00:04:00
There has been a lot of discussion over the United Nations intervention in Libya in the last few days. Some want to paint it as a new war by the United States (even though most actual air flights have been flown by French and British troops, while th > read more
Mind-Numbing Deficit
Published on 2011-03-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Peace Loving Americans ?
Published on 2011-03-28 00:02:00
Americans love to picture themselves as the good guys -- the ones protecting the whole world for freedom and justice. They'll tell you in a heartbeat that the United States is a peace-loving country. It's all those other countries that force us to fi > read more
No Fly Zone
Published on 2011-03-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
The Wish
Published on 2011-03-28 00:00:00
One of the funniest (and most perceptive) bloggers in the Lone Star State is the inimitable Juanita Jean (owner of the world's most dangerous beauty salon, inc.). She is always worth reading, but every now and then she comes up with a gem that's just > read more
A Valid Question
Published on 2011-03-27 00:07:00
I think leftwingconspiracy.com asks a valid question here. After all, don't actions speak much louder than denials? > read more
Palin Dropping In The Polls
Published on 2011-03-27 00:06:00
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about how Sarah Palin had a legitimate shot of actually becoming the Republican presidential nominee for the 2012 general election. It depended on her being popular enough with Republican voters to finish either s > read more
Patriot Hormones (Again)
Published on 2011-03-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Another Reason To End The Death Penalty
Published on 2011-03-27 00:04:00
I have believed for many years that the death penalty just doesn't make sense. There are many reasons for this -- it's cruel & unusual punishment, it lowers the state to the criminal's level, killing is wrong for any reason (except self-defense), > read more
General Electric's Latest Invention
Published on 2011-03-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Wise Words
Published on 2011-03-26 00:07:00
From the great website called Republican Dirty Tricks. > read more
Exposing 10 Republican Economic Lies
Published on 2011-03-26 00:06:00
Since the heyday of the Reagan administration the Republican Party has been making the rules for the American economy -- and it has been a disaster. By deregulating the financial industry, giving corporations huge subsidies, and giving the rich (and > read more
It's A Joke
Published on 2011-03-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Canadian Government Falls
Published on 2011-03-26 00:04:00
Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister (pictured), has lost a vote of confidence in the Canadian parliament. The House of Commons voted 156-145 against the current Conservative minority government. Since the Conservatives hold 145 seats in the 3 > read more
Containment Vessel
Published on 2011-03-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Free Will ?
Published on 2011-03-25 00:07:00
From the hilarious blog of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Death Claims Another American Hero
Published on 2011-03-25 00:06:00
Another one of my heroes has died. Attorney Leonard Weinglass, 77, died on Wednesday in New York City. He was a victim of pancreatic cancer.A lot of attorneys, probably most, get into that profession for money and prestige. Weinglass (pictured) was n > read more
Crippled
Published on 2011-03-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Randy Bish in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. > read more
Poll Shows Obama In Good Shape For 2012
Published on 2011-03-25 00:04:00
There are those who think the 2010 election shows that President Obama's chances of being re-elected in 2012 are in jeopardy. But if history is to be believed, the president is actually in very good shape for the election. A new Pew Research Center p > read more
Mission Creep
Published on 2011-03-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Kelley in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. > read more
Sheriff Arpaio - Still A Buffoon !
Published on 2011-03-25 00:02:00
Maricopa County (Arizona) Sheriff Joe Arpaio is at it again -- proving that he is far more interested in publicity and posing than in any kind of justice. He just spent tens of thousands of dollars to serve a search warrant on a suspected criminal. A > read more
The Arab Position
Published on 2011-03-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Union Thug
Published on 2011-03-24 00:07:00
This is what corporate-owned Republicans like Sarah Palin and Scott Walker think a "union thug" looks like. That may well be the epitome of stupid rhetoric. From the great website called Pavlovian Obeisance. > read more
More Economic Bad News
Published on 2011-03-24 00:06:00
If the unemployment numbers (hanging around 10%) weren't enough to convince you that everyone but the rich in America are still mired in a continuing recession, then consider the housing market. According to the Commerce Department, new home sales ha > read more
Hard To Feel Sorry For
Published on 2011-03-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
The King Of The Flip-Floppers
Published on 2011-03-24 00:04:00
Last week I wrote a post about Newt Gingrich, saying that the man had no moral or ethical base and would say anything that he thought would get him another vote (he currently wants to be president). It looks like I didn't really need to write about h > read more
Now What ?
Published on 2011-03-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Is There A Racial Factor To School De-Funding ?
Published on 2011-03-24 00:02:00
According to the Texas Education Association (TEA), Hispanic students now comprise more than half of all the students in Texas schools (including Pre-K through high school). It marks the first time that Hispanics have made up more than half of the sc > read more
Foreign Policy Credentials ?
Published on 2011-03-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Materialism
Published on 2011-03-23 00:05:00
A bit of truth from the brilliant website of Jesus and Mo. > read more
Republicans Squandering Their New Chance
Published on 2011-03-23 00:04:00
It looks like the American people are putting their politicians on a short leash these days. After the disastrous Bush administration they decided they wanted the government to take action to create jobs (to replace the millions of jobs lost) and get > read more
Crisis (By Country)
Published on 2011-03-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Rob Rogers in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. > read more
TRC Tries To Cover For Gas Drilling Contamination
Published on 2011-03-23 00:02:00
Recently there has been a lot of new drilling in the Barnett Shale formation around and to the west of Fort Worth. These companies doing the drilling are supposed to be using methods that will prevent the poisoning of both the air and water near the > read more
Merit Pay ?
Published on 2011-03-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Parker in Florida Today. > read more
The Reason For War
Published on 2011-03-22 00:09:00
Yellowdog Granny reminds us of the reason for almost all war (and the very few not caused by profit are caused by religion). > read more
Is Teabagger "Movement" Dying Out ?
Published on 2011-03-22 00:08:00
A year ago the teabaggers didn't have a problem drawing a crowd of upset people (although they usually inflated the size of those crowds -- especially on Fox News). But the movement, if it can be called that since it was a top-down effort funded by r > read more
Remember
Published on 2011-03-22 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
Too Many Ignorant People In This Country
Published on 2011-03-22 00:06:00
Have you ever wondered why so many people are gullible enough to believe the Republican lies? How they could keep voting against their own economic interests in election after election sending Republicans back to Congress (even though its obvious tha > read more
Nothing To See Here !
Published on 2011-03-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Another Scumbag Politician
Published on 2011-03-22 00:04:00
By now you've probably heard about the 18 adults and teenagers (all of them old enough to know better) who repeatedly raped an 11 year-old girl in East Texas. There is no excuse for this kind of perverted and criminal behavior, and they deserve every > read more
Fishing
Published on 2011-03-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Darn It - I Had A Trip Planned
Published on 2011-03-22 00:02:00
Now look at what you christians have gone and done. You seem to have made your invisible sky god so mad that's he's going to destroy the world, and the christians over at FamilyRadio.com are telling us that it's all going to happen on May 21, 2011. A > read more
Socialism !
Published on 2011-03-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
Racist ?
Published on 2011-03-21 00:07:00
In case there was ever any doubt, the fact that this person felt it was OK to put up the sign shown above shows that racism is alive and well. The picture was taken in Parker County, Texas. From the blog Liberally Lean from the Land of Dairy Queen. > read more
Objective Not To Remove Kadaffi ?
Published on 2011-03-21 00:06:00
The United Nations "no-fly zone" has been established in Libya, and it looks like the "other necessary measures" are also being pursued. Radar and Command & Control sites have been attacked by cruise missiles (over 200 of them) and French planes > read more
Winning ?
Published on 2011-03-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Republicans Still In Financial Trouble
Published on 2011-03-21 00:04:00
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has a new chairman (Reince Priebus) but it looks like their financial problems continue to plague them. The former chairman, Michael Steele, had proved to be a failure at both raising and spending party funds, > read more
Tell Me Again
Published on 2011-03-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Paul Jamiol at Jamiol's World. > read more
Red-Light Cameras Are Working In Amarillo
Published on 2011-03-21 00:02:00
A few years ago several Texas cities jumped on the bandwagon and put up some red-light cameras. The cameras were viewed as a way to make dangerous intersections safer by letting the public know that they could get a ticket for running a red light eve > read more
Fallout Advice
Published on 2011-03-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Paul Jamiol at Jamiol's World. > read more
American Teachers Overpaid ?
Published on 2011-03-20 00:07:00
Republican politicians across the country seem to be convinced that teachers are overpaid and should have their salaries cut (or have their class sizes substantially increased so fewer teachers are employed). Both ideas are ludicrous. The above chart > read more
Republicans Support An Unfair Tax Code
Published on 2011-03-20 00:06:00
The two charts above (from the New York Times Business section) shows what the Republicans have been able to accomplish for their corporate buddies. Deutsche Bank says "profits have grown for six consecutive quarters at an annualized rate of 38 perce > read more
Very Similar
Published on 2011-03-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Poor Pay Higher Tax Rate In Texas Than The National Average
Published on 2011-03-20 00:04:00
Our state Republican leadership likes to brag about Texas being a low-tax state. And that's true if you are rich. Because of the very regressive structure of taxes in the state (Texas is funded mainly by sales and property taxes), the rich pay a much > read more
Could Be Worse
Published on 2011-03-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Famous - But Not Very Smart
Published on 2011-03-20 00:02:00
This story is convincing proof that just because someone is famous (or at least semi-famous) doesn't mean they're very smart. Either that, or they think any kind of publicity is good publicity. CBS is reporting that at least 50 female celebrities hav > read more
New Concerns
Published on 2011-03-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Somebody's Wrong
Published on 2011-03-19 00:05:00
Another bit of wisdom from the late great George Carlin. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Suicides Still A Military Problem
Published on 2011-03-19 00:04:00
I have posted before about suicide in the military. It is not just a problem, it is a problem that is getting out of hand. In 2010, a record number of combat deaths were reported in Afghanistan. But even sadder is the fact that the number of military > read more
Couldn't Happen ?
Published on 2011-03-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
Another Bigoted Bill In The Texas Legislature
Published on 2011-03-19 00:02:00
The person pictured above is State Representative Leo Berman (R-Tyler). He is probably the most bigoted person in the entire Texas Legislature -- a feat that's not easy to accomplish. His personal crusade is against Hispanics -- especially those who > read more
What The GOP Considers Important
Published on 2011-03-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Homophobia No Longer A Majority Position
Published on 2011-03-18 00:07:00
The above chart was compiled from surveys done by the National Opinion Research Center of the University of Chicago. It compares the number of people who support same-sex marriage (blue) to those who oppose it (red). As you can see, the homophobic po > read more
Congress Votes To Continue A Useless War
Published on 2011-03-18 00:06:00
The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has been loudly beating the drum for deficit reduction. They tell us that the country is broke (a lie) and terrible things will happen if the government doesn't immediately cut or eliminate many progr > read more
Experience
Published on 2011-03-18 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Benson in the Arizona Republic. > read more
Inflation Makes Recession Hurt Even More
Published on 2011-03-18 00:04:00
This current recession was caused by a vast and increasing gulf between the wealth and income of the richest and the rest of America, and was kicked off by the unregulated greed of Wall Street. It has resulted in the loss of many millions of jobs, du > read more
The Real Objective
Published on 2011-03-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
The First "Zero Energy" Public School
Published on 2011-03-18 00:02:00
The picture above is of the Center for Energy Efficient Design (CEED) in Franklin County, Virginia. This remarkable building is the first zero-energy public school in the United States -- a school building that produces more energy than it uses. It d > read more
Safe ?
Published on 2011-03-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
U.N. OK's "All Necessary Action" Against Gaddafi
Published on 2011-03-18 00:00:00
I have posted a couple of times on this blog that I opposed any action by the United States to interfere in the internal situation in Libya. I still oppose unilateral action by the United States (or any other country). However, I do support the actio > read more
Republican Scheme To Support The Rich
Published on 2011-03-17 00:09:00
This chart from the Center for American Progress shows why the Republicans want to slash the programs that help most Americans. It's their way of paying for their giveaways to the rich and the corporations. Graphic found at The Rag Blog. > read more
Can This Vile Man Be A Serious Presidential Candidate ?
Published on 2011-03-17 00:08:00
The Republicans have some pretty pathetic people that are considering a run for the party's presidential nomination. But while I have serious questions about many of these potential candidates (like Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann), none > read more
Not A Chance
Published on 2011-03-17 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Japanese Nuclear Problems Changing American Opinions
Published on 2011-03-17 00:06:00
Just a couple of weeks ago the support for building new nuclear power plants was pretty strong in the United States. A Gallup Poll taken early this month (March 3-6) showed that 57% of the population believed nuclear power plants were a viable altern > read more
In Case Of Emergency
Published on 2011-03-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Clinton Says No To Second Term
Published on 2011-03-17 00:04:00
President Obama really didn't need any more bad news right now, but he got it (and it's not good news for progressives either). The most popular and probably most progressive member of his administration has decided not to return for a second term if > read more
Please No !
Published on 2011-03-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Some Great New Stamps
Published on 2011-03-17 00:02:00
For those of you, like me, who are getting sick of the same old forever stamps, help is on the way. A new set of forever stamps went on sale yesterday. These stamps have painting of five different Hispanic entertainers -- Tito Puente, Carmen Miranda, > read more
Sigh
Published on 2011-03-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Another Letter From Bernie
Published on 2011-03-17 00:00:00
If you've read this blog for very long then you probably know that I consider Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) to be the best politician in either house of Congress. He's not a Democrat or a Republican -- just an Independent who always supports the > read more
jobsanger Is 5 Years Old !
Published on 2011-03-16 00:08:00
This blog was started on March 16, 2006. That means that today it is officially 5 years old. And they have been a very good 5 years (as the five buttons above signify). It seems like only yesterday that I started blogging, and I was thrilled when the > read more
Bringing The Crazy (For Real)
Published on 2011-03-16 00:07:00
Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
U.S. Still Supports Tyrants
Published on 2011-03-16 00:06:00
As you probably know by now, there has been a virtual wave of freedom-seeking people demonstrating throughout the Middle East. Tyrants in Tunisia and Egypt have been toppled from power, and Libya is currently trying to overthrow its dictator. Thankfu > read more
American Dream (Modern Version)
Published on 2011-03-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
A Radical Suggestion To Save Texas Schools
Published on 2011-03-16 00:04:00
Elementary through high school education in the state of Texas is in serious trouble right now. The state government is facing a $27 billion shortfall for the next biennium, and part of their solution to this problem is to slash nearly $10 billion fr > read more
Aftershock
Published on 2011-03-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Time To Eliminate Gas Production Tax Cut
Published on 2011-03-16 00:02:00
Back in 1989 the Texas budget was in good shape, so the legislature acted to help the gas industry. In an effort to spur more gas drilling, they gave the gas industry huge tax cuts to develop the technology to drill for natural gas in places where it > read more
Misdirection
Published on 2011-03-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Chris Britt in The State Journal-Register. > read more
Is Religion A Moral Force For Change ?
Published on 2011-03-16 00:00:00
One of the arguments for religion is that it's the basis for morality, and that without religion mankind would be left without any moral guidance. One of the ideas that springs from this belief is that religion has been throughout history a moral for > read more
Will This Ever Be Fixed ?
Published on 2011-03-15 00:07:00
As this chart shows, America still has a problem with paying women less than men. And it doesn't matter how much education a woman gets. In fact, the more education a woman gets the wider the pay gap is. How can employers still believe women aren't w > read more
Is The U.S. Ready For A Natural Disaster ?
Published on 2011-03-15 00:06:00
Right now the Japanese people are trying to deal with the aftermath of an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and the tsunami that resulted from it -- not to mention the possible "melt-down" of one to three nuclear power plants. Living in an earthquake-prone co > read more
The NRA Translation
Published on 2011-03-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Star. > read more
Could Palin Be Nominated - Yes!
Published on 2011-03-15 00:04:00
Most of us on the left have dismissed the chance of Sarah Palin becoming the Republican presidential nominee in the 2012 election, including myself. But we may have dismissed her chances too quickly. Former Republican senator from New Hampshire Judd > read more
The Values Candidate
Published on 2011-03-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
"Eyewitness" Bill Is Worthy Of Support
Published on 2011-03-15 00:02:00
It has long been known that eyewitness testimony is not reliable, and yet many criminal cases depend on eyewitness testimony to get a conviction. Both police and prosecutors depend on eyewitness identification, especially when they don't have much ot > read more
Most Important - Lowest Paid
Published on 2011-03-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Obama - The Comedian
Published on 2011-03-15 00:00:00
I have not always agreed with President Obama, but I do consider him to be a nice person who has a good sense of humor. He not only has the ability to give some good-natured jibes to others, but has the ability to also make fun of himself ( a rare tr > read more
Trickle Down = Inequality
Published on 2011-03-14 00:07:00
These two very revealing charts from Mother Jones shows what the failed Republican "Trickle Down" economic policy has done to this country. It has turned a country that was working for everyone into a third-world plutocracy where most income, wealth > read more
Republicans Still Want To Cut Social Security And Medicare
Published on 2011-03-14 00:06:00
I have been saying for a while now that the Republicans in Congress aren't really interested in cutting the deficit. If they were they wouldn't have pushed through an unneeded and massive tax cut for the rich -- a move that increased the deficit by n > read more
The New Radicals ?
Published on 2011-03-14 00:05:00
Political cartoon is by Steve Breen in the San Diego Union-Tribune. > read more
Mistreatment Of Bradley Manning
Published on 2011-03-14 00:04:00
The picture above is of Private Bradley Manning, a member of the United States military. The United States government suspects Private Manning of being the person who leaked government documents to the website WikiLeaks (who then published them to th > read more
Cuts
Published on 2011-03-14 00:03:00
Political cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
An Excellent Suggestion For Tx Democrats
Published on 2011-03-14 00:02:00
It's no secret that the Texas Democratic Party is in pitiful shape. Republicans have ruled the state for a couple of decades now and currently the Democratic Party doesn't have a single statewide office holder. And all of their candidates were soundl > read more
Puppets
Published on 2011-03-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Greenberg at steve@greenberg-art.com. > read more
From Greatness To Madness
Published on 2011-03-13 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen poses a valid question. > read more
Time To Rethink Nuclear Energy ?
Published on 2011-03-13 00:06:00
By now I'm sure everyone has heard of the disastrous earthquake that has hit Japan. At a magnitude of 8.9 it is one of the largest earthquakes to hit any country, and it has been a catastrophe to the heavily populated nation. As I write this the offi > read more
Tragedy
Published on 2011-03-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
A Perfect Example Of Drug Company Greed
Published on 2011-03-13 00:04:00
I have long believed that the owners and management of the big drug companies are among the greediest corporate criminals in this country. They don't just cover their costs and make a fair profit, they gouge the consumer -- and they know they can get > read more
A Woman's World ?
Published on 2011-03-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Big Turnout In Austin
Published on 2011-03-13 00:02:00
Texas has a serious budget shortfal for the next biennium -- about $27 billion. And the Republican leadership, including Governor Rick Perry, has decided they can make up that huge deficit simply by cutting services. Among the cuts being proposed is > read more
The Cheater
Published on 2011-03-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Doesn't Make Sense
Published on 2011-03-12 00:07:00
A bit of religious wisdom from the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Time For A Boycott
Published on 2011-03-12 00:06:00
The teabagger governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, thinks he has won the battle to destroy collective bargaining for state employees while giving corporations huge tax cuts (and cutting state education funds). He got the collective bargaining removal > read more
Cleaning Up
Published on 2011-03-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Number Of Uninsured Still Rising
Published on 2011-03-12 00:04:00
Washington may have passed a health care reform law but it certainly hasn't had an effect yet on the number of people in America without health insurance. A recent Gallup Poll shows that there are now 16.4% of Americans that are uninsured (that's abo > read more
Menacing Cartels
Published on 2011-03-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Fans Are The Only Losers In NFL Dispute
Published on 2011-03-12 00:02:00
Let me preface my remarks by saying I love football, and the best football is played by the National Football League. And I love the Dallas Cowboys. I have only missed one Cowboys game (either in person, on TV, or on the radio) since the birth of the > read more
Terrorist Sympathizer Or Terrorist Hunter ?
Published on 2011-03-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Van Os Says It's Time To Fight
Published on 2011-03-12 00:00:00
The great progressive Texan, David Van Os, has spoken out on the political chicanery in Wisconsin. Since I agree with every word he has written, I have reposted his words here. Enjoy.As I type this on my keyboard my fingers are almost numb with anger > read more
Teabagger And Terrorist
Published on 2011-03-11 00:07:00
From the humorous site of Pundit Kitchen. > read more
The Energizing Of Democratic Voters
Published on 2011-03-11 00:06:00
It's no argument that the 2010 election was something of a disaster for the Democratic Party. They didn't just lose the House (and several seats in the Senate), they lost it big -- giving the Republicans a significant majority and the ability to kill > read more
Republican Family
Published on 2011-03-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
The New McCarthyism
Published on 2011-03-11 00:04:00
Back in the 1950s this country was torn apart by a hatemonger -- Joe McCarthy. The senator destroyed a lot of lives of innocent American citizens with unfounded accusations. It was destruction by suspicion and it turned Americans against each other b > read more
Waking Up
Published on 2011-03-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Bigotry In Mayoral Race ?
Published on 2011-03-11 00:02:00
A few days ago I posted about a new candidate that entered the race for mayor here in Amarillo. That candidate was a transgendered woman named Sandra Dunn -- at least that is the name she is living under and the name she is called by all her friends > read more
Republican Firing Squad
Published on 2011-03-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Rick Perry Said What ?
Published on 2011-03-11 00:00:00
The clown occupying the governor's mansion in Texas has long shown a large degree of incompetence. Now he wants to blame others for his own mistakes.A few years ago the state of Texas had to redo the way it financed Texas schools. They legislature, w > read more
USA (Common Perception)
Published on 2011-03-10 00:07:00
Found this hilarious map at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Afghanistan - More Death, Less Progress
Published on 2011-03-10 00:06:00
If a person were to accept what President Obama and military leaders are saying about the war in Afghanistan they might think that war is being won. Unfortunately, that is not true. After ten years of war, the only thing that is increasing is the num > read more
Addicted To War
Published on 2011-03-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
A Rational Way To Cut The Deficit
Published on 2011-03-10 00:04:00
The Republicans have been talking a lot about the federal deficit and the need to cut it. It has become obvious that they are not really serious about budget-cutting, since they are just cutting programs they don't like, and which don't come close to > read more
Repeating The Hateful Past
Published on 2011-03-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
Pertinent Questions
Published on 2011-03-09 00:07:00
Some pertinent questions from the website VeryDemotivational.com. > read more
Bush Becoming More Paranoid
Published on 2011-03-09 00:06:00
Is George W. Bush becoming paranoid in his old age? It certainly looks like it. Recently he refused to appear at an event where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was also invited (even though it was extremely unlikely that Assange would enter the U.S. > read more
Protecting Free Speech
Published on 2011-03-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Star. > read more
Tx Legislature Considers Bill That Makes Sense - Amazing!
Published on 2011-03-09 00:04:00
The Republican-dominated Texas legislature has been making a name for itself by proposing ridiculous bills that violate rights (anti-immigrant bills), restrict voting (Voter ID), hurt education (slashing funds that'll lay-off 100,000 teachers), cut c > read more
Republicans Are Offended
Published on 2011-03-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Quinnipiac "Feelings" Thermometer
Published on 2011-03-09 00:02:00
The chart above shows the results of a recent poll by Quinnipiac University on United States national figures. Quinnipiac surveyed 1,887 people between February 21st and February 28th. The survey has a margin of error of 2.3%. They asked them to rate > read more
Sheen For A Day
Published on 2011-03-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Kelley in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. > read more
Bad Movie / Good Quote
Published on 2011-03-08 00:07:00
The great blog Unreasonable Faith has learned that a movie made from the Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged will be released in April. It reminded them of this great quote from John Rogers:"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old > read more
Is The United States Broke ?
Published on 2011-03-08 00:06:00
The Republicans have been going to a lot of trouble lately to paint the U.S. government's financial situation in very dark terms. They want us to believe if they don't slash government programs and balance the budget, the government will soon not be > read more
Witch Hunt
Published on 2011-03-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Star. > read more
Back To The Kangaroo Courts
Published on 2011-03-08 00:04:00
When he was on the campaign trail in 2008, Barack Obama promised to close down Guantanamo as a prison camp. When he first became president it looked like he might actually carry through on his promise. He discontinued the military tribunals (kangaroo > read more
Hell (For The WBC Creeps)
Published on 2011-03-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
It's Time For Dollar Coins
Published on 2011-03-08 00:02:00
The United States government has floated the idea of making the dollar a coin instead of a bill a couple of times now, and it has been a dismal failure. People got a few of the dollar coins (as a collectible item) and then went back to using the old > read more
Bigotry's Back
Published on 2011-03-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Income Distribution In U.S.
Published on 2011-03-07 00:07:00
This chart from Think Progress shows how unfair the income distribution is in the United States. Only 10% of the country actually get to live out the "American Dream", and even among that 10% only one percent controls most of the wealth and income. " > read more
Denying The Journey Doesn't Help
Published on 2011-03-07 00:06:00
It has been a long hard road in trying to get equal rights for all American citizens and the battle is not yet over -- especially for the gays and lesbians in this country. They are still discriminated against and denied the most basic of rights -- t > read more
Killing Big Bird
Published on 2011-03-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Day at United Feature Syndicate. > read more
It's Government Rape !
Published on 2011-03-07 00:04:00
Republicans are very good at talking about freedom and equality but they seldom live up to their words, especially when it comes to women. They have fought for years to keep women as second-class citizens -- citizens who shouldn't even have the right > read more
Is That A Donkey He's Riding ?
Published on 2011-03-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jerry Holbert in The Boston Herald. > read more
Michael Moore Dares To Tell The Truth
Published on 2011-03-07 00:02:00
We are going through a dark economic time in this country. Thanks to Republican mismanagement the rich have been able to corner most of the wealth and income of this country and left 90% of Americans to fights for the scraps they have left. And the r > read more
March (Budget) Madness
Published on 2011-03-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
De-Stereotyping
Published on 2011-03-06 00:07:00
From the website Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Republicans Ready To Attack Social Security
Published on 2011-03-06 00:06:00
The Republicans have never liked Social Security. They have tried to cut it many times, and during the Bush administration they even tried to abolish it -- in favor of "private accounts" that there rich buddies on Wall Street could get richer by inve > read more
Scapegoats
Published on 2011-03-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Cost Of Health Insurance Will Continue To Rise
Published on 2011-03-06 00:04:00
In January of 2008 about half of all the workers in the United States were covered by employer-paid health insurance. That figure has fallen to about 44%. Some believe the drop has been due to the large number of people that have lost their jobs due > read more
Pointing A Finger (The Wrong Way)
Published on 2011-03-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Fascism - Are We There Yet ?
Published on 2011-03-06 00:02:00
Is the government always right -- even when it does things that are wrong? Can the government do anything it wants to to an American citizen with impunity? Can the government keep any secrets it wants to keep -- even when those secrets don't pose a d > read more
Logic ?
Published on 2011-03-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
Indoctrinated
Published on 2011-03-05 00:07:00
From the great website of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Senate "Gentlemen's Agreement" Is Over
Published on 2011-03-05 00:06:00
As this session of the United States Senate started the Democrats considered changing the filibuster rules. This was because the Republicans abused the filibuster privilege by trying to use it to block everything the Democrats tried to do. They didn' > read more
A Pox On Both Their Houses
Published on 2011-03-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Israel Wants Territory - Not Peace
Published on 2011-03-05 00:04:00
Most Americans think the government of Israel would like to have peace with the Palestinians, and the only thing that prevents that from happening is the refusal of Palestinians to recognize the right of Israel to exist. That was true back in the mid > read more
Slime
Published on 2011-03-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Legacy Of Reagan
Published on 2011-03-04 00:07:00
RepublicanDirtyTricks.com gives us the truth about Reagan's misguided policies. > read more
Unemployment Back Into Double Digits
Published on 2011-03-04 00:06:00
The official government unemployment figures have not been released yet for the month of February, but if they're anything like the January figures then they probably can't be trusted anyway. In January the government figures showed that the unemploy > read more
A Probability
Published on 2011-03-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Libya - To Intervene Or Not
Published on 2011-03-04 00:04:00
Dissent is spreading across the Middle East. After years of living under tyrannical rulers the people are beginning to demand their own rights to democracy, economic justice and human rights. The tyrants in Tunisia and Egypt has already been tossed o > read more
Teabagger Attack
Published on 2011-03-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Destroying Unions Is Destroying Middle Class
Published on 2011-03-04 00:02:00
One of the biggest lies being told by Republicans is that unions hurt Americans by stifling business and job creation. The truth is that the unions are the only force that workers have to insure they are treated fairly by business, and these unions e > read more
Advice
Published on 2011-03-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Gay/Lesbian Marriage Gaining Support
Published on 2011-03-04 00:00:00
With their new-found power in the House of Representatives the Republicans are not just trying to slash government programs and re-institute their failed "trickle down" economics. They have also resumed their attack on equality -- primarily by attack > read more
Jesus vs Republican Jesus
Published on 2011-03-03 00:07:00
There's a big difference between the biblical Jesus (whether real or not) and the Jesus being touted by right-wing fundamentalists. From the excellent blog Unreasonable Faith. > read more
Republican Lies About Social Security
Published on 2011-03-03 00:06:00
It seems like all we can hear these days is how the budget deficit can never be fixed without "doing something" about Social Security (code for reducing benefits for those receiving Social Security). The Republicans have made this a mantra and repeat > read more
Free Speech Can Be Obnoxious
Published on 2011-03-03 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Republicans Are Playing With Fire
Published on 2011-03-03 00:04:00
Congressional Republicans did very well in the last election. They took over the House of Representatives and picked up several seats in the Senate. They are claiming the election gave them a mandate to slash government spending and eliminate many so > read more
The Axeman
Published on 2011-03-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
Fox News Has Ethics ?
Published on 2011-03-03 00:02:00
This is a surprise. After years of slanting the news and outright lying to help their buddies in the Republican Party, Fox News all of a sudden wants to act like it has some ethics. They announced that they are suspending two of their paid analysts - > read more
Out Of Touch With Reality
Published on 2011-03-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
Then And Now
Published on 2011-03-02 00:07:00
From the pages of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com. > read more
Republicans Protect Giveaways To Big Oil
Published on 2011-03-02 00:06:00
I have said that the Republicans are not really interested in cutting the deficit. They are just using deficit-cutting as a campaign tool to keep their base happy while continuing huge giveaways to the rich and the corporations. They proved this in t > read more
Just Thought You Should Know
Published on 2011-03-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Gov. Shutdown Is Just Delayed - Not Averted
Published on 2011-03-02 00:04:00
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution that extends the funding for the federal government for an additional two weeks (funding was scheduled to run out of March 4th before this resolution was passed). The Senate is exp > read more
Nonsensical Support
Published on 2011-03-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Corporations - Persons Or Not ?
Published on 2011-03-02 00:02:00
I'm beginning to wonder if the United States Supreme Court might not have a bad case of split personality -- especially the more conservative members. They can't seem to make up their minds about whether corporations are "persons" with the rights of > read more
Fat Heads
Published on 2011-03-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Most Dangerous City - 2010
Published on 2011-03-02 00:00:00
Our Texas governor, Rick Perry, just made a fool of himself the other day (something he does quite often these days) by saying the most dangerous city in America is Juarez. He had to be reminded that Juarez is in Mexico. The real "most dangerous city > read more
Atheist Concerns
Published on 2011-03-01 00:07:00
From the excellent blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
Unions Have Support Of The People
Published on 2011-03-01 00:06:00
There was a time in this country when workers had no rights at all. Companies could pay what they wanted (whether that was a livable wage or not), work their employees 12-14 hour days for six or even seven days a week, subject those workers to unsafe > read more
Shooting At The Unions (Sport For The Rich)
Published on 2011-03-01 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Texas - Not A Good Economic Model
Published on 2011-03-01 00:04:00
The last election put Republicans back in power in many states (due to a large influx of corporate money from secret donations that was used to help Republican candidates). There was far more money spent in the last election than ever before in an of > read more
Angry (At The Wrong People)
Published on 2011-03-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Consumer Reports Rates 2011 Vehicles
Published on 2011-03-01 00:02:00
I'm always interested in what Consumer Reports thinks of the new crop of autos each year. That's because they don't get any free cars or payments from any of the auto companies. They go to a dealership and buy a car just like the rest of us. Then the > read more
The Final Blow
Published on 2011-03-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
A Joke Or The Truth ?
Published on 2011-03-01 00:00:00
It seems that the best humor has a lot of truth in it. That's what makes it funny. I got the following joke from fellow blogger (and friend) CPMAZ over at Random Musings. I don't know where he got it. But it's very funny and has more than a nugget of > read more
A Very Good Question
Published on 2011-02-28 00:07:00
This button has a very good question on it -- which all Americans should give some thought to answering. From the blog of the wonderful Yellowdog Granny. > read more
The Ultra-Right Continues Its Violent Rhetoric
Published on 2011-02-28 00:06:00
After Rep. Giffords was shot and several innocent citizens killed in Arizona, there was a lot of talk about the violent rhetoric that has become commonplace in this country's political discourse -- especially the right-wing politicians and pundits. I > read more
Kiwi Tragedy
Published on 2011-02-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
Fox CEO To Be Charged With A Crime ?
Published on 2011-02-28 00:04:00
It's no secret that many of the rich and powerful in this country think they are above the law. They think they can do as they please and flaunt laws they would demand the poor be punished for. One of those rich and powerful scofflaws in Roger Ailes > read more
How Can It Be ?
Published on 2011-02-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Teabagger Presidential Straw Poll
Published on 2011-02-28 00:02:00
A couple of thousand teabaggers met in Phoenix this last weekend for a policy summit and cheerleading session. Leaders from many different teabagger groups were there. One of the last events they had was a straw poll to see just who these teabagger l > read more
Bloody Tyrant
Published on 2011-02-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
The "No Inflation" Lie
Published on 2011-02-27 00:07:00
The government is telling us there's no reason for cost-of-living-adjustments because there's no inflation. But as the chart above clearly shows, that is just not true. The cost of nearly everything has risen over the past year. From the blog Zero En > read more
Why Won't Obama Keep His Promise ?
Published on 2011-02-27 00:06:00
During the campaign of 2008, Barack Obama knew he could not win without the traditional Democratic coalition supporting him in a united effort (even with the unpopularity of the outgoing administration helping). And a large part of that coalition is > read more
Opposite Directions
Published on 2011-02-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
New Jobs Not The Same As The Old Jobs
Published on 2011-02-27 00:04:00
In January the unemployment rate in this country dropped to about 9% according to the government. This caused some celebration among some pundits, who claimed it was evidence that the economy is rebounding. I wish that was true, but its not. Even the > read more
They Like It
Published on 2011-02-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
UT Chancellor Says NO To Guns On Campus
Published on 2011-02-27 00:02:00
The United States leads the world in the number of firearm deaths that occur every year. Here in Texas, there are 11 people killed by guns for every 100,000 people in the state each year. In their infinite wisdom, the Republican leadership in the sta > read more
Budget's Just An Excuse
Published on 2011-02-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Two Down - More To Go
Published on 2011-02-26 00:07:00
From the great website Pundit Kitchen. > read more
Iraqi Government In Trouble Too
Published on 2011-02-26 00:06:00
Supposedly, one of the reasons that George Bush invaded and occupied the country of Iraq was to topple the dictatorship there and install an American-style democracy in its place. And he did install a puppet government there after holding "elections" > read more
Budgeting Like The GOP
Published on 2011-02-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Bors at mattbors.com. > read more
You Play With Fire - You Get Burned
Published on 2011-02-26 00:04:00
Evidently no one was paying attention to the vile members of the Westboro Baptist Church last week, so they decided to get some publicity by claiming they were the victims of a threat by the computer hacker group known as Anonymous. This is the group > read more
Republicans Are Serious ?
Published on 2011-02-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jack Ohman in The Oregonian. > read more
Transgendered Woman In Amarillo Mayor's Race
Published on 2011-02-26 00:02:00
It took a little while, but it looks like the race for mayor in Amarillo has finally gotten interesting enough to pay some attention to it. When Mayor Debra McCart announced nearly a month ago that she would not be running for another term, only one > read more
Texas Edjukashun
Published on 2011-02-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Cannot Comprehend
Published on 2011-02-25 00:07:00
A thoughtful commentary from Gary Trudeau in his brilliant comic strip Doonesbury. > read more
Now More Than A Thousand Hate Groups In U.S.
Published on 2011-02-25 00:06:00
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has released its annual intelligence report on hate groups in the United States, and it paints a pretty grim portrait of America. Hate groups are still proliferating in this country, and as the chart shows, for > read more
Who Needs Them ?
Published on 2011-02-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
The Insanity Of A Balanced Budget Amendment
Published on 2011-02-25 00:04:00
There is little doubt that Sen. Rand Paul (pictured above) is one of the nuttiest Republicans in Washington. He's ready to get rid of nearly all federal programs -- except the ones that send him checks. And he'd also love to rescind many federal laws > read more
Thinking
Published on 2011-02-25 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Texas Is Still In The Race (Unfortunately)
Published on 2011-02-25 00:02:00
It seems that the yearly contest for craziest state legislature is becoming more popular with each passing election, and it is especially intense this year. Several states have made breathtaking challenges for the crown, including Wisconsin, Oklahoma > read more
Dictators
Published on 2011-02-25 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
What Worries Republicans
Published on 2011-02-24 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen points out the greatest fear of congressional Republicans. > read more
Corporate Tax Deals Won't Fix The Economy
Published on 2011-02-24 00:06:00
The Republicans have convinced much of the American populace that this country is in trouble because the deficit has grown too large. And since taxes can't be raised for ordinary Americans in the midst of a recession, people have been led to believe > read more
Economic Survivor
Published on 2011-02-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
The Obedient Mainstream Media
Published on 2011-02-24 00:04:00
There was a time in this country when the mainstream media was independent enough to tell the truth to the people regardless of who didn't like it. Newspapers took the lead, but even radio and television considered their duty to report the news to be > read more
Important To Americans
Published on 2011-02-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
Obama Approval Lower Than A Year Ago
Published on 2011-02-24 00:02:00
According to the Gallup Poll, President Obama has an average approval rating of 47%. That's pretty good for a sitting president, but it is lower than it was a year ago. His approval rating was 58% in 2009. While that is a drop of about 11 points, it' > read more
Impediment To Democracy
Published on 2011-02-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in The Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
A New Pledge For Teabaggers
Published on 2011-02-24 00:00:00
There seem to be a lot of selfish people in this country, and the worst of the lot are those who initially called themselves teabaggers (they have now altered that to tea party supporters after learning the street definition of the term teabaggers). > read more
It Still Doesn't Work
Published on 2011-02-23 00:07:00
The good folks over at NORML remind us that prohibition is not working any better today than it did the first time it was tried. The only group that's helped by prohibition is organized crime. > read more
Disasters Waiting To Happen
Published on 2011-02-23 00:06:00
It has become obvious with all the budget cutting the Republicans, both on the federal and state levels, have been doing that they have no intention of budgeting any money to improve this country's infrastructure. They ignored our crumbling infrastru > read more
Stand Up
Published on 2011-02-22 00:07:00
Here's some excellent advice from the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Both Wars Started Over LIES
Published on 2011-02-22 00:06:00
We've known for quite a while now that the Bush administration lied to the American people so he could have a reason to invade Iraq. He first tried to float the "yellow cake" uranium story, saying that Saddam was buying bomb material in raw form from > read more
Winner
Published on 2011-02-22 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
National Party Finances
Published on 2011-02-22 00:04:00
Under the leadership of Michael Steele the national Republican Party wasn't doing too well financially. The donations had steeply dropped off, and after the 2010 elections the party was left about $25 million in debt. It was the first time in many ye > read more
Shared Sacrifices ?
Published on 2011-02-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
The Truth About Fox News (From An Insider)
Published on 2011-02-22 00:02:00
It's been obvious to many of us for a long time that Fox News is nothing like the "fair and balanced" news network that they claim to be. In fact, they are little more than a propaganda outlet for right-wing conservatism and the Republican Party. But > read more
Different Goals
Published on 2011-02-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
A Powerful Statement
Published on 2011-02-21 00:07:00
From the pages of Pundit Kitchen. > read more
U.S. Vetoes Mideast Peace
Published on 2011-02-21 00:06:00
Most people in the United States don't understand the real causes blocking peace in the Mideast. They have bought the old Israeli argument that the peace talks can't be held because the Palestinians won't agree that Israel has a right to exist. The p > read more
A Questionable Friend
Published on 2011-02-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
It Is Time For Casino Gambling In Texas ?
Published on 2011-02-21 00:04:00
Although I have been known to purchase lottery tickets (I consider that to be my voluntary state tax), I have never been much of a gambler. I have never been inside a casino (or a horse racing track for that matter). It has just never made sense to m > read more
Bedroom Politics
Published on 2011-02-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
A Symbol For Our Economic & Ecological Savagery
Published on 2011-02-21 00:02:00
The nation's official christmas tree is no more. High winds in the Washington, D.C. area snapped the tree's trunk and toppled it (see picture above). Fortunately, no one was in the area when the tree fell.The tradition of the president lighting a nat > read more
Public Spending (Teabagger Perspective)
Published on 2011-02-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Biblical Billboards
Published on 2011-02-20 00:05:00
Not everything in the Bible is good, or even defensible. > read more
States Not Cooperating With Gun Laws
Published on 2011-02-20 00:04:00
Back in 2007, the massacre at Virginia Tech by a mentally ill student caused many in the United States to re-think our gun laws. It became obvious that background checks were important to keep not only convicted criminals, but also those exhibiting a > read more
Tiger Trainer Or Tiger Food ?
Published on 2011-02-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
2010 Census For Amarillo
Published on 2011-02-20 00:02:00
We finally have the census results for the city of Amarillo. I knew the city was growing and I had estimated that it had topped the 200,000 mark. I was wrong, but not by much. The official 2010 census result for Amarillo is 190,695 -- a 9.8% growth o > read more
Losing Touch With Reality
Published on 2011-02-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Teabagger History
Published on 2011-02-19 00:07:00
The inimitable Tom Tomorrow gives us a view of history as the teabaggers understand it. > read more
Republicans Assure Government Shut-Down With "Poison Pill" Amendments
Published on 2011-02-19 00:06:00
For the last few days the House of Representatives have been arguing over a continuing resolution to fund the federal government for the rest of the year. Time after time, Republicans have taken to the floor of the House to claim they are just doing > read more
Two Microphones Needed
Published on 2011-02-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
Texas Gets Failing Grade In History
Published on 2011-02-19 00:04:00
Every few years the Thomas B. Fordham Institute evaluates the history curriculum of each of the states in grades K through 12. Then they give each state a letter grade. They have just released the results of their most recent evaluation, and it's not > read more
Some Shady Friends
Published on 2011-02-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
The New Look Of Texas
Published on 2011-02-19 00:02:00
If any of you ever wondered why the Republicans are ignoring the real needs of the state of Texas, and instead concentrating on things like voter ID, removing citizenship of "anchor babies, closing the border, and denying a path to citizenship for un > read more
Flirting With Disaster
Published on 2011-02-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Equal Rights Are For Everyone
Published on 2011-02-18 00:07:00
Why is this such a hard concept for some people to understand? Found at the great blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Equal Rights Are For Everyone
Published on 2011-02-18 00:07:00
Why is this such a hard concept for some people to understand? Found at the great blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Republicans Hate Clean Air And Water
Published on 2011-02-18 00:06:01
It has become obvious in the last few weeks to anyone with half a brain that the Republicans in Congress have abandoned ordinary Americans to insure that the rich and the corporations can continue hogging the wealth and income of this country. While > read more
Republicans Hate Clean Air And Water
Published on 2011-02-18 00:06:00
It has become obvious in the last few weeks to anyone with half a brain that the Republicans in Congress have abandoned ordinary Americans to insure that the rich and the corporations can continue hogging the wealth and income of this country. While > read more
Republican Diet
Published on 2011-02-18 00:05:01
Political Cartoon is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star-News. > read more
Republican Diet
Published on 2011-02-18 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star-News. > read more
A Few Words From Bernie
Published on 2011-02-18 00:04:00
No senator in Washington talks straighter about the truth than Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont). He is a staunch defender of ordinary Americans, and strongly opposes the Republican effort to balance the budget on the backs of these people while giv > read more
Look What They Did !
Published on 2011-02-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Lester in the Rome News-Tribune. > read more
Corporate Tax Breaks Should Be Stopped
Published on 2011-02-18 00:02:00
The state of Texas has one of the most regressive tax systems in the United States. Most of the state's funding is derived from a sales tax (where the working class and middle class pay a much larger share of their income than the rich do). And while > read more
Goal Of Business
Published on 2011-02-18 00:01:03
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
This Could Explain It
Published on 2011-02-18 00:00:10
This short excerpt from an interview with Governor Rick Perry could go a long way toward explaining why he has been so illogical and hard to reason with lately (although I can't say I blame his poor wife): “Abstinence works,” said Governor Perr > read more
Red Light Cameras Save Lives
Published on 2011-02-17 00:19:00
I have posted on red light cameras several times in the past. And as regular readers may remember, I've always been in favor of them. I think anything that can prevent people from running a red light is a good thing. And since it's just not cost effe > read more
Graph Of Republican Presidential Hopefuls
Published on 2011-02-17 00:07:01
This graph was compiled by Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight and shows his view of where the Republican hopefuls stand on a scale of insider/outsider and moderate/conservative. I found it interesting (although I might disagree with some of his placement > read more
Another Step Forward For Equality
Published on 2011-02-17 00:06:00
America prides itself on championing equal rights. But the truth is that it's been a long and hard trail to try and establish true equality in this country, and we're still not there. But another step was taken toward that goal this week. Both house > read more
The Donald
Published on 2011-02-17 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Another Right-Wing Lie
Published on 2011-02-17 00:04:00
Far too often in today's political climate right-wingers feel they are justified in telling an outrageous lie, as long as that lie will help them to get whatever it is that they want. Truth is sacrificed to accomplishing their agenda. And among the m > read more
A Taller Order
Published on 2011-02-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Feingold Establishes "Progressive United"
Published on 2011-02-17 00:02:00
The 2010 elections saw a massive influx of corporate money (including money from foreign corporations funneled through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce) thanks to the misguided Supreme Court Decision in the Citizens United case. This has resulted in the > read more
No More Than Two
Published on 2011-02-17 00:01:03
Political Cartoon is by Matt Bors at bors blog. > read more
A Radical Notion
Published on 2011-02-16 00:07:01
I'll never understand why equality is considered such a radical position in this country, but it is. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
A Radical Notion
Published on 2011-02-16 00:07:00
I'll never understand why equality is considered such a radical position in this country, but it is. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Republicans Aren't Serious About Budget Cutting
Published on 2011-02-16 00:06:01
It should have been obvious to even the dumbest voter that the Republicans weren't serious about their campaign promise to cut the federal deficit when they forced the acceptance of a massive tax cut for the rich that increased the deficit by nearly > read more
Republicans Aren't Serious About Budget Cutting
Published on 2011-02-16 00:06:00
It should have been obvious to even the dumbest voter that the Republicans weren't serious about their campaign promise to cut the federal deficit when they forced the acceptance of a massive tax cut for the rich that increased the deficit by nearly > read more
Budget Cuts - Republican Style
Published on 2011-02-16 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jimmy Margulies in The Record (New Jersey). > read more
Constitutional Rights Take Another Beating
Published on 2011-02-16 00:04:00
After the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11/01, President Bush used the event to push through the Patriot Act. This infamous law further restricted the already severely eroded rights of Americans to privacy from government snooping. It allowed federa > read more
People - More Effective Than Bombs
Published on 2011-02-16 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Medal Of Freedom Has 15 New Recipients
Published on 2011-02-16 00:02:00
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award conferred by the United States (along with the Congressional Gold Medal). It is awarded for "an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United St > read more
Down The Road
Published on 2011-02-16 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Republican Party Inundated With Birthers
Published on 2011-02-16 00:00:00
The birth certificate above would be all that most employers and agencies would need to establish citizenship, but there is a class of people (probably motivated by their racial views) who don't want to accept it. They are commonly called "birthers", > read more
The Conservative Position
Published on 2011-02-15 00:07:00
The naked truth from the website addictinginfo.com. > read more
Republicans Have Created The Economy They Want
Published on 2011-02-15 00:06:00
There's been a myth in this country for quite a while now that American workers have it pretty good, and that the government does a good job of protecting workers. It's not true and never has been. As the chart above clearly shows, of the richest 21 > read more
Tied To The Tracks
Published on 2011-02-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
The Cell Phone On Airplanes Myth (Lie)
Published on 2011-02-15 00:04:00
Everyone who's flown on an American airline knows that cell phone use is prohibited. As the plane starts to pull away from the terminal attendants will caution all passengers to turn their cell phones off, and they will not allow passengers to turn t > read more
The Way It Works
Published on 2011-02-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Has Governor Perry Lost His Mind ?
Published on 2011-02-15 00:02:00
In his recent "state of the state" speech, Governor Perry glibly discussed the financial problems facing the state of Texas as though they can be easily fixed, and fixed without dipping into the "rainy day" fund or raising taxes. He seems to think it > read more
Freedom From Health Care
Published on 2011-02-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Programs The Republicans Would Abolish
Published on 2011-02-15 00:00:00
The Republicans don't think the federal government should be doing anything except feeding more of your money to their corporate buddies. They have proposed drastic cuts to many good programs (while they try to drum up support to abolish Social Secur > read more
I Believe
Published on 2011-02-14 00:07:00
Another bit of wisdom found on the internet by the inimitable Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Is Marriage Going Out Of Style ?
Published on 2011-02-14 00:06:00
Here's an interesting thought for Valentine's Day -- is marriage going out of style? If you look at the numbers, you could definitely get that impression. Back in 1970 about 72% of American adults were married. Last year that number had dropped to 54 > read more
It's A Different World
Published on 2011-02-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Egypt - No Democracy Yet
Published on 2011-02-14 00:04:00
The demonstrations in Egypt have accomplished their first goal. Their dictatorial president, Hosni Mubarak, is no longer in power. And his hand-picked vice-president is also gone. But it looks to me like a lot of people have jumped the gun on just wh > read more
Note From Lady Liberty
Published on 2011-02-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
No Muslim Schools Need Apply
Published on 2011-02-14 00:02:00
In the state of Texas, public school competitions are overseen by the University Interscholastic League (UIL). This organization puts member schools into five categories according to the number of students each school has and groups the schools into > read more
Counseling Needed
Published on 2011-02-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Milt Priggee at caglecartoons.com. > read more
One More Atheist Poster
Published on 2011-02-13 00:07:00
Poster created by the marvelous Rose Schwartz at The Jewmanist. > read more
What Republican Economic Policy Has Done
Published on 2011-02-13 00:06:00
This is what the Republican "trickle-down" economic policy has done to income growth in the United States. As you can see, between 1948 and 1979 the bottom 90% of the population got 67% of the growth in income while the top 10% got about 33%. That's > read more
It's In February For A Reason
Published on 2011-02-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
If You're Poor, You're Screwed
Published on 2011-02-13 00:04:00
Now that the Republicans have once again taken control of the House of Representatives, they have decided that the deficit must be cut. And with their recent massive tax cut for the rich, they'd made it abundantly clear that the deficit will not be r > read more
Sweethearts
Published on 2011-02-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Ron Paul Wins CPAC Nod Again
Published on 2011-02-13 00:02:00
The American Conservative Union hosts a conference each year that is attended by thousands of conservatives representing dozens of different conservative organizations. The Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC as it is commonly called, a > read more
The New Power
Published on 2011-02-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Separated At Birth ?
Published on 2011-02-12 00:05:00
From the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Untruths, Falsehoods And Outright Lies
Published on 2011-02-12 00:04:00
If there's one thing politicians know how to do, it's lie with a straight face. I suspect it's always been this way because there's a lot of money to be made by those in power. But it seems like in the recent past the lies have become more numerous a > read more
Misplaced Optimism
Published on 2011-02-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Happy Darwin Day !!
Published on 2011-02-12 00:02:00
Today is the birthday of naturalist Charles Darwin. He is perhaps best know for discovering the fact of evolution (and it is a fact that evolution is a reality, regardless of whether you believe man evolved or not). People still call evolution a theo > read more
Beyond Control
Published on 2011-02-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rex Babin in the Sacramento Bee. > read more
Another Atheist Poster
Published on 2011-02-11 00:07:00
Created by Rose Schwartz over at The Jewmanist. > read more
Nobody Likes Congress
Published on 2011-02-11 00:06:00
A year ago (January of 2010), Congress was one of the most unpopular entities in the United States. About 70% of the population disapproved of Congress, while only about 23% of Americans approved of them. That's pretty bad. But the Republicans decide > read more
Arizonans Abroad
Published on 2011-02-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star.NOTE: This would work well for Texans also! > read more
Post- Racial ? Not Even Close !
Published on 2011-02-11 00:04:00
A couple of years ago some people were saying that America had entered its post-racial phase. The ides was that because the United States had elected an African-American as its president, surely we were beginning to get past the terrible racism that > read more
Stealing Material
Published on 2011-02-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Van Os Speaks Out On Egypt
Published on 2011-02-11 00:02:00
The inimitable Texas progressive, David Van Os, has penned another missive -- this time on the current mess in Egypt. As usual, he is right on target, so I repost it here for my readers. And David now has a blog of his own. It's called Notes From a T > read more
Speedbump
Published on 2011-02-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Zappa
Published on 2011-02-10 00:07:00
Yellowdog Granny finds that even FaceBook quotes the legendary Frank Zappa. > read more
Another Republican Scandal
Published on 2011-02-10 00:06:00
The new Congress has only been sworn in for about a month and they already have two sex scandals among Republicans. It makes me wonder if they're going to go for some kind of record. If so, they are well on their way.A few days ago we learned that th > read more
Not A Real Problem
Published on 2011-02-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Jeff Stahler in The Columbus Dispatch. > read more
Obama Refuses To Help Mexico Stop Guns
Published on 2011-02-10 00:04:00
The United States is quick to blame Mexico for not stopping the illegal smuggling of drugs across the border. There are consistent and repeated calls for Mexico to do more to stop the smugglers, especially from the American right-wing. But this shoul > read more
Speaking Clearly
Published on 2011-02-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Eric Allie at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Tx Republicans Try To Steal Education Funds (Again)
Published on 2011-02-10 00:02:00
Back in 2009, schools all over America were in trouble and it looked like many teachers and other employees would have to be laid off. But the U.S. Congress came to the rescue. They passed a stimulus bill specifically for education that was designed > read more
It Happens
Published on 2011-02-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Atheist Poster
Published on 2011-02-09 00:09:00
Poster created by Rose Schwartz at The Jewmanist. > read more
Taxes At Lowest Since 1950
Published on 2011-02-09 00:08:00
A lot of right-wingers are whining about taxes and how high they are. They make it sound like President Obama has crushed Americans with a huge tax burden after years of low taxes under President Bush. Of course, that completely ridiculous. The truth > read more
Unhooked
Published on 2011-02-09 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Ed Stein at edsteinink.com. > read more
Made In China
Published on 2011-02-08 00:07:00
From the excellent website LeftWingConspiracy.com. > read more
Most Would Keep "No Child Left Behind"
Published on 2011-02-08 00:06:00
While he was president, George Bush (with the cooperation of Sen. Ted Kennedy) passed some reforms to education in a bill called "No Child Left Behind". The bill rated schools by how many of their students did well on standard tests and tried to hold > read more
Them And Us
Published on 2011-02-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Monte Wolverton at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Randi Attacks Homeopathic Nonsense
Published on 2011-02-08 00:04:00
One of my personal heroes is in the news again -- the Amazing Randi. James Randi had a successful career as a magician, and now devotes his time and energy to debunking fakes and frauds (like psychics, mediums, miracle healers, telepaths, diviners, e > read more
Renewable
Published on 2011-02-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Obama Was Telling The Truth (Sadly)
Published on 2011-02-08 00:02:00
President Obama seems to have a strange desire to keep beating his head on a brick wall -- metaphorically speaking. He keeps going on Fox News, in spite of the fact that the people at Fox have not even tried to be fair toward him. After all their lie > read more
Still Breaking Promises
Published on 2011-02-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
A Different Dream
Published on 2011-02-07 00:07:00
From the blog called Republican Dirty Tricks. > read more
Egypt Must Be Allowed Self-Determination
Published on 2011-02-07 00:06:00
Since the 25th of January, the country of Egypt has been in turmoil. There have been massive daily demonstrations demanding that President Mubarak step down and a change in government be instituted in the country. What that government will finally be > read more
Not A Good Idea
Published on 2011-02-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Drug Dogs Not Good Enough To Establish Probable Cause
Published on 2011-02-07 00:04:00
Here in the Texas Panhandle the Department of Public Safety (state police) and sheriff's departments arrest a lot of people on Interstate 40 for drug possession. It is not unusual for there to be at least one or two of these arrests, usually of peopl > read more
Reform/Repeal
Published on 2011-02-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Avoiding Embarrassment
Published on 2011-02-07 00:02:00
This is from cul over at ratboy's anvil 2. It was just too funny not to pass on.Just when you think that the police are uncaring, a storylike this comes along and helps to restore our faith ..... Body Found in River: The Salem , Oregon , Po > read more
Stupidity Of Voter ID
Published on 2011-02-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Social Security Facts
Published on 2011-02-06 00:07:00
Pavlovian Obeisance tells us what the Republicans would not like us to know. > read more
Swiss Cancel Bush Appearance
Published on 2011-02-06 00:06:00
When Bush finished his term as one of the most unpopular presidents of all time, some Republicans said he would be treated more favorably by history. Of course it wasn't historians who said that (they still rate him very low among past presidents), a > read more
Super Bowl Poll
Published on 2011-02-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Drew Litton in The Rocky Mountain News. > read more
The Crass Hypocrisy Of Republican Politicians
Published on 2011-02-06 00:04:00
The Republican politicians in Congress are trying to once again crap on the American public. Instead of spending some money to help create jobs to replace the millions of jobs their economic policies have destroyed, they want to severely cut governme > read more
If The Declaration Was Written Today
Published on 2011-02-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
The Truth About St. Ronnie
Published on 2011-02-06 00:02:00
Today would have been the 100th birthday of former president Ronald Reagan. Since his presidency, and especially since his death, he has been elevated to icon status among right-wingers. Hell, if they could make him a saint they would have already do > read more
Experts ?
Published on 2011-02-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Those Pesky Facts
Published on 2011-02-05 00:07:00
Yellowdog Granny has a devious suggestion. > read more
Gingrich Is Winning The Money Battle
Published on 2011-02-05 00:06:00
Of the Republicans who are considering a run for the presidential nomination in 2012, theres not a whole lot of difference between them. While the field is large, their platforms are virtually interchangeable. That means the candidate who raises the > read more
Robbery
Published on 2011-02-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in the Kansas City Star. > read more
Genghis Khan - Global Climate Changer
Published on 2011-02-05 00:04:00
There is little doubt that modern man is currently causing global climate change. This is being done by the increasing use of carbon-based fuels like oil and coal. The burning of these fuels adds a significant carbon dioxide content to the atmosphere > read more
More Teabagger Logic
Published on 2011-02-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
Governor Flees Texas Cold For California
Published on 2011-02-05 00:02:00
Up here in Amarillo we normally have worse winters than the rest of Texas. We'll get our share of ice and snow several times in a winter, so the city knows how to deal with such weather. Amarillo even owns some snow plows -- and regularly uses them. > read more
Dilemma ?
Published on 2011-02-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
For Your Sins
Published on 2011-02-04 00:09:00
The Friendly Atheist tells us of a religious sacrifice. > read more
Speaker Boehner Has A Lobbyist Girlfriend
Published on 2011-02-04 00:08:00
Before the last elections, Rep. John Boehner cautioned his Republican brothers to rein in their sexual desires, even having private chats with some of them. He wanted to avoid any scandals that might derail the Republicans' quest to return to power. > read more
Cause And Effect
Published on 2011-02-04 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Rex Babin in the Sacramento Bee. > read more
An Embarrassment To The Democratic Party
Published on 2011-02-04 00:06:00
West Virginia has a new Democratic senator -- well, he calls himself a Democrat. Truth be told, he is a "blue dog" conservative who has been bought and paid for by the coal companies (which makes me wonder what nincompoop thought he should serve on t > read more
Embarrassing Tattoos
Published on 2011-02-04 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
The Republican "Economic Miracle" In Texas
Published on 2011-02-04 00:04:00
Texas was supposed to be the show state for Republican economic policies. For years now, the Republicans have controlled the governor's office, the state legislature, all statewide elected offices, and all state agencies. They have been able to fully > read more
Take That!
Published on 2011-02-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Some Bills Make Sense - Some Don't
Published on 2011-02-04 00:02:00
As you may know by now, the Republicans have put in state of Texas in a serious financial bind. According to the state comptroller, the state faces a budget shortfall for the next biennium of at least $27 billion. The problem could be handled easily > read more
Different
Published on 2011-02-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
United States Of Shame
Published on 2011-02-03 00:07:00
From the great blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
A Definition
Published on 2011-02-02 00:09:00
P.Z. Myers of Pharyngula gives us his unique definition of christianity. > read more
Poll Shows Palin Is A Problem For Republicans
Published on 2011-02-02 00:08:00
Ever since the 2008 election, Sarah Palin has been flirting with the idea of running for the Republican presidential nomination. She has tapped into the teabagger movement in the Republican Party and developed a loyal following among them. And more m > read more
Groundhog Day
Published on 2011-02-02 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
U.S. Has A Huge Wealth Inequality
Published on 2011-02-02 00:06:00
One of the worst things that can happen in a country is for the distribution of wealth in the country to get too far out of whack. If this happens, either the people will rebel against the inequity or the economy will will fail. Recent examples of th > read more
Secret Recipe
Published on 2011-02-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Lester in the Rome News-Tribune. > read more
Another Bush Comes Out For Gay Marriage
Published on 2011-02-02 00:04:00
While he was president George W. Bush tried to get a constitutional amendment through Congress that would outlaw homosexual marriages -- thus invalidating the same-sex marriages that are legal in several states now. But it looks like he may be the on > read more
The Mummy
Published on 2011-02-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
More Fake Republican Book Sales
Published on 2011-02-02 00:02:00
I have posted before about how some Republicans try to make their book sales look better through fake sales. Sarah Palin not only had some conservative organizations buy her book and give it away to people, she also bought thousands of dollars worth > read more
Hearing Problem
Published on 2011-02-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in The Miami Herald. > read more
The Real Use For Religion
Published on 2011-02-01 00:05:00
Yellowdog Granny provides us another nugget of wisdom. > read more
Gun Shows Make Gun Laws Laughable
Published on 2011-02-01 00:04:00
Most Americans agree that those who have been convicted of felonies should not have the right to own a gun. And after the shooting at Virginia Tech most people would agree that the ban on gun ownership should extend to those with serious mental probl > read more
The Victim
Published on 2011-02-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Texas Not Celebrating Its Confederate Treachery
Published on 2011-02-01 00:02:00
On February 1, 1861, exactly 150 years ago, the state of Texas seceded from the United States and joined 12 other states in the Confederate States of America. Texas then joined those other states in declaring and engaging in war on the United States > read more
Tossing Out The Trash
Published on 2011-02-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Undesirables
Published on 2011-02-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Imagine No Liberals
Published on 2011-01-31 00:05:00
From the website Old American Century. > read more
A Better Way To Make Ethanol
Published on 2011-01-31 00:04:00
A few years ago, the newest rage to lower the use of fossil fuels was the production of ethanol. The problem was that the ethanol was being produced from corn, and this use of corn cut into the amount that was available for both food and feed. While > read more
Invest Or Invent ?
Published on 2011-01-31 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Raint Day Fund Should Be Used
Published on 2011-01-31 00:02:00
For the last twenty years the state of Texas has had a rainy day fund -- a sort of government savings account that can only be used in an economic emergency. The fund is made up of some oil & gas taxes and any surplus from the state budget in a g > read more
Court Teabagger
Published on 2011-01-31 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Rex Babin in the Sacramento Bee. > read more
It Takes One To Know One
Published on 2011-01-30 00:05:00
Tracy Knauss reminds us that the Republican Inquisitor has a rather sordid past of his own. Found at the blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
U.S. Should Stay Out Of Arab Problems
Published on 2011-01-30 00:04:00
The Arab world is currently in a state of turmoil. A few days ago, the people of Tunisia tossed out their tyrant -- and his cronies who stepped in to take over for him. It's still unknown how that situation will finally shake out. Now the unrest has > read more
Cracks Appearing
Published on 2011-01-30 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
The Rich Keep Getting Richer
Published on 2011-01-30 00:02:00
The recession/depression rages on for most Americans. Millions of Americans have lost their jobs, and many have given up hope of finding another. For every job that does come open, there are many applicants wanting to fill it. And even those who stil > read more
Pests
Published on 2011-01-30 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Seven Deadly Social Sins
Published on 2011-01-29 00:05:00
It's too bad more Americans don't follow the advice offered by Gandhi. > read more
Could Michele Bachmann Get Any Meaner ?
Published on 2011-01-29 00:04:00
It pretty obvious that the teabaggers in Congress are a crazy group of people. They think that anything that doesn't put dollars in the pockets of the rich is unconstitutional, and have demonstrated that they would love to remove all the safeguards o > read more
Priorities
Published on 2011-01-29 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Khalil Bendib at otherwords.org. > read more
Most Americans Are Honest About Taxes
Published on 2011-01-29 00:02:00
No one enjoys paying taxes, but most of us realize that taxes are just one of the costs of living in a free and safe country. Without taxes their would be no government services (or even a government at all), and our freedoms would be at the mercy of > read more
Not Interested
Published on 2011-01-29 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Republican't
Published on 2011-01-28 00:09:00
Another gem found by the inimitable Yellowdog Granny. > read more
No Change To Senate Filibuster Rule
Published on 2011-01-28 00:08:00
Yesterday the United States Senate decided on its rules for the next two years. Some Democrats, upset by the Republicans abuse of the filibuster in the last two years, had wanted to change those rules. Senator Harkin (D-Iowa) wanted change the rules > read more
The Crack
Published on 2011-01-28 00:07:00
David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Obama's Afghan Statement Was Disingenuous
Published on 2011-01-28 00:06:00
During his State of the Union speech President Obama talked a little about Afghanistan, and he made it sound like our presence in that country is accomplishing a lot. He told the American people:"Thanks to our heroic troops and civilians, fewer Afgha > read more
The Beast Is Loose Again
Published on 2011-01-28 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
The Republican Clown Show
Published on 2011-01-28 00:04:00
The number of hopefuls for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012 was already a large and pretty crazy field. It included such people as Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Mitch Daniels, Rick Santorum, Haley Barbour, Tim > read more
I'm With Stupid
Published on 2011-01-28 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
GOP's "Texas Miracle" Is Hurting Children
Published on 2011-01-28 00:02:00
The Republican Party has long touted its economic policy of "trickle down" economics -- the idea that if we remove taxes and regulations from the rich and corporations and let them amass enormous amounts of money, they will let much of that money tri > read more
Deficit Wolves
Published on 2011-01-28 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Which Is The Real Villain ?
Published on 2011-01-27 00:09:00
An interesting comparison -- found at the blog Unreasonable Faith. > read more
CBO Paints Black Picture If Republican Policies Are Continued
Published on 2011-01-27 00:08:00
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is the nonpartisan organization that both parties use to see the effect of what their bills and economic policies would do to the American economy. While politicians might throw out unsubstantiated numbers glorif > read more
A Start ?
Published on 2011-01-27 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
No More Environmentalism For New Mexico
Published on 2011-01-27 00:06:00
The state of New Mexico is commonly called the "Land of Enchantment". There's a good reason for that. It's a very beautiful state with delicate ecologies ranging from desert to mountains. It also has a history that stretches over many centuries, and > read more
Faux Civility
Published on 2011-01-27 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
House GOP Votes For Electoral Advantage
Published on 2011-01-27 00:04:00
House Republicans in Washington moved yesterday to give their own party an advantage in the financing of political campaigns. They voted to do away with the federal financing of presidential campaigns. The federal financing law, which allowed a taxpa > read more
Rebuttals
Published on 2011-01-27 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
A Frightening Thought
Published on 2011-01-27 00:02:00
A fellow blogger came up with a rather frightening idea. What if the christians who say the only thing that makes them moral is their belief in the christian religion are really serious about that? Here's what vjack of Atheist Revolution has to say a > read more
Where's The Beef ?
Published on 2011-01-27 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Federal Government Income
Published on 2011-01-26 00:07:00
From the website of CNN. > read more
Obama Offers Platitudes - Not Programs
Published on 2011-01-26 00:06:00
President Obama delivered his "State of the Union" speech last night, and once again showed he is imminently capable of delivering a great speech. Unfortunately, the speech was more of a general pep talk than an outline of the proposals needed to pul > read more
Cozying Up To Business
Published on 2011-01-26 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
American Students Falling Behind In Science
Published on 2011-01-26 00:04:00
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) measures trends in academic achievment among American students. Sadly, there latest measurement of American students in the area of science leaves a lot to be desired, and should worry most Ameri > read more
Hitting The Jack Pot
Published on 2011-01-26 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Panhandle County Violates The Constitution
Published on 2011-01-26 00:02:00
Conservative fundamentalist christians love to talk about how much they revere and respect the United States Constitution. But there is a big difference between talk and action, and their actions show they couldn't care less what the Constitution say > read more
Limits Needed
Published on 2011-01-26 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Gun Deaths - The Reality
Published on 2011-01-25 00:07:00
Found at the great blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
More Suicides Than Combat Deaths In Military
Published on 2011-01-25 00:06:00
As we approach 10 years of continuous war without accomplishing any of our goals or even getting to a point where the end of those wars are in sight, American soldiers are still dying (although that is seldom reported by the mainstream media any more > read more
Winner ?
Published on 2011-01-25 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Overcompensating
Published on 2011-01-24 00:07:00
A little humor from the inimitable Dr. Zaius at Zaius Nation. > read more
Hate Preacher Denied Entry Into U.K.
Published on 2011-01-24 00:06:00
You may remember hate-filled preacher Terry Jones of Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida. He's the preacher that made headlines by arranging to burn the Koran last September 11th (a threat he didn't follow through on). This nut has mad > read more
Appeasement
Published on 2011-01-24 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Breen in The San Diego Union-Tribune. > read more
Texas Economy Struggling Under Republicans
Published on 2011-01-24 00:04:00
The following headline appeared yesterday in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram webpage:Texas added 230,800 jobs in December, Workforce Commission saysI imagine that a lot of people read the headline and didn't actually click on it to read the article atta > read more
Civility
Published on 2011-01-24 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Joe Heller in the Green Bay Press-Gazette. > read more
The Right Questions
Published on 2011-01-24 00:02:00
The United States is definitely a country that has a love affair with the firearm. As you can see from the chart above, other countries don't even come close to the number of guns available in this country. But even after the tragedy in Arizona, wher > read more
The New Monster
Published on 2011-01-24 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by John Cole in The Scranton Times. > read more
Only Two Pools
Published on 2011-01-23 00:07:00
From the blog of Atheist Cartoons. > read more
Clarence Thomas Thinks Rules Are For Other People
Published on 2011-01-23 00:06:00
Supreme Court justices are appointed for life and are not subject to the whims of electoral politics. This is so they can make their decisions on the law and what is right, not on what would get them re-elected (as many politicians do). > read more
Promise Kept ?
Published on 2011-01-23 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Road To Nomination Gets Harder For Palin
Published on 2011-01-23 00:04:00
I don't think there's any doubt that Sarah Palin would like to be president of the United States. She hasn't announced yet that she's going to run for the Republican nomination in 2012, but there are signs that she's seriously considering runn > read more
A Threat
Published on 2011-01-23 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Jerry Holbert in The Boston Herald. > read more
This Is Not A Church/State Separation Issue
Published on 2011-01-23 00:02:00
There's a little controversy going on in Cherokee County, Georgia. It seems there are some who believe the school board is violating the Constitution by holding public high school graduation ceremonies in a local church. For several yea > read more
Marksmanship
Published on 2011-01-23 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
The Real Death Panel
Published on 2011-01-22 00:05:00
Yellowdog Granny shows us who's on the real health care death panel. > read more
Americans Don't Support The War On Social Security
Published on 2011-01-22 00:04:00
During the Great Depression one of the hardest hit groups of people were the elderly. And it was not just the poor who were destitute -- many who thought that had planned for their "golden years" found that the crash of Wall Street and the failure of > read more
Repeal
Published on 2011-01-22 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Tomorrow Is "National Pie Day"
Published on 2011-01-22 00:02:00
Finally there is a holiday I can fully endorse and participate in -- National Pie Day! I have to admit that I consider pie to be one of the most delicious things in the world. I think my favorite pie is probably coconut cream pie (pictured above), bu > read more
Firearm Fitness
Published on 2011-01-22 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
Hypocrisy
Published on 2011-01-21 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen points out the teabagger hypocrisy. > read more
Women Are Not Doing Well In This Recession
Published on 2011-01-21 00:06:00
Before the recession hit this country women were making some gains toward gender equality. They weren't there yet, but it was getting better (in spite of the fact that many in America still want women to be second-class citizens). Women > read more
Disposable
Published on 2011-01-21 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Fox News Losing Trust Of The Public
Published on 2011-01-21 00:04:00
Public Policy Polling has just released its second annual review of how much the public trusts various news outlets. Last year Fox was trusted by nearly half of the viewing public with 49% of the public trusting them and only 37% mistrusting t > read more
Symbolism Won't Pay The Bills
Published on 2011-01-21 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Best Quote On Texas Budget Cuts
Published on 2011-01-21 00:02:00
As you probably know by now, the Republican's best example of an economic success story, the state of Texas, is in deep financial trouble. The state has a budget deficit of about $27 billion for the upcoming biennium, which must somehow be cov > read more
Second Opinion Needed
Published on 2011-01-21 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Kelley in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. > read more
Teabagger Rhetoric
Published on 2011-01-20 00:09:00
Teabaggers would never engage in violent rhetoric. Right? > read more
Teabagger Congressmen Break Their Promise
Published on 2011-01-20 00:08:00
It certainly didn't take the members of the congressional teabagger caucus to break their campaign promises. They campaigned on controlling the deficit by eliminating congressional pork, especially the practice of earmarks (where congressperso > read more
Recovery
Published on 2011-01-20 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Gary Varvel in The Indianapolis Star-News. > read more
Killing Health Care Reform & Political Theater
Published on 2011-01-20 00:06:00
Well, they did it. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted 245 to 189 to repeal the health care reform law passed by the last Congress and signed into law by President Obama. To their great shame, three Democrats joined > read more
Denying Access
Published on 2011-01-20 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Ed Stein at edsteinink.com. > read more
LBB Calls For Massive Cuts To State Services
Published on 2011-01-20 00:04:00
Everyone has known for a while that there would have to be some cuts in the Texas state budget. The state comptroller has said that a continuation of the current level of state services would result in a $27 billion shortfall. About $7 > read more
Some Good, Some Bad
Published on 2011-01-20 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Obama Has Primary Opponent (Sort Of)
Published on 2011-01-20 00:02:00
After the failure of President Obama to fight for a public option in health care reform, stronger regulations on Wall Street and then his giving in to Republicans on massive tax cuts for the rich, many people on the left were calling for someone to r > read more
Common Ground
Published on 2011-01-20 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
The Jesus And Mo Show
Published on 2011-01-19 00:09:00
From the website of Jesus and Mo. > read more
Proof That Vatican Protected Pedophile Priests
Published on 2011-01-19 00:08:00
Many of you will recognize the picture above as being of former Pope John Paul II. He was a much-beloved Pope and recently the Catholic church has taken steps toward making him an official "saint". He doesn't deserve that honor (or any > read more
What's Different ?
Published on 2011-01-19 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
A Gift For All Democrats
Published on 2011-01-19 00:06:00
Today should be a great day for Democrats everywhere -- a day that they get one of the best gifts they will receive this year. What is it that is so great? Listen to this.Erika Masonhall, a spokeswoman for Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conne > read more
The Smell Of Money
Published on 2011-01-19 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Corporations Pay $2M For Access To Governor
Published on 2011-01-19 00:04:00
It's official now. Rick Perry has been sworn in for his third term as governor of Texas. This time the governor tells us that he scaled back his inauguration because of the continuing recession. Although what the Republicans call > read more
Toning It Down
Published on 2011-01-19 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
100 Law Profs Say H/C Reform Is Constitutional
Published on 2011-01-19 00:02:00
While the congressional teabaggers love to say that the recently passed health care reform is unconstitutional, those most familiar with the legalities of the United States Constitution disagree. In fact, 100 law professors from law schools ac > read more
Political Argument Meter
Published on 2011-01-19 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Tom Toles in the Washington Post. > read more
Misconceptions
Published on 2011-01-18 00:05:00
From the hilarious site called xkcd. > read more
Second Amendment "Solution" Is Bogus Argument
Published on 2011-01-18 00:04:00
Let me preface this post by saying that I do believe the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution gives American citizens the right to own a firearm -- and that right is reserved for individuals, not a militia. The argument that the > read more
Unthinkable
Published on 2011-01-18 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Golden Globes Gets It Right On TV Awards
Published on 2011-01-18 00:02:00
Last Sunday night the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave out its Golden Globe awards. I normally think most of these awards programs get it wrong most of the time, but I really can't argue with most of the TV awards they gave out (I have > read more
Civility ?
Published on 2011-01-18 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Free Speech Is Not Necessarily Intelligent Speech
Published on 2011-01-17 00:05:00
Pundit Kitchen reminds us that free speech and intelligent speech are not the same thing. > read more
Mississippi Has Set A Horrible Precedent
Published on 2011-01-17 00:04:00
Mississippi governor, Haley Barbour, has received a lot of good press recently for commuting the life sentences of two sisters, Jamie and Gladys Scott (who had been convicted in 1994 of setting up a victim for an armed robbery that netted $11). > read more
A Complication
Published on 2011-01-17 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
More Bad News For Haiti ?
Published on 2011-01-17 00:02:00
A little over a year ago Haiti was already known as the poorest country in the western hemisphere. Haiti had a rich history, being the only country founded by a successful slave revolt, but had been unable to establish a lasting democracy or a > read more
No Value
Published on 2011-01-17 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Money Has Privileges
Published on 2011-01-16 00:03:00
Found at the excellent blog of Yellowdog Granny. > read more
Obama Eases Travel To Cuba (But Not Enough)
Published on 2011-01-16 00:02:00
President Obama has decided to loosen some of the travel restrictions to Cuba. He has instructed government departments to allow religious groups and students to travel to the island nation. He is also making it a bit easier to send mon > read more
Moving To The Right
Published on 2011-01-16 00:01:00
Political cartoon is by Kevin Siers in The Charlotte Observer. > read more
Gold Rules
Published on 2011-01-15 00:07:00
Pundit Kitchen reminds us of how things work in America. > read more
How Ridiculous Can People Get ?
Published on 2011-01-15 00:06:00
Every now and then something happens that makes me wonder if there's really any hope for the human race. It seems that the internet has a new viral story. This one is about astrology and the zodiac signs. It seems that the heaven > read more
The Question
Published on 2011-01-15 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Republicans Dump Their "Token" Chairman
Published on 2011-01-15 00:04:00
After they were trounced in the 2008 election, the Republicans decided they needed to do something to give them the appearance of a broader-based party than they really are. They wanted to be viewed as a party of more than just white people (l > read more
Word Cloud
Published on 2011-01-15 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
Michelle Obama Speaks On Arizona Tragedy
Published on 2011-01-15 00:02:00
First Lady Michelle Obama has spoken out on the tragedy in Arizona. Her words are powerful, and take the form of an open letter to all parents. Here is what she had to say:Dear parents,Like so many Americans all across the country, Bara > read more
The Easier Path
Published on 2011-01-15 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Is Social Security A Goner ?
Published on 2011-01-14 00:07:00
From the site of Pavlovian Obeisance. > read more
Criticism Of The Right Is Well-Deserved
Published on 2011-01-14 00:06:00
Since the shooting of nearly twenty innocent people (six of whom were killed) in Arizona, there has been a debate on hate speech and whether it had anything to do with that shooting. The right has been dancing as fast as they can in a effort t > read more
Avoiding Blame
Published on 2011-01-14 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Adam Zyglis in The Buffalo News. > read more
Legislature Poised To Make Things Worse In Texas
Published on 2011-01-14 00:04:00
By now, I imagine all of you know who the picture above is -- the shooter who killed six people in Arizona and wounded more than a dozen others. Whether or not he did it for political reasons, it has become pretty obvious that he is mentally i > read more
Sanitizing Literature
Published on 2011-01-14 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by R.J. Matson in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. > read more
A Little Humor
Published on 2011-01-14 00:02:00
I'm sure you are familiar with the chart above. It's the old terror alert chart instituted by the Bush administration. I don't know that it accomplished anything other than to scare some people, but it received a lot of publicity.Over a > read more
Gun Culture
Published on 2011-01-14 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Guilty Conscience ?
Published on 2011-01-13 00:09:00
One of these three "news" sites seems to have a guilty conscience. Instead of simply reporting the news, they are trying furiously to place blame for their own violent rhetoric on someone else. I wonder which of the three it could be? & > read more
Republicans - Time For Actions To Match Rhetoric
Published on 2011-01-13 00:08:00
Republicans have been very quick to pass the blame for the Arizona shootings on to the mentally ill. Instead of taking responsibility for some of their own violent rhetoric, they point out that the shooter (Jared Loughner) was mentally ill and > read more
Still Hurting
Published on 2011-01-13 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Some Frightening Statistics
Published on 2011-01-13 00:06:00
Politics is a very passionate thing for many of us. We have beliefs, and we think our beliefs are the ones that can make this country a better place for all of its citizens. This is true of both people on the left and on the right and t > read more
Insanity
Published on 2011-01-13 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Dead Birds Are God's Punishment ?
Published on 2011-01-13 00:04:00
A few days ago I posted about several mass bird deaths that happened recently in Arkansas, Louisiana and Sweden. While it made good copy for many mass media outlets, it turns out that this is not really a rare occurrence in nature. Scie > read more
Too Easy
Published on 2011-01-13 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Will Juvenile Justice Be Sacrificed To The Budget ?
Published on 2011-01-13 00:02:00
It's no secret that the state of Texas is in financial trouble. Under Republican leadership, the state is facing a budget shortfall of around $27 billion dollars in the next biennium (the Texas budget is done in two-year increments since the l > read more
Denial
Published on 2011-01-13 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Joel Pett in the Lexington Herald-Leader. > read more
Bring Them All Home !
Published on 2011-01-12 00:09:00
Pundit Kitchen reminds us that we are still in two useless and unnecessary wars that are killing Americans and ruining families. Isn't it time to stop the madness? > read more
Afghanistan - The Endless War
Published on 2011-01-12 00:08:00
It has become obvious to most Americans that it was a mistake to invade Afghanistan. Recent polls have shown that the majority of Americans no longer think the war can be won and should be ended. Unfortunately the current administration > read more
Elephant Attack
Published on 2011-01-12 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Muslims Act To Protect Christians
Published on 2011-01-12 00:06:00
There is a lot of talk in this country, especially from the right-wing, about how muslims are the enemy of christianity and of this country. It isn't true, and that was proven in Egypt in the last few days.Around the new year there were some t > read more
Targeted
Published on 2011-01-12 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Darkow in The Columbia Daily Tribune. > read more
A Tragedy Waiting To Happen In Texas
Published on 2011-01-12 00:04:00
The Texas legislature opened its biennial session yesterday while the nation continues to mourn the tragedy in Arizona. And while there is a lot of talk about a huge budget shortfall and redistricting for the state, the two biggest obstacles f > read more
The NRA Solution
Published on 2011-01-12 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
A Dose Of Truth From Bernie Sanders
Published on 2011-01-12 00:02:00
The 112th Congress convened last week. Republicans now control the House of Representatives and have increased their membership in the Senate to 47. The media and pundits will talk about a million things with regard to this new Congress, > read more
The Pause The Accomplished - Nothing
Published on 2011-01-12 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
Class War
Published on 2011-01-11 00:07:00
The richest 2% of Americans have been dumping on the rest of us for years. They call it "free enterprise". But when the bottom 98% ask for a little help it's called "class warfare". How dare we ask for or expect a fair system! &n > read more
The Pope Is A Hypocrite
Published on 2011-01-11 00:06:00
After covering up for church pedophile priests for many years, the Pope is again showing himself to be a hypocrite and unworthy of respect as a religious leader. This time it involves blasphemy laws.In a new year address, the Pope has called u > read more
Behind The Curtain
Published on 2011-01-11 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Clay Bennett in the Chattanooga Times Free Press. > read more
Making A Bad Situation Worse
Published on 2011-01-11 00:04:00
Most Americans, both on the left and the right, are shocked and in mourning over the shootings in a Tucson suburb. A federal judge, a congressional aide, a 9 year-old girl, and three people in their seventies were viciously killed (and more th > read more
It's Just Words - Right ?
Published on 2011-01-11 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Texas "Economic Miracle" Is An Abject Failure
Published on 2011-01-11 00:02:00
The Texas legislature meets today for it biennial legislative session, and as I posted yesterday, it was expected that they would face a budget shortfall of between $21 and $25 billion. It turns out that those figures were just wishful thinkin > read more
Already Happened
Published on 2011-01-11 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ted Rall at gocomics.com. > read more
Congress' Religious Affiliation
Published on 2011-01-10 00:07:00
The Friendly Atheist shows us the religious make-up of the new Congress. Like the Congress before it, the majority of the politicians are Protestants, with second place going to Catholics and third place to Jewish religion. As usual, th > read more
DeLay To Be Sentenced Today
Published on 2011-01-10 00:06:00
Today's the day. Last November Tom Delay, former Texas congressman and Republican power-broker, was convicted of violating Texas law. A Travis County jury found him guilty of Money Laundering and of Conspiracy To Launder Money. I > read more
The People ?
Published on 2011-01-10 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bill Schorr at caglecartoons.com. > read more
Rep. Thornberry - Servant Of The Rich
Published on 2011-01-10 00:04:00
The 13th Congressional District of Texas is the northernmost district in the state of Texas. It is largely a blue collar district, but it doesn't vote like it. Being 81% white and in the middle of the Bible Belt, the district consistent > read more
White Wash
Published on 2011-01-10 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Sack in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. > read more
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Published on 2011-01-10 00:02:00
The building pictured above is the capitol building of the State of Texas. It will once again be a bustling place starting on Tuesday, January 11th, when the legislature meets for its biennial session (unlike most other states, the Texas legis > read more
Political Correctness
Published on 2011-01-10 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Death Panels
Published on 2011-01-09 00:09:00
The Republicans warned us that there would be death panels deciding who would live and who would die. What they forgot to tell us is that they would be heading up those death panels. The woman above is the head of the Arizona death pane > read more
Thoughts On The Arizona Terrorist
Published on 2011-01-09 00:08:00
The young 22 year-old man pictured above is a terrorist. He went to a peaceful political meeting and shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Arizona). Then he kept shooting. He wound up killing six people, including a 9 year-old gir > read more
No Heart
Published on 2011-01-09 00:07:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
The Constitution The Teabaggers Want
Published on 2011-01-09 00:06:00
Teabaggers and ultra right-wing Republicans talk incessantly about how much they revere the United States Constitution. But after listening to their rhetoric I have to wonder if they really mean what they say. It has become clear that t > read more
PC Stupidity
Published on 2011-01-09 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bob Englehart in The Hartford Courant. > read more
New Unemployment Figures Nothing To Celebrate
Published on 2011-01-09 00:04:00
On Friday the Labor Department released its latest unemployment figures. They reported that 103,000 jobs had been created in December and the unemployment rate had fallen from 9.8% to 9.4%. Some economic pundits, and indeed even Preside > read more
Not What Was Intended
Published on 2011-01-09 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
A New Missive From David Van Os
Published on 2011-01-09 00:02:00
One of Texas' leading progressives, David Van Os, has penned a new missive. I liked it a lot and repost it here for everyone to read:The 2010 election turned on the failure of the Democratically controlled White House, Senate, and House of Rep > read more
Won't Be Easy
Published on 2011-01-09 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Nate Beeler in The Washington Examiner. > read more
Overlapping Professions
Published on 2011-01-08 00:07:00
From the excellent blog What Would Jack Do?. > read more
There Is No "Aflockalypse"
Published on 2011-01-08 00:06:00
A few days ago about 3,000 birds were found dead near Beebe, Arkansas. A few days later the same thing happened in Sweden and in Louisiana. Since then the internet (and the mainstream media) have been buzzing with stories about the occu > read more
Second Opinion
Published on 2011-01-08 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Daryl Cagle at msnbc.com. > read more
More Proof That "Trickle Down" Doesn't Work
Published on 2011-01-08 00:04:00
The era of the Bush administration was a great time for the rich and the corporations. Taxes were at their lowest point since World War II, Wall Street and the financial giants were freed of most regulations, corporate profits and management b > read more
Mad At What ?
Published on 2011-01-08 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
The Radical James Madison
Published on 2011-01-08 00:02:00
Adam Cohen over at Zero Energy Construction did a post on the quotes of Founding Father James Madison. I thought it was excellent so I'm reposting them here:"All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.""America was indebte > read more
Strictly By The Constitution
Published on 2011-01-08 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Ben Sargent in the Austin American-Statesman. > read more
The Invention Of Religion
Published on 2011-01-07 00:07:00
Cartoonist Wiley Miller at Non Sequitur tells us how religion was invented. > read more
Obama Moves Further To The Right
Published on 2011-01-07 00:06:00
When Barack Obama was elected president and chose Rahm Emanuel as his White House Chief of Staff, it was a dark day for the progressives who had been largely responsible for his winning the Democratic nomination. It was an early indication tha > read more
Socialistic Drivel
Published on 2011-01-07 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Jobs Situation Getting Worse - Not Better
Published on 2011-01-07 00:04:00
Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is a private company that caters to the needs of the business community. This company puts out a monthly employment report derived from payroll data of their clients. Their latest report has some economic > read more
A Mystery
Published on 2011-01-07 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Toyota Still Perceived As Best Car
Published on 2011-01-07 00:02:00
Consumer Reports has released its latest Car Brand Perception Survey (done about a month ago) and it contained a mild surprise. Even though the company was plagued by acceleration problems and received a lot of bad publicity in the last year b > read more
Essential For College
Published on 2011-01-07 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
Guide For Debating Religion
Published on 2011-01-06 00:07:00
PZ Myers over at Pharyngula has given us this excellent chart on why most religious debates should not happen. The fact is that most are not debates at all, but sermons or lectures. > read more
Republicans Not Serious About Cutting Deficit
Published on 2011-01-06 00:06:00
During the 2010 election campaign the Republicans made a big deal out of the federal deficit, and assured voters they would be serious budget-cutters and deficit watchdogs if returned to power. They promised to cut the budget by at least $100 > read more
New GOP House
Published on 2011-01-06 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by David Horsey in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. > read more
Poverty Figures Are Higher Than Previously Thought
Published on 2011-01-06 00:04:00
According to the Department of Agriculture figures, we recently learned that 14% of the total American population is now on food stamps. That would make sense given that the latest government figures for those considered to be living in povert > read more
The Twins
Published on 2011-01-06 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
Commission Endangers The Ogallala Aquifer
Published on 2011-01-06 00:02:00
As if there weren't enough already, here is one more example of how the Republican leadership in Texas puts the interests of corporations ahead of the health interests of citizens or the environment. The black dot on the map above shows where > read more
Tag Team
Published on 2011-01-06 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Cameron (Cam) Cardow in The Ottawa Citizen. > read more
Science Works
Published on 2011-01-05 00:07:00
From the excellent science blog Pharyngula. > read more
Scalia Says Constitution Doesn't Protect Women
Published on 2011-01-05 00:06:00
Sometimes I wonder just what planet Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is living on. Although he has been given the task of protecting the rights of American citizens, as a justice on this nation's highest court, he has recently said that he > read more
Mr. Fixit
Published on 2011-01-05 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Nick Anderson in the Houston Chronicle. > read more
Fundies Shoot Themselves In The Foot
Published on 2011-01-05 00:04:00
Back in the 1960's there were some landmark Supreme Court decisions that outlawed prayer and other religious activities in public schools. They determined that it was a violation of the U.S. Constitution to force students to participate in any > read more
Bipartisanship ?
Published on 2011-01-05 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Steve Kelley in the New Orleans Times-Picayune. > read more
Too Many Wrongful Convictions
Published on 2011-01-05 00:02:00
Thirty years ago, Cornelius Dupree Jr. (pictured above) was convicted of rape and murder, and was sent to a Texas prison. He was denied parole at least twice because he refused to admit his guilt. On Tuesday, he was declared innocent by > read more
Boehner Uses His Gavel
Published on 2011-01-05 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Luckovich in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. > read more
Outrageous Indeed
Published on 2011-01-04 00:05:00
From the great website of PZ Myers called Pharyngula. > read more
Graham Attacks Social Security
Published on 2011-01-04 00:04:00
It's no secret that the Republican Party hates Social Security. They opposed it when it was proposed and tried to defeat it. Since then they have done all they can to abolish the program. This program, which has probably worked a > read more
Republican Goal
Published on 2011-01-04 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more
The World Has Lost A Great Actor
Published on 2011-01-04 00:02:00
One of my favorite actors has died. You may or may not have known of him, because his name was not known by many in the United States -- even though he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in In The Name Of The Father. He was > read more
The Future
Published on 2011-01-04 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Matt Bors at Idiot Box. > read more
Gene Analysis Uncovers Horrible Truth
Published on 2011-01-03 00:05:00
This hilarious cartoon is from the website called xkcd. > read more
This Is Sure To Upset The Right-Wingers
Published on 2011-01-03 00:04:00
Brazil has a new president. The immensely popular outgoing president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has turned over the presidency of that country to a female former Marxist guerrilla, Dilma Rousseff. That means the leftist president (who w > read more
True Love
Published on 2011-01-03 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Lee Judge in The Kansas City Star. > read more
State Rep. Burnam Files Sensible Gun Bill
Published on 2011-01-03 00:02:00
My favorite state legislator, Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth), has introduced a new bill in the legislature for consideration in the upcoming session (which starts in a couple of days). The bill makes a lot of sense, but it will probably be opp > read more
Weird
Published on 2011-01-03 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Jim Morin in the Miami Herald. > read more
Intimidation
Published on 2011-01-02 00:07:00
This represents the right-wing's view on good business practice when dealing with other nations. From Pundit Kitchen. > read more
Why The Dream Act Failed (10 Reasons)
Published on 2011-01-02 00:06:00
In the final days of the Congress last year an excellent bill was killed by Senate Republicans. It was called the Dream Act. The bill would have allowed some young immigrants who entered this country at an early age to earn their way to > read more
The Weight Of The World
Published on 2011-01-02 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by Bruce Plante in Tulsa World. > read more
Is College Too Easy These Days ?
Published on 2011-01-02 00:04:00
Is it easier to make good grades in college now than it was in the past? That's what retired Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer thinks. Rojstaczer has been tracking college grade point averages (GPA) and says they have been ris > read more
The Coming Insanity
Published on 2011-01-02 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by David Fitzsimmons in the Arizona Daily Star. > read more
TCU Embarrasses BCS By Winning Rose Bowl
Published on 2011-01-02 00:02:00
Texas Christian University is undoubtably one of the best college football teams in the nation. They finished the regular season undefeated (12-0), but were denied the chance to play for a national championship. The football pundits sai > read more
A Widening Aisle
Published on 2011-01-02 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Happy New Year !
Published on 2011-01-01 00:07:00
This e-card pretty well sums up my view of last year. It was a very tough year, especially economically and politically, and I'm ready to put it behind me.But that's the past now. And I want to take this opportunity to wish all my reade > read more
My 2011 Predictions
Published on 2011-01-01 00:06:00
This is the time of year when a lot of crazy people think they can predict what the future will bring. I must have lost my mind because I've decided to join them and make some political predictions of my own this year. I must have purch > read more
Inheriting A Mess
Published on 2011-01-01 00:05:00
Political Cartoon is by John Trever in The Albuquerque Journal. > read more
Wall Street Shines While Americans Hurt
Published on 2011-01-01 00:04:00
While many millions of Americans are out of a job, foreclosure of homes is at record levels, and 14% of the total population has to get food stamps to feed their families, the rich in this country are doing great. We've already heard about rec > read more
A Booming Business
Published on 2011-01-01 00:03:00
Political Cartoon is by Mike Keefe in The Denver Post. > read more
Difference Between Religious Leader And Nut
Published on 2011-01-01 00:02:00
Whether religious people want to admit it or not (and many do not), there is absolutely no evidence that a god (or many gods) exists, or has ever existed. To believe in any religion, one must take a leap into the unknown and unproven (or just > read more
Tax Cuts
Published on 2011-01-01 00:01:00
Political Cartoon is by Pat Bagley in the Salt Lake Tribune. > read more