The Fundamental Error of the Republican Party

The leaders of the Republican Party are fond of pointing out that they are the Party of Lincoln.  Indeed, Abraham Lincoln did belong to the Republican Party, but the Grand Old Party is not what it used to be.  Once upon a time it was the champion of civil rights for enslaved Africans who were [...]

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Fox News Outed As Propaganda Machine

It had to happen sometime.  A business can only pose as a news agency for so long until someone says the equivalent of, “Hey, the Emperor’s not wearing any clothes!”  Today the bees are buzzing around the hive at Fox pretending to be caught off guard by a slam from the White House that simply [...]

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Has America Gone Rogue?

I suppose Sarah Palin gets a bit of satisfaction from the title of her new book, Going Rogue.  It’s sort of an “in-your-face” taunt back at Tina Fey’s classic Saturday Night Live impression during the last election campaign, as well as at some of her other critics who also accused her of going rogue at [...]

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Is Labor Day A Communist Holiday?

There was a time when Americans could agree to disagree.  There was a time when rational debate was possible, when one side would listen to the other and would then respond with their criticisms and their own point of view.  No more.  With the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency, Change has occurred – [...]

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Don’t Cry For Me, Alaska

She said she was stepping down for the sake of her State.  There were too many investigations, too much of the good people’s money being spent on her defense. She would do the right thing and pass the Basketball of State to her lieutenant governor.  But she’ll be OK, Alaskans, don’t worry – she’ll find [...]

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