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Feature Article #1
When Corporations Run Government This Is What You Get
When corporations have undue influence on government you can count on one thing: the interests of the corporations will always be placed before the interests of individuals. Never has this been more true than in the devolution of the Senate…
Feature Article #2
When Michelle Malkin is Right, She’s Right
Ok readers, you can get up off the floor now.
I haven’t suddenly lost my mind. But you know that I have to call them like I see them, even when it gets me into big trouble. So here goes.
In a…
Feature Article #3
Health Care Reform - How Bad Do We Want It?
Many of my friends who live outside of the United States simply can’t understand why it is so hard for our government to come up with a plan to provide quality health care for all of its citizens. They ask…
Feature Article #4
The Santelli Tea Party Movement - A Call for Fiscal Conservatism or Something Else
Feature Article #5
Saying “No One Saw This Coming” Just Doesn’t Ring True – Part 2
continued from Part 1
So let’s see where did we leave off?
In 2004, economists at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) recognized that the US was experiencing the greatest sustained job loss since the 1930s.
By 2005, it was clear that…
Feature Article #6
Does Blogging & Twitter Represent the End of Journalism as We Know It?
It seems that comedian and host of “Real Time” Bill Maher thinks that it just might.
In fact, last Friday night, he devoted a portion of his “New Rules” segment to a little Blogging/Twitter bashing. Bill’s concern is that we…
Feature Article #7
Saying “No One Saw This Coming” Just Doesn’t Ring True - Part 1 of 2
- “No one could have seen this coming!”
- “No one…
Feature Article #8
Why the Political Blogosphere Reminds Me of High School
I know that many people look back at their high school years as their glory days but there’s not enough money in anyone’s bank to pay me to repeat mine.
Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t the target of abuse by…
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Other Recent Articles
Where Does A Democrat Go From Here?
Where Does A Democrat Go From Here? If your allegiance is to a political party and you measure progress in terms of elections won or loss, then you go nowhere.
However, if your allegiance is to the progressive ideas of…
Insanity Run Amuk in the Health Care Reform Debate
Headline Huffington Post: Robert Byrd’s Death Seemingly Wished For By Tom Coburn
Enough is enough already. This Huffington Post headline is ridiculous and definitely in poor taste.
Heaven knows that the last person I am interesting in defending is Sen. Tom…
Female Veterans Struggle For Acceptance
Thanks Marcia for the bringing Kimberly Hefling’s article to my attention. You are correct that Military Sexual Trauma is a major issue. Sadly, it is also still a gravely under-reported issue.
As the response by HuffPo member Kidorf indicates, many people…
Pelosi Backs Off Public Option
Now that it’s official that the “public option” died on the table today at 11:12 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, I can only say that I’m really not surprised. As I stated in an August blog post, I’m sure that Congress…
Just Being Alive Will Soon Be a Pre-Existing Condition
Thanks PunditMom for sharing your story.
It’s beyond unbelievable that any insurance company, anywhere would consider “domestic violence” as a pre-existent condition.” However as Maria Tchijov reported in the SEIU blog:
“Insurance companies have used the excuse of “pre-existing conditions” to…
