Immigration: Peter DeFazio
Peter DeFazio is a liberal Democrat (from Oregon) in the U.S. House, who believes we should reduce immigration. There are many people who seem to think it is an oxymoron to be "liberal" and want to...
View ArticlePaul Krugman is a Racist
Warning! This post contains sarcasm. The author's opinions expressed in the post may be the opposite of what they appear. Paul Krugman is a racist. The proof is provided by Krugman in his article...
View ArticleSpecter likes immigrants, but Kucinich does not
OK, I'm kidding. I got into trouble a couple of weeks ago with my snarky diary Paul Krugman is a Racist. So, for this post, I'll keep it straight. Last week, Senator Specter implied that anyone who...
View ArticleWhy you should support Cynthia McKinney
I first became aware of the controversy over whether to re-elect Cynthia McKinney when I saw the DailyKos ad that featured her picture with a red slash across it. Then, I've read many differing views...
View ArticleWhy you should have supported Cynthia McKinney
Yes, I know the election is over and a winner has been decided. It's time to "kiss and make up" after two weeks of rancorous debate on the question of whether to re-elect Cynthia McKinney (or replace...
View ArticleCarl Bernstein gives "a purty long sarmon for a chap that rips a little now...
Earlier in the year, when the Jack Abramoff scandal was still in the news, Larry King interviewed those famous reporters that uncovered Watergate: Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein. Here's Carl Bernstein:...
View ArticleI killed the Bank
When asked what his greatest accomplishment had been during his two terms as President, Andrew Jackson replied "I killed the Bank." He was talking about the "Second Bank of the United States", which...
View ArticlePat Buchanan Wins Dutch Elections
It's the far-left that favors immigration restriction in the Netherlands. Pat Buchanan Wins Dutch Elections - Thu, 2006-11-23 Wednesday’s general elections in the Netherlands were won by the far-left....
View Articlethey hate us, because we rob them
I've noticed that some people are under the impression that the typical American citizen ... 1 - is aware and approves of the fact that the U.S. dominates third world countries 2 - personally benefits...
View ArticleOutsourcing to India will stop in 2.3 years
Have you looked at the exchange rate with the rupee recently? PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service © 2007 by Prof. Werner Antweiler, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada. Time period shown in...
View ArticleKucinich is Against Corporatism
On a recent airing of "This Week", George Stephanopoulus told both Mike Gravel and Ron Paul that they have no chance of winning, while insinuating that they're both "kooks" who are running as a...
View ArticleWhat is a trillion dollars?
A trillion dollars is over $8,900 per American household (calculated by dividing a million million dollars by 112 million American households.) So, a trillion dollars could be described as a little...
View ArticleAfghanistan/Vietnam, Obama/Johnson
Cartoon by Robert Ariail A few weeks ago, Bill Moyers Journal had a whole show that centered around actual phone-call recordings made by President Johnson regarding Vietnam, which was a subject that...
View ArticleBest advice I ever got
I recently saw an article on CNNMoney.com which described the best advice that 22 successful people have received during their careers. Because I'm always interested in these nuggets of wisdom, I...
View ArticleHCR will pass before the State of the Union address
Charlie Rose recently (i.e., Dec 15th) had an interesting interview with Ezra Klein, who reports and blogs on health care issues from the Washington Post. The interesting part was mainly his commentary...
View ArticleIt's a hopeless situation, but there's hope.
I like expressions that have a contradictory quality to them. E.g., 1) The more things change, the more they stay the same. 2) Be the kind of person who takes supplements, but don't take supplements....
View ArticleIs that all there is to democracy?
Over the last two decades, people of all stripes have been hoping for change in D.C. that will result in real improvement in our communities and in the management of the federal government. With...
View ArticleIt will soon be Friday 11/11/11 11:11 am.
Let us prepare to celebrate this temporal confluence of digits that will grace our electronic devices on this Friday, as it is a self-evidently positive development. After all, 10 out of the 12...
View ArticleOne tweet to the whole world
Suppose, you were suddenly given the opportunity to send one tweet to everyone in the world. Those not on Twitter, would get an IM or an email. Those not on-line, would get a telegram or letter....
View ArticleOWS: where next?
I believe we can resolve the concerns regarding the future of OWS by focusing on the one key problem and by having a clear vision of a workable solution. The one key problem is the concentration of...
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