Category Archives: Politics

Other Countries Have Healthcare and Schools, We Have This

This morning I went on a bit of a tirade on Twitter about this sequestration nonsense. Rather than try to rearrange it into a coherent post — a waste of time because how do you make coherence out of something … Continue reading

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The Hilarious World of Drone Strikes

That’s some knee-slapping japery, Obama! And like all good comedy, there’s an element of truth to it, since nothing currently would stop Obama from ordering drone strikes on the Jonas brothers, according to this DOJ memo! But don’t worry, folks. … Continue reading

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After Newtown

Being in front of the computer all day Friday, watching the day’s events unfold, was awful. The situation just kept getting worse and worse, the number of victims higher and higher. There was plenty of misinformation going around, but the … Continue reading

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Labor Pains

Yesterday, Michigan, where the Flint Sit-Down Strike made labor rights history in 1937, became a Right-to-Work state, a triumph for those who want to see the last vestiges of the labor movement swept away. Time was when corporations would hire … Continue reading

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Loud Music Used to Just Be a Forty Dollar Fine

After Obama’s re-election, handgun sales predictably went up. That’s because, as usual, the NRA had gun owners in a lather about Obama taking guns away and such and so forth and their supporters went out and did the work for … Continue reading

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Election Wrap-Up

I didn’t say much about the election yesterday because, frankly, I kind of hadn’t processed it yet. I wasn’t going to say anything today because I figured everyone was tired of hearing and talking about it, but apparently that isn’t … Continue reading

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I Am Especially Happy About This

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Election Day

Please go vote, unless you’re voting Republican, in which case don’t. I don’t think Romney is going to win. Everything I’ve seen indicates that. Obama is not the candidate I’d like, and I have a lot of problems with him. … Continue reading

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