Pope Diction

Obama at his finest . . .

2010-01-29T21:59:00.000-08:00

Now this is Presidential! I think all Presidents should do this on a regular basis before a television audience with the opposition in both houses of congress. What I think is remarkable is that President Obama, in all his speeches and Q&As, seems to be a rational, straightforward and believable person. He seems like the only one that gets it at times and that's why people in general like him and

Supreme Court - Experts Weighing In

2010-01-29T21:37:00.000-08:00

On "Bill Moyers Journal" two legal professors talk about the recent Supreme Court decision . . . which you all know I think is one of the worst examples of activism from the bench. It is worth watching . . .

One year down, one STOU to reflect upon

2010-01-27T22:02:00.000-08:00

Meant to post this on Wednesday . . . First let me start by saying that I think President Obama did about as well as he could have in his first State of the Union address. It is easy for most of us to forget what he was walking into when he took office a little over a year ago and I'm glad he reminded the nation. Not as a "feel sorry for me" reflection but as a "damn, we could be in far worse

Massachusetts Decision - Now We Can Focus On Jobs and Infrastructure

2010-01-24T15:44:00.000-08:00

For all who feel the Democrats’ defeat in Massachusetts earlier this week was the beginning of the end of healthcare reform, I say that it actually was a good thing for the country. Even though I think healthcare reform is more than necessary, I think the way the president and congress were going about doing it was arrogant and quite honestly stupid. Democrats got that “we-have-the-power” bug

January 21, 2010 - THE DAY AMERICAN DEMOCRACY DIED

2010-01-21T23:11:00.000-08:00

Today's U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 decision to allow corporations unrestricted political campaign spending could very well be a date in which history lists as the day American democracy died. I hate to be that dramatic but it is the truth. American politics is already dramatically influenced by corporate money. Certain politicians (both parties) are beholden to their corporate bankrollers but there

OBAMA IS AN AMERICAN CITIZEN!!!!

2009-07-23T09:44:00.000-07:00

The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThe Born Identityhttp://www.thedailyshow.com/Daily ShowFull EpisodesPolitical HumorJoke of the DayThe growing intellectual void that has found itself within the Republican Party's base of supporters alarms me. People like Rep. Campbell, Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck knowingly perpetuate the rediculous notion that Barrack

Representative Foxx Disgraces Congress

2009-04-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

Earlier today, Representative Virginia Foxx (R-NC) addressed the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to a bill expanding hate crime legislation, the bill is commonly known as the Matthew Shepard Act. To help refresh your memory, in October of 1998 Matthew Sheppard was robbed, pistol whipped, beaten, tortured, strapped to a fence post and left for dead in rural Wyoming. His murder made

Party Switching Must Be Stopped!

2009-04-28T15:56:00.000-07:00

Before I go off on my rant let me just say, philosophically, I understand Mr. Specter’s decision to leave the Republican Party. I officially left the Republican Party a little over a year ago and mentally left much earlier. But to be completely honest, I feel I didn’t leave the Republican Party but it decided to push me out. There is no room in today’s Republican Party for any moderate

"We Are America! We Do Not F***ing Torture!!!!!"

2009-04-23T20:40:00.000-07:00

* Christopher Hitchens initially rejected the notion that waterboarding, a controversial interrogation technique that has been used on prisoners held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, constitutes torture. Subsequently, he was asked by Vanity Fair to experience it for himself. In May 2008, Hitchens voluntarily experienced waterboarding, after which he fully changed his opinion. He concluded

The BEST "Tea-Bagger" Comment Post Ever

2009-04-17T08:37:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post for a couple weeks but I've been busy late at night doing Wii Fit, working out and taking in rounds of golf on Tiger Woods 2009 (a 34 year old man playing video games; yes, I know, pathetic). I promise to continue my series on the financial crisis but seeing that I'm not on deadline, and not getting paid for it, I'm going to go at my own pace.I was going to do a post on

Financial Crisis –Part 1: Government Legalizes Wall Street "Gambling"

2009-03-17T01:21:00.000-07:00

As noted in an earlier post, this is the first of a four part series outlining our financial crisis. I felt that assessing government’s role in the current situation was a natural first step especially If they are the ones supposed to get us out of this mess, we should figure out if they helped us get into this mess . . . surprise, they did.Below are five elements key to empowering the

Jon Stewart: You're my hero!

2009-03-13T10:21:00.001-07:00

This video is why a large portion of the American public turn to Comedy Central for their news. Simply said: The Daily Show is the best news show on television.

Financial Crisis: A Four Part Series

2009-03-11T17:20:00.000-07:00