The Legend
November 22nd, 1963 is the date on which America went from optimism to cynicism. It turned a generation that had rebuilt the world after WWII, an energetic, entrepreneurial wave of triumphant survivors of that planet wide horror,
Obamacare’s Reality
The noise among the talking heads this week is all about how Obama screwed up with the implementation of the ACA, and that criticism is certainly valid but the comparisons to Bush , the deserter, and Katrina are just as
The Secret Government Pt. II
There has never been anything like the NSA’s omnivorous appetite for every item of information available on the planet and now we see that they are checking out porn sites to see if anyone they want to smear is using them. Joe
On Secret Government
Like starving rats, the far right is gnawing at the President’s foreign policy, much as they have at Obamacare. Their favorite target is, of course, Benghazi. The only problem is that it wasn’t Obama’s disaster and anyone who has
Is There Any Truth In Iran?
It occurs to me that we have a hell of a nerve telling Iran that they have to abide by our nuclear rules when we have the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world. Think about it. The guy next door stands on
Classified Is As Classified Does
The current battle going on between the CIA and Judicial Watch over pictures of Osama bin Laden’s dead body illustrates the reason why informed members of the American public don’t trust their government or its agencies. The CIA
IT Goes On and On
The Battle for Obamacare goes on. John Dean points out that no huge program, private or public ever gets off the board without glitches and that stands twice as strong for government programs. He also points out that the program is
A Glimpse at What’s Wrong and Maybe How to Fix It
Okay, so it’s over but that doesn’t mean that there’s no ugly residue. Sure the GOP wasted someplace between $24 billion and $54 billion, depending who you listen to, hard earned American taxpayer dollars for no good reason but that’s
Bits & Pieces #39
Royal Dutch Shell, one of the foreign oil companies that keep running ads on American television informing us what a great bunch of guys they are and how much they’re doing to help America has just been fined $1.1 million for
A New Shot at Cemsorship
The gun debate goes on and on and on , with little resolution between those who think guns are dangerous, no matter who is handling them and those who blather about their rights but are really only referring to