The Pipeline Sucks Oil
The Keystone Pipeline just doesn’t go away. Of course there’s a good reason. A huge Canadian company that makes billions a year wants the pipeline and is willing to spend plenty in lobbyist fees to get it. Not only are
Morality
The front page of the NY Times was fascinating on Saturday February 2, featuring, as it did, two stories, told from opposite points of view, with each capturing the abject failures of the Roman Catholic church and organized religion, in
Freeloaders- They’re not Where You Think
Got what was supposed to be an insightful poem from a friend of mine today. It was written in 1949, which, I guess is the point, but the point really was that it is yet another attack by the right
Bits & Pieces #30
The latest news out of our justice community. The filing of a Freedom of information Act brief by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund has revealed that the FBI was in possession of information indicating that certain leaders of the
SDIs = Poison
Remember this acronym. SDI. It stands for systemically dangerous institutions. Translation: banks that are too big to fail. Somehow, those in charge of our staggering, inherently fallible, economic system have decided that such institutions actually exist. The only criteria
The Republican’s, having given up small points like minimal tax increases for the top 1% think hay have avoided being stigmatized by the rest of us for allowing us to avoid the fiscal cliff, so they are now making big
One More Dumb Move
The refusal of the Republican dominated House to consider the desperately needed Hurricane Sandy aid bill was just another example of the Republican Party not getting it. Here was a chance for the, much maligned party to rise above the
The Massacre of Innocents- Pt 2
Just when you think the gun nuts have reached the apogee of idiocy a new challenger steps into the ring. Who would have thought, after the catastrophe of 2010 that there would be an electorate dumb enough to vote another Tea
Massacre of the Innocents- Pt 1
Well the Governor of New York has already jumped in and the President is now deeply embroiled in the gun issue so it’s time for all of us to pick a side and start shooting. First let’s look at
War Without End
In 2012 the chief aggression against the US military in Afghanistan was brought by Afghan troops who were supposedly on our side. What could possibly have caused such a phenomenon to develop? Think about it. For twelve years we have been occupying