Americans will choose their next president in 2016. That, according to the OECD, will also be the year that China overtakes the United States to become the world’s largest economy.Four more years, four more years, four more years. &nbs…
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The Disaffected Lib: Aerial Buyer’s Remorse?
Ever buy something with all the bells and whistles only to realize you spent a lot of money on fancy extras you’ll never need or even use?Don’t blame the sales staff. They’re in the business to “up sell” you whenever possible. T…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: What Stands In The Way of Republican Revival
If the Republicans seriously want to attract minorities, they have to get rid of bigots like Rush Limbaugh. This jackass can’t help himself. You can skip to the 3:00 mark where Rush explains the difference between light skinned …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Cold War II is Back, Almost
Within two years China is expected to begin deploying a fleet of nuclear missile subs. Nuclear missile subs or “boomers”in Soviet, American and British fleets were a hallmark of Cold War I. Many credit their unstoppable retaliat…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: A Stealth Fighter Commander Speaks Out – Beware!
One of America’s top stealth fighter pilots, Lt.-Col. Christopher Neimi, has a dire warning to his country about the risks of relying on stealth technology.”Stealth technology demands significant trade-offs in range, security, weapons carriage…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: JP Morgan, America’s Welfare Service Provider
This is hard to swallow but JP Morgan is making a fortune administering food stamp programmes for 26-states. The proverty business, it seems, is enormously lucrative.There are just some things that are a little too “creepy” to be “outsou…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Petals Have Fallen Off the TurdBlossom
Mojo No MoGeorge w. Bush gave Karl Rove the nickname “turdblossom.” It’s a west Texas term for a desert wildflower that can sometimes grow out of cow dung.The Republican strategist/organizer went into overdrive in the runup to the 2012 elec…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: How Israel Misread America
In today’s Haaretz, Rabbi Eric Yoffie considers how Israel got everything so wrong and what its leaders must do to make peace with the White House.Americans are resolutely centrist. Israel’s politics may be veering right, but America’s are not. De…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Does Obama Have the Killer Instinct He Needs?
Will the United States and the world really have to endure “four more years” or will a new Barack Obama emerge in his second term?One sign to look for is whether Obama moves quickly to exploit fractures in the Republican ranks with “in your face” polic…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Will Republicans Accept They Are Their Problem
Barack Obama didn’t help much but Mitt Romney was actually taken down by his fellow Republicans. The Guardian’s Simon Tisdall says Romney’s downfall came from within.By campaign end, Romney – moderating his tone and positions – was fina…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Running the Numbers on Climate Change
Pricewaterhouse Coopers figures that, from now straight through to 2050, we need annual, global carbon emissions cuts of 5.1% if we are to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.Efforts since 2000, aided by the Great Recession, have resulted i…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Careful Donald, They Might Dust Off the Guillotine
I’m pretty sure I have figured out Donald Trump’s affliction – paresis. If you don’t know, Google it.Trump is now calling for Americans to march on Washington to protest the “great and disgusting injustice” of Obama’s re-election.”We can’t let th…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Whither Israel?
Benjamin Netanyahu did everything shy of stuffing ballot boxes for Mitch Romney. He gambled, and lost. Now Benny will have to wait to see what his odious efforts have earned him.Israel awoke to the news it faced what many see as a politi…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Time for Obama to "Move to the Center"?
Just Be Grateful His Embalmer is Skilled with Make-up.Mitch McConnell epitomizes everything that’s wrong with and will bring down the Republicans in Congress. Were he any older they would remove his chair from the Senate and give him a box …
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Will Seattle Become Amsterdam on the Pacific? America Turns a Page.
Washingtonians approved same-sex marriage and marijuana decriminalization last night. This won’t exactly trigger a stampede of Vancouverites to Seattle, it’s already effectively decriminalized in Vancouver, but it might draw tourists from o…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Biggest Win of the Evening
The Republicans saw her as a terrible threat. She prevailed. This is what progressivism looks like. Elizabeth Warren. There is hope.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Suck On It, FOX!
I don’t believe I have ever enjoyed watching FOX News – until tonight. When they declared Barack Obama elected it was as though each of them was made to swallow broken glass. And I’ve been waiting so long to see those degenerate…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Vote Rigging Video
This needs verification but it sure looks ugly. Were the Pennsylvania electronic voting machines fixed? You decide.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: To America
It’s Fun. Elizabeth Warren triumphs. This could be America on the brink of real change, redemption. Some Nights.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Harper Gags EnviroCan Scientists to Keep Mum about Tar Sands Snowpack Contamination
Stephen Harper and his minions don’t want you finding out that tar sands contaminants are accumulating in snow in the vicinity of the bitumen mines.Harper and his Fossil Fueler bosses always fall back on the same tactic – what you don’t know won’t hurt…
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