Insurance_Photo.jpg When it comes to assessing risk, the insurance industry is one of the leaders in the field. Whether it is health insurance, car insurance, or homeowner’s insurance, the industry is forced to analyze every possible scenario for a given person or structure, and impose a fee based on the
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DeSmogBlog: Who’s Afraid of Kerry Emanuel? Why Republicans Are Attacking a Republican Climate Scientist
kerry emanuel.jpg Last week, MIT climate scientist and hurricane specialist Kerry Emanuel received email threats for his view on climate change. These were quickly and appropriately condemned by the progressive and environmental blogosphere—as they are condemned by me—but I want to go a bit further and contemplate why Emanuel’s views
Continue readingBlaming the borrower and not the devil, in this case the banks
There’s been a recent concerning trend of conservatives blaming the general public for what they call reckless spending and borrowing. These right-wingers often say things like: Well, you borrowed the money and signed on the dotted line, it’s your fault! It kind of reminds of certain Disney cartoon scenes where
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: House Republicans Working On Huge Polluter Giveaways
House-Republicans-Boehner-Pence-Cantor.jpg The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives is playing hardball with President Obama’s proposal to extend a payroll tax cut extension, and now they’ve found a way to use the extension as a means to grant their polluter friends everything on their holiday wish list. According to Reuters, Republicans in
Continue readingEdwin Current: Sending praise to Hilary Clinton for her Gay Rights Speech to UN
I just finished watching this video of United States Secretary Hilary Clinton’s speech. Clinton is addressing the United Nations, regarding gay rights. I praise her for a doing such a great job and sending a beautiful, important and positiv…
Continue readingEdwin Current: Sending praise to Hilary Clinton for her Gay Rights Speech to UN
I just finished watching this video of United States Secretary Hilary Clinton’s speech. Clinton is addressing the United Nations, regarding gay rights. I praise her for a doing such a great job and sending a beautiful, important and positive message around the world. This must be shared. Free and Equal
Continue readingEdwin Current: Sending praise to Hilary Clinton for her Gay Rights Speech to UN
I just finished watching this video of United States Secretary Hilary Clinton’s speech. Clinton is addressing the United Nations, regarding gay rights. I praise her for a doing such a great job and sending a beautiful, important and positive message around the world. This must be shared. Free and Equal
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Koch Brothers Behind Push To Dismantle EPA
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During last week’s Americans For Prosperity (AFP) event, a common theme kept creeping into the speakers’ presentations: Dismantle the EPA. And as the major funders of…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: As The World Warms, Environmental Protections Put On The Back Burner
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After a year that has so far produced record-breaking snowstorms, droughts, floods, and violent hurricanes and tornadoes, environmental protections are once again being scaled…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: And If You Had Any Doubt the Radical Right Is Stark Raving Mad
House Republicans maintain that NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is a huge waste of money. In fact it’s such a huge waste of money they’re planning to force through cuts that would trim NOAA’s budget by 30%.The age…
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: The Obama Cult Apparently Still Has Some Members…
Over the past few weeks I have posted several articles critical of Barack Obama and his clear-cut progressive fakery. For a brief run-through of some of the things that Obama has done to earn the title of fauxprogressive, click here. I even went so far as to enter the first definition for fauxgressive on the […]
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: How much do you notice the politics of your fellow city dwellers?
How much does the political leanings of your fellow city dwellers leak into your day-to-day living experience?
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: Talking to political adversaries: Tips on reaching across the aisle
Tips on talking to political adversaries. Moving past politics, partisanship and labels, recognizing corporatism masquerading as progressivism or conservatism, and going straight to the issues.
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: How Canadians Forced the Republicans to Miss the Bus
The Neocons South of the border, are in a flap … again.Not satisfied with bringing their country to the brink of collapse with their silly posturing over raising the debt ceiling, they are now attacking Obama for riding in a bus.Maybe it’s just that …
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: Why Obama and Democrats are Less Trustworthy than Bush and Republicans
Why a progressive blogger trusts Republicans more than Democrats and Obama to follow through on their commitments.
Continue readingDeath By Trolley: Is Obama a Fauxgressive – a Fake Progressive, or Simply a Non-Progressive?
Is Barack Obama a fake progressive (fauxgressive), or simply a non-progressive?
Continue readingWorld Headlines Review: Debt Ceiling Debate is Moot: USG Owes More Dollars than in Existence
Image by Images_of_Money The current debate in Washington as to whether or not and under what conditions to raise the debt-ceiling has for the past week dominated global news coverage and the public mind. Absent from the debate and mainstream coverage is a discussion of the debt limit in the
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: GOP Congressman Warns That EPA Could Be On The Chopping Block After 2012 Elections
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Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL) told an internet-based radio program earlier this week that if the GOP is able to sweep the 2012 elections, government agencies like the Environment…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: California Republican Wants California to Secede – From California
The Republican clown car just never runs out of gas. The latest RepubliJester is Scientology-backed Riverside County supervisor and lawn cutter Jeff Stone who wants southern California to secede from everything from Los Angeles north.He’s p…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Paul Ryan Lies About Ending Oil Subsidies To Protect His Family’s Cash Bonanza
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Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) has been all over the place when it comes to ending the multi-billion dollar subsidies that the oil industry receives every year. While he…
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