US politics
Do Republicans want a religious extremist as their nominee?
The U.S. has troops in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and numerous other countries, and there’s some definite sabre rattling happening right now in the direction of Iran from some…
Another massacre in Afghanistan
If this is how one “wins the hearts and minds” of a people, this past weekend’s massacre of 16 civilians by a US soldier has only succeeded in creating even…
‘Doonesbury’ abortion strip sparks controversy
Part of an earlier Doonesbury strip in abortion-related series A Doonesbury strip due to run next week that addresses the harsh realities of the Texas abortion law may be rejected…
Think Ron Paul is nuts? Good, the MSM is doing its job…check out John Stewart
Ron Paul could easily drop out of the GOP race and coporate media would be very happy. They’ve built up candidates like Rick Santorum, while working very hard at avoiding…
Americans can win back world respect by electing Ron Paul
I spent a bit of time growing up in the United States. I attended kindergarten and grades one to three and a bit of four in NJ and all of…
How the GOP should criticize Obama on Iran
Leaders of Brazil, Turkey & Iran As the Republicans continue to escalate their misguided criticism of Obama and his handling of the issue of a nuclear Iran, they desperately need…
On the Rush Limbaugh hullabaloo
Radio Host Rush Limbaugh Rush Limbaugh has bought himself one heck of a news cycle. The host of the US’s most listened to conservative talk radio show made a series…
Is That All There Is?
Comedian Rush Limbaugh – who is, it seems these days, the virtual leader of the increasingly deranged Republican Party – did the Democrats a huge favour the other day with…
Rick Santorum and the other Great Satan
Rick Santorum and the dark side seem a natural fit. Maybe it’s his count Dracula look or those sweater vests that project inner darkness. So it comes as no surprise…
How the GOP candidates choose who to attack
Ron Paul: There has been a lot of buzz recently about the fact that Ron Paul, while viscously attacking his other opponents, seems to give Ron Paul a free pass.…
Crazy Stupid Politics
Bill Maher’s first live stand-up special that was netcast via Yahoo! the other day… Not sure how long it will survive on YouTube, but if you missed the netcast, enjoy…
Is the U.S. conservative movement on drugs?
I realize very well that the conservative movement in the U.S. has gone and basically co-opted the fundamentalist, born again, bible thumping, man walked with dinosaurs Christian crowd. Fair enough,…
The staggering ignorance of the public on Iran
A new CBS/Opinion Research poll indicates that 71% of Americans believe that Iran already has a nuclear weapon. Sigh. While it certainly should not be a surprise anymore given numerous…
It’s called ministerial responsibility, Toews!
“Sit down, my son. We don’t read most of the bills. Do you really know what that would entail — if we were to read every bill that we passed?…
Rick Santorum signals the declining relevance of the Tea Party
Rick Santorum’s recent rise to the number one contender spot versus perennial front-runner Mitt Romney has frequently been described as simply being the last in line of a long list…
Progressive and supporting Ron Paul? How can that be?!?!
A recent post of mine, supportive of GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul, elicited a comment from Laura, the author of We Move to Canada. An excellent blog about her experiences…
Is the Mormon faith racist?
Ron Paul has come under some fire for newsletters bearing his name that contained racist remarks some 20 odd years ago. The Texas congressman and Presidential hopeful has said he…
Winning By Stealth
Rachel Maddow (with the help of Doug Wead, a senior advisor to the Ron Paul campaign) describes how the wily old coot is attempting to exploit flaws in the present…