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IRS targeting of right-wing: Stupid is as stupid does
When the incredibly-stupid Internal Revenue Service decided to target and harass right-wing groups it rescued the rapidly-fading tea party from sinking in the political obscurity it so richly deserves. In…
Government of the inept, unqualified and unbelievable
In the American military, sexual abuse is so prevalent that even those in charge of overseeing programs to protect victims are themselves in jail for rape and assault. At the…
Barack Obama: Another power mad despot in the White House
The real vengeful, power-abusing face of President Barack Obama emerged this week amid growing scandals surrounding the administration’s misuse of power in allowing — and directing — an Internal Revenue…
The Second Amendment never was a guarantee to own firearms
It is always an affront to intelligence to see those who think the Constitution gives them an unlimited right to own firearms misquote the Second Amendment in much the same…
Rand Paul: Another result of inbred Republican racism
In an all too typical move by the rabid reactionary Republicans who believe the only future for their obsolete political party lies in a return to the intolerant, racist past,…
America is rife with politicians who like to screw around
Let’s face it. Politics in America is stupidity on parade and randy political stupidity as well. At the National Rifle Association convention in Houston last week, one of high profile…
Wanna see a real gun nut? Meet Wayne LaPierre
Based on the hysterical hyperbole spilling out the mouth of National Rifle Association honcho Wayne LaPierre like too much verbal diarrhea, one would assume the average American and potential gun…
A national database of gun owners could be a good idea
If one accepts the paranoia of the National Rifle Association and its insane followers, the whole concept behind the push for an expanded background check of those who want to…
The unending list of failures who lead America today
When the watchers and clockers comment nowadays on the circus in Washington, the measurement is not who, if anyone, is successful. Instead, performance depends on who is less of a…
Does political rhetoric or action really affect our lives? Not really
Spent most of the weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia with a video camera on my shoulder, capturing what the locals hope is finally the arrival of Spring…
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