Bill Bennett wrote an article on LifeNews.com titled “Republicans Must Win the Culture War to Regain Presidency”. It continues to amaze that leaders of the Republican Party can remain as clueless as they are. That Mr. Bennett is a past secretary of education makes it even more disconcerting, because his article shows a lack of ability to objectively process fact based information, which puts his competence in question. Mr. Bennett says that the coalition President Obama put together to win the election amounted to identity politics. He is correct on that point. The identities comprising the coalition were those aggrieved, ignored, and materially harmed by the policies of the Republican Party. Republicans winning the popular vote just once in the last five elections should have given them pause several cycles ago, if there was really concern for the entire country as opposed to a particular few. Most of the Right Wing within the Republican Party continues to promote the idea that President Obama’s … [Read more...]

It is tough to lose an election. One can only hope Mitt Romney is not a fan of Jon Stewart because this one is sure to hurt his feelings. We do not want his feelings hurt any further given what his wife though about his mental well-being when she slipped up and told the truth during the election.. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook … [Read more...]

I must admit, I was waiting for Jon Stewart to come out with his “analysis” on Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham attacks on Susan Rice. Satirists have been doing a much more sensible and fact based analysis on issues than our mainstream media. In this short video Stewart hits all the points that should be used to discredit the attacks on Susan Rice based on the incorrect information she gave on the five news shows.He implied that while Rice’s error was actually not her own but that of the organizational talking points, the lead up to the Iraq war that murdered thousands of Americans and Iraqis, was an utter display of either ineptitude or outright malice. It is hard to understand why McCain and Lindsey are so committed to the attacks on Rice and the attempt to scuttle her yet unannounced candidacy for Secretary of State. I was a guest on HuffPost Live a couple of days ago and this question arose. Were the attacks racial? I really did not think at the time it was. Was it some sort of attempt to … [Read more...]

Progressives tend to get extremely disheartened by many Americans’ acceptance of the misinformation and lies that are now a staple of the Right Wing of the GOP and Fox News. They wonder if America is just too gullible to be a democracy. After-all, why do they continue to vote against their own interest? Those that are running from the non-existent nanny state just may need one. Is it not true they want the state in a woman’s womb? Is it not true they want the state to dictate what goes on in your bedroom? Is it not true they want the state to decide what you can watch on TV, listen to on the radio, or watch at the movies? Is it not true they want the state to tell you who you can marry? Is it not true they want the state to provide Social Security and Medicare? One could go on and on. How can these people be so confused? Marketing. The Right Wing in the past could run rings around progressives in marketing. In the book The Political Brain by Drew Westen, he explains that the Right Wing has been able to … [Read more...]

A few days ago I wrote the piece “I Am A Tough Man But This Made Me Cry And Resolved To Continue Fighting This Class Warfare”. It received several thousand hits on my site. I sometimes use my site and Facebook Page as a gauge before cross posting to other sites to see community reaction or if I missed something. Many times I am humbled by critical eyes that invariably make a better piece or at least a better next piece. I crossed posted the above piece to the Main Facebook Page of Coffee Party USA, to DailyKOS, and to Addicting Info, a wonderful site where I am now contributing articles. A contributor/reader at Addicting Info sent me a long email that really gave me pause. He recounted a story about government sanctioned outsource/offshoring as well as another union story. He did something about each issue. He acted. Most importantly he said. Likewise, in addressing these wrongs you highlight in your 'I Am A Tough Man But This Made Me Cry And Resolved To Continue Fighting This Class Warfare,' and my … [Read more...]

Is Grover Norquist losing his grip on the Republican Party? Watching him on the different television networks would lead one to that conclusion. If you have to explain why you are still powerful or relevant then you are neither powerful nor relevant. Grover Norquist is the founder of Americans for Tax Reform that he claims was at the request of President Reagan. The organization coerces Republican candidates to sign the Taxpayer Protection Pledge in which they promise to oppose all tax increases. It seems that many of the Republicans that signed the pledge are starting to realize that their “anti-tax increase” position is neither rational nor sustainable. The following statements from several prominent Republican politicians were reported in an AP story on Huffington Post. Sen. Jeff Sessions (AL) - "Oh, I signed it," . - . "But we've got to deal with the crisis we face. We've got to deal with the political reality of the president's victory." Sen. Bob Corker (TN) - says the … [Read more...]

A massive fire in the Tazreen Fashions Ltd. garment factory in Bangladesh killed at least 112 people. It turns out this factory sewed merchandise for several American companies. Walmart was one of these customers. According to Walmart, the factory was no longer authorized to produce merchandise but said the supplier subcontracted the work in violation of their policies. According to the AP The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said it would stand by the victims' families and offered $1,250 to each of the families of the dead. These workers were paid as little as $43.00 (3,500 BDT) a month since the recent institution of a new minimum wage law. The above are the facts as we know them and as we are told. Everything else is either spin or knowledgeable inference. The spin from Fox News’ Charles Payne is that this would not happen again. He implies that the complaints against Walmart and the customers of this factory are an affront or attack on capitalism. He says that while it is … [Read more...]