A report in the LA Times documents an interesting fact — organized religion is on the wane in the US. The number of people who say they have no religious affiliation is increasing dramatically. For decades, only 7% of the population claimed they had no religion, but after around 1990 the number started growing, hitting […]
Saturday, October 23, 2010
One of the original founders of the tea party movement says that the Tea Party has been “hijacked” by the very people it was protesting. You can tell how far away he is from what is now called the Tea Party, because he still has a sense of humor. Karl Denninger declared that he “ought […]
David Michael Green has a brilliant rant about the Tea Party. Here are (too many) choice quotes, but the whole (fairly short) article is worth a read. It’s ironic, to begin with, that the ones who are bitching loudest today are precisely the people who created the mess we’re in. The astonishing irony here is […]
Alec Baldwin is absolutely fantastic in this PSA:
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Early voting is allowed in 32 states and has started in most of them. My wife and I already voted a couple of days ago, and it is nice to have that out of the way. At least one-third of all ballots this election will be cast before election day. Once you have voted early […]
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
© Clay Bennett They protest against taxes, and yet taxes are at their lowest rate since WWII (and we are having to lay off teachers because of it). They claim lower taxes will result in greater prosperity, and yet the periods when our prosperity was highest was back when taxes were much higher. Did Bush’s […]
Thursday, October 21, 2010
“There is a big difference between a disappointing friend and a deadly enemy. Of course the Democrats are disappointing. That’s what makes them Democrats. If they were any more frustrating they’d be your relatives. But in this country they are all that stands between you and darkest night. You know why their symbol is the […]
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
By the way, you know that big bank bailout that the pundits and Tea Party are still screaming about as an example of government waste and increasing the debt? It turns out that the Troubled Asset Relief Program has actually made money for the government — $25.2 billion actually. That’s a 8.2% return over two […]
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
© Tom Tomorrow Why is it that the people who complain the loudest about big government are the first ones to turn to it when they have a problem? UPDATE: Even the Wall Street Journal notes that there have been many problems with foreclosures, despite banks’ claims to the contrary. The problems prompted a strong […]
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
When surveyed whether Obama had raised or lowered taxes, less than 10% respond that Obama has lowered their federal taxes. And yet, since entering office, Obama lowered taxes for over 90% of the population. Making this even more ironic, those tax cuts were part of the stimulus bill, a bill which right-wingers routinely attack while […]
© Ted Rall If businesses won’t start hiring until demand picks up, and consumers won’t start buying until they have jobs, then this scenario doesn’t seem to be that far fetched.
It is fascinating to watch Dylan Ratigan explain the simple truth about Muslims, terrorists, and the American “War on Islam”. But what makes this ironic is how absolutely uncomfortable this makes the rest of the people on the Morning Joe show. Especially when he calls it “an extraordinary failure of our politicians and our media.” […]
