Rick Santorum is one dangerously denial-ridden hypocrite. He’s best known for his inability to associate his professed compassion for life at the level of the zygote, with the physical realities of human sexuality. He said same-sex relationships lead *DIRECTLY* to bestiality. He said that abortion should be outlawed, INCLUDING when the pregnancy is the result… [Read more…]
January 22, 2012
Newt Gingrich has a lot going for him in his quest for the presidency — a famous name, plenty of inside-Washington friends, lobbyists and allies giving him untold millions in now-unlimited-by-Citizens-United money, nearly four decades of being a Washington D.C. politician for which he claims makes him and “outsider,” a lifelong history of adultery, deceit,… [Read more…]
January 18, 2012
Protect the Internet: Help stop Internet censorship legislation! Join the virtual strike to protest two proposed laws in the United States, called SOPA and the PROTECT IP Act. On January 24th, the U.S. Senate will vote on the PROTECT IP Act to censor the Internet, despite opposition from the *VAST MAJORITY* of Americans who have… [Read more…]
January 6, 2012
I have always been a dog lover. I prefer dogs to most humans, and feel more sympathy for them when they’re in bad situations than for most humans, mainly because humans can (or should be able to) make cognitive decisions about what’s right and wrong for them. Dogs – and all animals – can’t. So… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
According to an independent study by the non-partisan Tax Policy Center research group, Republican Mitt Romney’s tax plan would increase taxes on low-income families while cutting taxes for the rich. On average, households making less than $20,000 would see their taxes increase by more than 60 percent, said the Tax Policy Center, a Washington research… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
Attention late-40-somethings and early-50-somethings: Medicare as your parents knew it is about to be gutted no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it. Toss out all the partisan rhetoric and appalling similarities become clear in the policy prescriptions coming from President Obama… [Read more…]
January 1, 2012
To all (particularly my subscribers), Let’s ensure 2012 is a banner year. The banner should read, “Boot all incumbents out on their asses.”
December 30, 2011
Michele Bachmann missed 2,375 (53.02%) of 4,479 Congressional roll call votes since Jan 4, 2007. She missed 58.7% of votes in Q3-2011 (145 out of 247) and missed NINETY ONE POINT THREE PERCENT of votes in Q4-2011 (190 out of 208). And yet, somehow, she still draws every penny of Congressional salary and perks, plus… [Read more…]
December 12, 2011
Uncle Sam wants YOU! Well … actually, it’s Aunt Hillary doing the wanting, and she only wants top-dollar mercenaries. And she’s willing to spend $3 Billion of your tax dollars to get them. The U.S. State Department (Hillary Clinton’s current stomping grounds) has hired more than 5,500 “private security contractors” to fill the void left… [Read more…]
November 14, 2011
Hey gang! You know all those fear-mongering headlines about how the Republicans and Democrats in the “Super Congress” can’t find a mutually agreeable position on where to cut spending and/or raise taxes to meet the debt-reduction deadline of Nov. 23? You know how they’re constantly babbling about “class warfare” and how it’s “unfair to expect… [Read more…]
Gary St. Lawrence
January 24, 2012
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