Archive for the 'Politics' Category
As we sit here at the end of the American Empire, looking for who’s at fault for the decline of our great republic, the political and media elites seem to be looking in all the wrong places. Those insidious souls that are ruining this once mighty nation are not the political types you would [...]
March 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Business Matters, Humor, Media, Politics, Television | 1 Comment
I’ve not had much to say this week and I apologize. General and personal matters have consumed this week and I’ve tried to keep up on Twitter. The family has begun gathering from all points on the east coast for my uncle’s funeral service tomorrow, but I’ll try to get back into the [...]
February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Content Reminder, Health Care Reform, Politics | 1 Comment
If you heard a loud crash yesterday, that was the collective sound of thousands of tea cups dropping out of shocked Tea Party members hands as they saw their new sweetheart Scott Brown help break a Republican filibuster and allow the jobs bill to a final vote. Brown wasn’t even the only Republican vote [...]
February 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Health Care Reform, History, Politics, Question | 3 Comments
It’s difficult to put into words my feelings on the plane attack in Austin from deranged conservative Joseph Stack. The first reaction of many liberals seems to be to blame Glenn Beck personally and I would say that is wrong. Wrong in the sense that it’s not that simple. I don’t believe [...]
February 19th, 2010 | Posted in Business Matters, History, Politics | 5 Comments
I’ve been derelict in my duties to this blog the last couple of days for a variety of reasons. On Saturday I nearly froze to death, in Florida, as my dad and I worked to build the walls of a house for Habitat for Humanity in St. Augustine. During the Sunday political shows [...]
February 16th, 2010 | Posted in Afghanistan War, History, Politics, World Affairs | No Comments
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
February 12th, 2010 | Posted in Humor, Politics, Television | No Comments
Sarah Palin found her way back into the news by addressing the Tea Party convention in Nashville (naturally) this past Saturday. She was convinced to finally come once she was promised a $100,000 speaking fee, because when Sarah Palin speaks to her convictions that can get pricey. The news of the speech was [...]
February 10th, 2010 | Posted in 2008, History, Media, Politics | 2 Comments
(Hat Tip to Political Wire)
The Colbert Report
Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c
February 9th, 2010 | Posted in 2008, Humor, Media, Politics, Television | No Comments
One common story that appears regularly in the liberal blogging world is the Republican who was against the stimulus but takes credit back home story. Hundreds of Congressional Republicans have been documented railing against the Recovery Act, then going home and passing out giant checks to constituents that were made possible by the very [...]
February 9th, 2010 | Posted in Business Matters, Politics | No Comments