They are too idiotic to realize it, but it’s the pro-gun idiots out there that are pushing our nation to tougher firearms control. Take this story out of Salt Lake City: A 6th grade student brought an unloaded handgun to West Kearns Elementary School Monday. The 11-year-old boy told other students his parents encouraged him […]
We have been hearing so many ideas about what to do following the deadly rampage in Newtown, Connecticut last week. Ideas range from gun control to better handling of mental health. Good! This is the discussion we need to have. I want to tackle one part of this debate right now – gun control. I […]
Yesterday David Gregory said on Meet the Press that all 31 pro-gun rights senators refused to come on the show. On Friday, following the shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the NRA hid their Facebook page. Why are these people in hiding and not out defending what they believe in? Do they realize that they are only […]
As all of you, I too have been in total shock over what happened in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday. Hearing the horror of 26 people, including 20 children ages 5-10 being gunned down in cold blood is sickening. It makes it hard to be “proud” of our nation, especially considering how much this has happened. I […]
It was a little over a year ago that President Obama came here to Cincinnati and pushed for his jobs plan. In that speech he talked about infrastructure improvements and highlighter the Brent Spence bridge that connects Ohio and Kentucky as a perfect example. Quickly Republicans pounced on this as “earmarks” and “pork barrel”, including […]
Here’s a tragic story out of Pennsylvania (h/t Amato): A 7-year-old boy died on Saturday when he was shot by his father in an apparent accident outside a Mercer County gun shop, state police said. Joseph V. Loughrey, 44, was getting into his truck holding a .9mm Taurus handgun when it discharged. The bullet struck […]
If you think that Republican leadership listened to voters in November, then you would be mistaken. Yesterday Mitch McConnell proved that by engaging in one of his own silly games: A move to embarrass Democrats backfired on Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Thursday as the Kentucky Republican proposed a vote on raising the nation’s debt […]
“Fair and balanced” sure has an interesting meaning when it comes to Fox News. We’re all used to their highly partisan reporting, but this story takes the political involvement of the network to a whole new level. Roger Ailes, the longtime Republican media guru, founder of Fox News and its current chairman, had some advice […]
PPP is out with a new poll that is very interesting: 49% of GOP voters nationally say they think that ACORN stole the election for President Obama. We found that 52% of Republicans thought that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama, so this is a modest decline, but perhaps smaller than might have been […]
Think Progress has posted this stomach-turning chart: The red line indicated corporate profits and the blue is the average wage of Americans. As you can see the profits have been sky rocketing to record levels, while wages continue to plummet. CNN Money puts it into words here: In the third quarter, corporate earnings were $1.75 […]