Barack Obama has been the most tech savvy President we have ever had. Living in an age of technology, this is increasingly important and with a new directive this week, he has proven how serious he is about the issue: U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered all major government agencies to make two key services […]
When it comes to trying and scare the hell out of constituents the Republicans never let us down. The latest chapter of “OMG you will all die” fear mongering comes from the state that bought us one of the greatest fear mongers of all time, Dick Cheney: State representatives on Friday advanced legislation to launch […]
This might set up a really interesting fight that could emphasis the hypocrisy of the GOP: President Barack Obama will ask Congress on Friday for greater power to shrink the federal government, and his first idea is merging six sprawling trade and commerce agencies whose overlapping programs can be baffling to businesses, a senior administration […]
Earlier this week I posted about Jules Manson, a failed Tea Party candidate from California and rabid Ron Paul supporter, who posted the following on Facebook: “Assassinate the (expletive deleted by examiner editors) n****r and his monkey children” Turns out not only the blogosphere was taking notice, but also the Secret Service: “Agents Corey, Andy, […]
My last post really got me thinking. The right constantly invokes “state sovereignty” when complaining about the “over-reach” of the federal government, yet their own actions prove that the right actually cares nothing about this issue. Let’s look at some of the recent issues in the news. My previous post was about the GOP telling […]
It was only a matter of time before the anonymity of these women would go away. Here’s one of the accusers from the original Politico story: Karen Kraushaar, a 55-year-old former journalist and seasoned government spokeswoman who served on the front lines of the Elian Gonzalez custody battle, is a competitive equestrian and lover of […]
Domestic terrorism anyone? Four suspected members of a fringe north Georgia militia group were arrested Tuesday by federal authorities and charged with plotting to buy explosives and trying to make a deadly toxin in a bizarre plot to attack unnamed government officials. The four men in their 60s and 70s were part of a group […]
Immigration is supposed to be a big topic at tonight’s Republican debate. I wonder how they will address this? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton says his agency deported nearly 400,000 individuals during the fiscal year 2011 that just ended in September. Morton announced in Washington on Tuesday the number was the largest […]
A majority of people are against the handling of the debt crisis on the part of every party, but the vast majority disapprove of the way the Republicans are handling the issue than anyone else a CBS News poll finds. Approve Disapprove President Obama 43% 48% Democrats in Congress 31% 58% Republicans in Congress […]
The right has long championed for total free market rule in the U.S. In their mind the federal government should be nothing more than a payroll department, doling out the checks to these private entities. While free market works great in some places, there are certain elements of society where it is a disaster. One […]