By: Brian Whelter Immigration laws geared towards the prevention of illegal immigration in the United States have failed. Why? Well, because there are still illegal immigrants. It's a simple concept. America has been on a virtual war path to locate, detain, and deport all illegal immigrants, and yet there…
by Jim Hoover Conservative America would like to keep the bulk of Americans fat, dumb and happy. That is the outgrowth of the conservative building of a proto-fascist country, dominated by large corporations. Activity in Republican-controlled states and the House of Representatives, show the ideas of right-wing corporations like…
by Jim Hoover We made a mistake. We elected Barack Obama in 2008. I want Bernie Sanders of Vermont to run as an independent. His choice and their single-payer health care system choice shows there are smart people in Vermont. We should have supported Hillary over Obama. Can you…
By Jim Hoover Most Americans are totally unaware that 60 Republican members of the House of Representatives control our economic destiny, our livelihood, perhaps for years to come, after August 2nd, 2011. In essence, the Tea Party Caucus seems to control whether our country defaults on its debt or…
By Jim Hoover It is unmitigated idiocy to be cutting the federal budget now with over a 9% national unemployment rate. We need more investment spending on infrastructure, education, and manufacturing technology. Miscreant Republicans are controlling the debate on this topic. They know that sitting presidents normally have difficulty…
By Jim Hoover Our system of leadership grossly failed us regarding the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court. Apart from his questionable associations with outside forces, apart from lying about his wife’s income for several years, apart from refusing to recuse himself for decisions that involved a…
By Jim Hoover You remember hearing the legend that depicted Roman Emperor Nero as fiddling while Rome burned and was mostly destroyed by fire in 64 AD? The truth of the legend is irrelevant. What is relevant is that corruption and narcissism were endemic in Roman society at the…
By Svetlana Ivanov If you're planning a trip to Russia and have never been there before, be sure you're prepared not to accidentally offend anyone with societal ignorance. Following is a list of Russian Taboos that you'll want to know before embarking upon a country full of proper and…
By Jim Hoover Two clowns, Rep. Eric Cantor and Senator John Kyl, performers for their real ringmasters, the rich, walked out of bicameral bipartisan debt ceiling talks. Ironically, the elephant in the meeting room still remained. Not the Republicans, but the obvious fact that these meetings, for the Republicans,…
By Jim Hoover Exactly when did we go insane with our military policy and why do we allow this insanity to continue? As of today, the total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is over $1.21 trillion. If you go to “costofwar.com” you will see that…