** While the following doesn't represent the views of all Republican or Conservative constituents, it does represent the actions (or lack of) taken by Republicans in Congress based on their voting records. ** Women: "Can I have birth control?" Republicans: "No!" Women: "I couldn't get birth control so I…
Let me share what I believe is the proof. Then you as an intelligent human being decide for yourself whether my theory makes more sense than trickle -down economics.
By: Jack Synten Since James Kirchick's 2008 discovery of Ron Paul old (though not that old) newsletters from the nineties, Paul has been back-tracking quite a bit. His newsletters expose Paul's tendencies towards the conspiratorial, as he espouses ideas that a "race war" is soon to begin, the IRS…
Allegedly written by a University Professor of economics Editors note: This is cute but we'd love to hear a rebuttal to this... Anyone? Our Tax system, explained in terms of beer... Using actual percentages, the impact of a tax cut, and the public reaction that everyone should be able…
By: David Palsman Talking to a Communist friend of mine—though we usually disagree on most things political—he pointed out something that I hadn't thought about before: maybe we should elect a fundamentalist right-wing Republican as the next President. Not for the sake of saving our country, but to jumpstart…
By: Thomas Rhodin In many respects the bi-partisan, Democrat-and-Republican system that we've grown accustomed in the past couple hundred years has failed. Too many voices, yet only two parties to represent the entirety of the nation's desires and needs, with the occasional third party Independent. And then with this…
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: Michael Tuosto The modern American liberal has drifted far from the true liberal ideas that The Enlightenment gave birth to. Individual liberty was the corner stone of the original liberal ideology. This type of liberty is made possible only through self-reliance and in the absence of a big,…
By Jim Hoover Seeing the weak Republican presidential field, Rick Perry (above) looks good to Republican kingpins. Whether Rick Perry runs for president or not is immaterial. As another radicalized Republican, he is forced to follow the extremist path carved by Republican leadership, one supported by corporate money. That…
By: Jim Hoover According to Jim Mulva (above), the CEO of ConocoPhillips, 74% of Americans are un-American. No kidding. A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey found that 74% of Americans favor eliminating tax credits for the oil and gas industries as a way to reduce the federal budget…