by Jim Hoover The ignorance of too many radical Republicans in the at-one-time esteemed House of Representatives is positively staggering. A growing number of Republicans believe that defaulting on our debt is no big deal. Plausible explanations for this folly include the deliberate polarization of the electorate, the run-amuck…
http://www.examiner.com/this-day-history-in-national/cuyahoga-river-on-fire By Jim Hoover As if the Republicans haven’t done enough already to trash the American people, indeed our country, considering attacks on women and Planned Parenthood, attacks on regulating Wall Street, cuts to spending for the vulnerable, voting to end Medicare, starving education, trying to kill voting in…
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 I watched the pilot to Falling Skies and the only thing that fell was my high regard for Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s films have covered many themes and many genres, but we have grown to expect quality from his film-making endeavors. His Schindler’s List, Saving Private…
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 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…
By: Jim Hoover Clarence Thomas should be impeached for a number of offenses, crimes and misdemeanors. Article III, Section 1 states that judges of federal courts shall hold their offices "during good behavior." The phrase "good behavior" has been interpreted by the courts to equate to the same level…