Are John “Quiverlip” Boehner and Mitch “Multichin” McConnell vying for the title of Vile Misanthrope? Even “misanthrope” isn’t enough; you must put vile in front of it. But one has to mention that Boehner’s Ohio district and the state of Kentucky must bear some blame for electing such miscreants…
On November 6, three more states joined the ranks of the enlightened by passing marriage equality. Now nine states (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington) plus the District of Columbia are entitled to the moniker “equality state,” and deserve applause for riding the…
By OcJim Americans have been purposefully exposed to such a protracted campaign of pure bullshit for so long that we might not even smell it. The current media-fed fantasy of the “fiscal cliff” is such a case. The metaphor of an immediate, irreversible fall over a precipice of unalterable…
In avoiding a renewed global recession next year, we must know by now that we can’t rely on our dysfunctional Congress, a president swayed by the Kool Aid dispensed by a mainstream media owned by the rich and controlled by right-wing propaganda, and certainly not a court system overrun…
A few days ago Israel began yet another systematic campaign of destruction against Gaza. Israel has always been 'at war' with the Palestinian citizens trapped in the enclaves of Gaza and the West Bank, but since Israeli settlers moved away from the Gaza Strip in 2005 there has been…
watershed: 2: a crucial dividing point, line, or factor: turning point Last week I framed Election Day in terms of a makeover: Before—the run-up to November 6, characterized by dread and fear of a Romney win and the ensuing turning back the tide on pieces of progress too numerous…
Can there be a more despicable person than Florida governor, Rick Scott? This is a man who – at least after the campaign for his election -- has consistently shown his scorn for the majority of Floridians. How does a state composed of mostly sane people support such a…
If I were an illustrator, I would create cartoons to represent people like me (Obama voters) before and after Tuesday’s historic election. Since I cannot draw to save my soul, however, I shall try to describe what my pictures would look like. THE “BEFORE ” CARTOON. Group A—several wealthy,…
I threw up my hands in disgust and turned off last Sunday’s 60 Minutes when I watched the segment called “The Broken Senate.” Like almost every other news source, the oft-revered 60 Minutes failed Americans. It pretended that the “deadlock, dysfunction and political gamesmanship” that Steve Kroft described was on both…
I remember a united country when MoPar and MoTown rolled out muscle cars, soul music, and humming factories that pumped liquid gold through our veins. I remember Disco, MTV, Big Hair Bands, and the revival of capitalism. And even though this time started to bring Global growth as well,…