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…
By Jim Hoover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGXQ1Xwn4ws&feature=player_detailpage#t=63s Unlike traditional coal mining, dynamiting the tops of pristine mountains to extract coal, permanently alters the beauty of the landscape. The Appalachian Mountain System, running 2000 miles from Newfoundland to central Alabama, has graced the landscape of what is the eastern US today, originally formed…
By: Jim Hoover Obama needs about one billion dollars to get re-elected next year, and he will get the money from the rich. Therefore, he must prove the perspective of the well-heeled, like the old classic song, “You belong to me.” He knows that while Republicans will agitate over…
By Jim Hoover Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is being courted to run for president. Perhaps it relates to his extremism. The Republican base likes radical right-wingers. How can we identify his right-wing stripe? Look at him, listen to him, and watch him. He is large. He is…
By Jim Hoover The mainstream media is here for you…not for profit, mind you. How do I know? Because they look after your priorities. If you want an Eagle Scout’s budget, and favor jet-black hair over a receding hairline, the Ryan budget plan is for you, not the “People’s…
By: Hillary Ghongil I never thought I'd see the day that having a Facebook profile would be a crime. It's slightly hysterical. A new bill called "Facebook Felon" is working its way through South Carolina legislature these next few weeks, and soon the bill will work its way from…
By: Jim Hoover Now I know what die-hard conservatives will say without even looking at the chart above: you’re blaming it all on George W. again. Conservatives do have a point. We should blame it on the ignorance and apathy of too many American voters, interference and manipulation of…
By: Jim Hoover Another very important bit of news the mainstream corporate media won’t feature: Vermont has voted for the first single-payer health care system, in other words, a system without private health care middlemen who, leech-like, suck record profits out of the misery of patients[i]. Now, who doesn’t…
by Jim Hoover Want to know how money buys public policy and the media? Ask the Koch brothers. While we struggle to make ends meet, tyrannical forces are secretly and relentlessly working to control decision-making at all levels of government that can be bought. In Republican states which no…
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…