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When I was in school, we were taught that Republicans are fiscal conservatives. Until G. Dubya Bush came along, I might have agreed. Articles located at the Washington Post and New York Times are enlightening. I snatched these graphics from New York Times. A picture is indeed worth a thousand words.

Continue reading Who’s Fiscally Conservative?…

There was time I was a registered Republican. I switched in 2004 to Independent. I did so because the Republican party lost it’s way by incorporating the Christian-right-wing-nuts into the party years earlier. During the Dubya years war expenses were hidden, the Patriot Act was passed which eroded our freedoms, and the Republicans, in general, became the party of NO!

Continue reading Republican Party Continues Credibility Loss…

Government and politics in the United States has eroded to the extent that it’s a very sad state of affairs. The people are unhappy, somehow believing that insults or outright displays of bigotry and disdain are acceptable, and seem to have disconnected from the reality of what’s supposed to happen in Washington. Further, it appears politicians are unable or unwilling to speak to one another, let alone compromise on issues. They are frequently exposed as ethically challenged and morally bankrupt. The system seems irreparably broken.

Continue reading The Game And The Players: Broken!…

I, for one, have to extend kudos to the way our forefathers conceived and handled elections. The Electoral College was a master-piece that overcame the time-distance-knowledge disparity between the government and it’s people. Communications back then was way slower – it took weeks or months to get a message from one extreme U.S. border to the other. The general education level of the population was maybe at a third grade level. Further, the average citizen in 1776, wasn’t very knowledgeable about world affairs.

Continue reading On The Political Disconnect In America…

Let’s see…Whiner and all around quitter. All I can say is …

John McCain brought this witch to national attention to his discredit. Now she just won’t go away.

Sarah’s re-labeled mainstream media as “lamestream” media. True to her M.O.: If you don’t like something, don’t understand it and/or can’t handle it – [...]

Another GOP “winner”…NOT! This guy spends more time apologizing for his flubs than actually getting work done. Not remotely close to what I’m looking for in a president. If he had any self-respect, he’d drop-out before the first primary.

For those who spew the diatribe “No one would vote for a guy named Newt!”. [...]

Excellent work on the part of the U.S. Armed Forces! The lost souls of 9-11 may now rest in peace. The non-sense will unfortunately continue…

Is it over? People I’ve talked to seem overly optimistic that the war is now over. I don’t think so. Al Qaeda isn’t going away any-time soon. From what [...]