Yes, I know precisely where I was when someone murdered John Fitzgerald Kennedy. No, I do not want to hear where the hell you were. Nor do I want to read or […]
The Kennedy assassination: from Camelot to Clusterfuck
The Republican response to healthcare exchanges – oblivious and shameless
Oblivious to irony and immune to shame – two observations about Tea Party Republicans and health care exchanges.
Our psychopath Congress
Government shutdown, debt crisis reveal how much GOP has in common with other sociopaths… Is this to be an empathy test? Capillary dilation of the so-called blush response? Fluctuation of the pupil. […]
The contrite Congressman
Slate’s gerrymandering puzzles
Chris Kirk of Slate published six puzzles that graphically demonstrate just how badly some states’ Congressional districts are gerrymandered to guarantee Congressional majorities and protect existing Representatives.
Work half time, earn $179K — welcome to Congress
… I was so busy keeping my job, I forgot to do my job. — President Andrew Shepherd in The American President After the 2012 elections, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee leaders called in […]
I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
I’d never own a handgun to protect myself from the government. Protecting myself from my armed fellow Americans who are terrified of the government, on the other hand….
SzepToons: Why Congress can’t vote against the NRA
Two reasons why the new CREDO Action petition to limit CEO salaries wouldn’t work
There’s a new petition going around – maybe you’ve seen it on Facebook. It points up our growing rich-poor gap and asks Congress to cap CEO pay, which is obscene in many […]
Redistricting: by deceitfully moving a line, I can rule forever
In America, most — but probably not all — citizens who seek public office do so with initial good intent. They wish to perform a public service. That quaint, altruistic notion lasts, […]
