Archive for the ‘Policy’ Category

Increased unleaded and diesel fuel prices are undoubtedly putting the screws to our economy. Higher fuel prices means higher shipping costs which, in turn, results in higher prices for anything that must be shipped a considerable distance from its point-of-manufacture/point-of-harvest to a sales outlet of any kind. Items fabricated from ...

"Christians Are Useful Idiots" - George W. Bush In "Tempting Faith," David Kuo alleged that President Bush and his friends in the White House often made fun of Christian Evangelicals by calling them "nuts" and useful idiots.  If Kuo was telling the truth, for the first time, I find myself agreeing ...

One might think the greatest threat posed by OPEC member nations would be their tendency to funnel cash through various means into the hands of those hell-bent on bringing about our destruction. While this threat is real and, thanks to Venezuela at the very least, far less remote than ...

Have you ever wondered why thieves would tear open a perfectly functional HVAC unit sitting on the outside of a church, rip out all the copper parts, and leave the rest behind? If you suspected that the thieves were high on meth and incapable of any meaningful thought, you'd probably ...

John McCain's campaign is eerily quiet right now.  If not for the Martin Luther King, Jr. speech that was a major "FAIL", very little attention would be given John McCain, until now! The surge has failed Joe Biden made a loud statement by saying what a lot of pundits, bloggers and anti-War ...

Psychology of Hate in America I am not an expert on cultural or racial conflict, unless you count my ethnicity and personal life experiences as a Latino living in America.  I am not a psychologist or sociologist, and I have limited experience with anthropology, biology, and genetics.  That said, I am ...

President Bush and his Lawless Administration  No, this article isn't going to delve into the illegal war in Iraq, although the evidence is mounting on that case as well.  Today, I'd like to bring your attention to FISA.  While the war in Iraq is an issue that will yield debate for ...

You might laugh at the question, but the database of suspected terrorists is enormous and continuing to bloat to what seems like an unmanageable list for big brother. At what point are the war-hawks and super patriots going too far in Congress with their terrorist witch hunt in the United States?  ...

Some political analysts and economists argue that the war is only compounding the effect of a sluggish economy and but for the war, our economy might be in better shape than it is now.  You can't get President Bush to agree, however.  According to Bush, the war is actually helping ...

Healthcare: Limited Supply vs. Unlimited Demand I must preface my column with the observation that there is at least one instance when an apparently-infinite demand for product can be sated by human hands. We are more or less able to feed ourselves which means that the human hunger for food ...

Bush has recently argued that Democrats are a threat to National Security This week, he continued the rhetoric and picked up where Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani left off.  President Bush warned Friday, that the United States is in "more danger of attack" because Congress failed to extend legislation on domestic ...

Another day, another dramatic affair in the House of Representatives.  Republicans still  haven't gotten used to the fact that they are the minority party now and they've been struggling with Democratic rule on all matters, but especially national security.  Today, the House ended up with bitter partisan feuding as the ...

Aside from FISA, habeas corpus and torture are major issues in politics these days.  A decade ago, you would have been hard-pressed to find a group of statesmen that would support anything remotely resembling the trash legislation that passes for policy these days. There is some good news to report, although ...

Well, no, not really. The title is no more dramatic and misleading than the statements being made in defense of Dick Cheney and the secret service recent attacks on the American spirit. The Secret Service is being sued by a man, Steve Howards, 52, who was arrested for being a nuisance ...

Are Minimum Wage Increases Related to a Rise in Unemployment? You can’t throw a soggy copy of the New York Times these days without hitting someone who believes that the economy is slowing down, fueled mostly from problems associated with the burst “housing bubble”. It is true that the housing ...

Senator Chris Dodd, a Liberal, did his patriotic duty this morning by challenging FISA legislation that would serve to severely undermine our civil liberties. His speech that kicked off the FISA renewal debate was followed by Senator Arlen Specter, a republican, in favor of allowing judicial actions to run their ...

After the Youtube / CNN debate and the shameful way the 'gays in the military' issue was handled, I thought I'd post this old article I couldn't believe people were downright rude, booing and jeering at the American veteran for asking a legitimate policy question of his Presidential candidates! My ...

I was recently asked why I'm anti-Fox News (only a radical lefty would hate it) and my answer was simple: polarized politics is a major problem in America. Fox News is contributing to this problem by pushing a political agenda. This leaves me marginalized and offended by their ...

Is reducing dependence on foreign oil a necessity? We have to seriously consider our oil addiction for the sake of our economy, our security, and the environment. It's no secret that oil is America's drug of choice and our dependency on black gold is a very difficult one to kick. ...

Americans have been disappointed with government and justice in the United States and now a judge has suggested that we should no longer trust the government to handle certain issues, and she's right. It's time someone has the guts to stand up for Justice. At a post-trial hearing Tuesday for ...

Decades after Martin Luther King graced the United States with his presence and helped lead the civil rights movement, racism is still alive and well in America. Racial tension is as high as ever despite the fact that we've seen segregation take a back seat to integration and the ...

Conservatives on the Internet called me names, mommy, make them stop! I've been called every name in the book based on articles related to illegal surveillance of American citizens by the NSA. If it wasn't such a prickly experience, I'd post a back and forth that I recently had on ...

AT&T helped President Bush commit treason! Do you think that's a stretch? If so, why? If you defend the practices of the Bush Administration and illegal surveillance operations, please, enlighten me as to why you would stoop so low and defend the massive illegal operation that is contrary ...

AT&T screwed up, big. They've betrayed their relationship with consumers and committed to furnishing the data of millions of Americans for domestic spying purposes. Next week, Congress will hold a hearing on whether the telecommunications deserve immunity from illegal spying. Since Congress has let the Bush Administration ...

I'm watching his speech live on C-Span, Dennis Kucinich is giving a long list of quotes from Vice President Dick Cheney from between 2001 and 2003 on Iraq, Weapons of Mass Destruction. "The vice president pressured the intelligence community to enable its findings [...] to make them fit with the Bush ...