The economics of Rush Limbaugh’s show
I’ve been thinking about how to hurt Rush economically (preferably to get him off the air, or at least to hurt him to the extent that his contract doesn’t get renewed in 2016). This is all basic...
View ArticleThe Super Tuesday Numbers
I was looking at the Super Tuesday! results tring to figure out who would be the Republican nominee and I found this chart at the NY TImes: Republican Delegate Count. Scroll down and look at Oklahoma....
View ArticleThe Individual Mandate And Republicans And Broccoli
Below the fold is a quick synopsis of what the four Republican candidates for President think about the individual mandate (for buying health insurance). And broccoli. I offer this as a clarification...
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Republicans: The Ignorant Rich
One of my Facebook friends recently shared a photo that featured a Karl Rove quote: “As people do better, they start voting like Republicans… unless they have too much education and vote Democratic,...
View ArticleMarriage Equality
I’m happy that President Obama endorsed marriage equality. It’s a good example of “the arc bends towards justice…”
View ArticleThe June 12 Election in North Dakota
Anyone want to know what’s happening politically in North Dakota? There’s an election coming up on June 12. There are two constitutional amendments and a referendum that I’ll be watching. Plus, I’ll...
View Article"None of your Business:" On Privacy
People (including me) tend to value privacy as a general principle. Sometimes it’s a good thing and sometimes a bad thing. And sometimes it doesn’t really matter. Here are a few thoughts to spark a...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh is right! Bane is Bain!
In 2002, Mitt Romney retroactively resigned from Bain Capital in 1999. Ten years later in 2012 the Democrats stole the Republican retroactive time machine and traveled back to 1993 to create the Batman...
View ArticleWill Romney Ask His VPs to Provide Tax Returns?
Vice Presidential (VP) candidates seem to get vetted more than Presidential candidates, which amuses me. People being considered for VP have to provide information to the party’s nominee about all...
View ArticleThree Categories of Red States (Fun With Geography)
Tonight I was looking at an electoral map, pondering the possible outcomes of the 2012 election. I was dividing the country into different regions, trying to figure out what the Republican states have...
View ArticleDid Paul Ryan Desecrate the American Flag?
I was watching Ryan’s speech last night and a little voice in my head kept asking, “What the hell is that red blotch on his flag lapel pin? Is Ryan desecrating the American flag?” More below the...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Voter Fraud in North Dakota
Want to hear a story about North Dakota? What if I said it has medical marijuana, football players committing crimes (allegedly), the November election, and voter fraud? To be fair, I don’t think you...
View ArticleThose 47%: They Do Pay Their Share of Taxes
When people are poor (making minimum wage) or unemployed or students or retired or disabled, maybe they don’t pay very much in federal income taxes. But they pay the following other taxes:Payroll...
View ArticleMN Repubs Wanted To Get Out The Vote – With Homophobia
Michael Brodkorb, a formerly high-ranking Minnesota Republican strategist, now says the reason for the one-man-one-woman marriage amendment is that Republican lawmakers believed that Democratic U.S....
View ArticleDid Feminists in MassGAP actually create the “binder of women”?
From the Phoenix Sun:What actually happened was that in 2002 -- prior to the election, not even knowing yet whether it would be a Republican or Democratic administration -- a bipartisan group of women...
View ArticleMy Republican Friend Griped That The Price of Gas Has Doubled
He said “Gas prices have doubled since Obama took office!” I told him the price of gas is lower now than it was under Bush.You know what? We’re both right. It depends on if you look at the price of gas...
View ArticleMy Five-Point Plan, by Mitt (and jello, too!)
Thank you! I’m happy to be here in (name of city or state). I have a five point plan to get the economy moving, because that’s the number of fingers on my hand. I need my second hand to hold this...
View ArticleMy girlfriend asked if Hurricane Sandy will affect the election
Katie asked me, “If the hurricane hits the states from Maryland to Maine, which are mostly blue states, does that mean Obama might not win?” She's a very smart woman (with a graduate degree in Art...
View ArticleAll of my Elected Representatives Are Democrats (Woohoo!)
Oh frabjous day! Callooh! Callay! I’m in a much better mood than I was after the tea party ruined the 2010 midterms. After the recent 2012 election, I will be represented by Democrats from the...
View ArticleDavid Gerrold on Socialism
Here's a Facebook post written by David Gerrold, a brilliant writer (and also a liberal Democrat). I asked him if I could have permission to re-post this and he said yes. We’re Facebook friends. I’ve...
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