The GOP’s stubborn resistance to immigration reform is so stupid and counterproductive even the rightwing Seattle Times editorial board can’t condone it. In an editorial published today the Seattle Times said, “President Obama is right to take action on the broken U.S. immigration system. The[...]
Archive for November, 2014
November 22nd, 2014 - 6:48 pm § in Politics
Seattle Times Editors Take GOP To Woodshed On Immigration Reform
November 22nd, 2014 - 2:26 pm § in Politics
IRAN
Iran nuclear talks extension likely; U.S. sees ‘big gaps’ By John Irish and Fredrik Dahl VIENNA – World powers and Iran struggled to overcome crucial differences that are preventing them from ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran’s atomic ambitions, raising the prospect of [...]
November 22nd, 2014 - 12:53 pm § in America
How Repricans Obstruct Government
Committee on Rules – Republicans How to use a resolution of inquiry to obtain information from an executive branch agency in effect, blocking the government’s ability to administer the laws passed by previous Congresses.[...]
November 22nd, 2014 - 12:48 pm § in Misc.
FAUX SCIENCE: The Flat Earth Society Lives ON
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November 22nd, 2014 - 10:01 am § in America
Where Americans Came From
First Native Americans came from Siberia What would Jefferson think? The third President had a “thing” about Native Americans. Like Rousseau he believed in the noble savage. Some feel that our constitution was even derived from Cherokee/Iroquois traditions of governance by the peop[...]
November 21st, 2014 - 11:39 pm § in Uncategorized
Radical Republicand Hoax Fails
House intel panel debunks many Benghazi theoriesWASHINGTON (AP) – A two-year investigation by the Republican-controlled House Intelligence Committee has found that the CIA and the military acted properly in responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, and ass[...]
November 21st, 2014 - 9:45 pm § in Politics
GOP Strategist Depressed By 2016
Despite the midterm elections, the GOP isn’t enjoying a resurgence of popularity, nor has there been any realignment of American politics. This year’s results stemmed from low turnout, lousy campaigns, and the fact many Democrats elected in red states in the 2008 wave had to face reelect[...]
November 21st, 2014 - 8:34 pm § in Uncategorized
Judge Frees 2 Innocent Black Men After 40 Years In Ohio Prison
An Ohio judge today freed two black men who’ve spent 40 years behind bars for a murder they didn’t commit. They were convicted and sentenced to death on nothing more than the coerced testimony of a 12-year-old boy who merely repeated rumors he’d heard to police. The cops told him t[...]