And why would we want any of them? Look, I don’t share Republican values. They like war, think torture is okay, and cover up atrocities; they’re racists and bigots; they’re against government, democratic process, and dissent; they’re hate unions, don’t like workers, and[...]
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April 3rd, 2014 - 1:56 am § in Misc.
SOUTH CAROLINA: People DO want to live there. Why?
A Challenge. Why do people choose to live in South Carolina? The first three answers will receive a genuine THE-Ave.US beer mug! Over the last several weeks THE Ave has been asking why does anyone want to live in South Carolina? The question has focused around the overwhelming collection of stat[...]
May 21st, 2023 - 3:06 pm § in Misc.
Why grenades are lousy souvenirs
An Indiana souvenir collector apparently didn’t think ahead to when he’d pass on, and his family would clean out his house and go through his belongings. That’s what his son and grandchildren were doing when they found the grenade. It was the real thing, and somebody pulled the pin[...]
Colorado offers new evidence the GOP is turning off its own voters
Do Republicans’ problems go beyond voter antipathy to Trump? Is the GOP a Superfund site? At this point, that’s a belief and attitude among Democrats, but there’s not a lot of hard evidence. GOP candidates underperformed in 2022, but the high-profile losers were almost exclusively [...]
GOP candidate: Civil rights gains “took away freedom”
“North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state’s first Black lieutenant governor and the GOP front-runner for the 2024 gubernatorial race, repeatedly lambasted the ‘so-called’ 1960s Civil Rights Movement, lamenting that ‘so many freedoms were lost during the civil rights[...]
Why I prefer career politicians
Some people, mostly on the right., bemoan “career” politicians and advocate for term limits. Not me. I want professional politicians in key offices. I know this will grate on some people, so let me explain. First, arguing that “career” politicians are mucking things up is a [...]
April 9th, 2023 - 12:54 pm § in Jews
What should society do about kids who wreak havoc?
In the Middle Ages fathers were allowed to kill their children, but modern society prohibits that practice. But the tradeoff is that modern society has a problem with out-of-control kids. A case in point: A 13-year-old crashed a stolen car while being chased by police on Saturday, April 8, 2023, in [...]
DeSantis does squat for non-wealthy Floridians
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis, who wants to be president, is wildly popular at the ballot box in his home state. One wonders why. While the stereotypical Floridian is a well-heeled East Coast retiree, in reality Florida ranks in the bottom third of average household incomes, and DeSantis has done almost[...]
Why are banks failing again?
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) failed on Friday, March 10, 2023. Government officials scrambled to reassure the public their deposits aren’t in danger. Are they? At the larger banks, at least, probably not. To begin with, the FDIC insures individual depositors against up to $250,000 of losses. This[...]
Why are Republicans such jackasses?
Republican sorry for suggesting ‘hanging by a tree’ as execution method That’s the headline on a Guardian story published on Thursday, March 2, 2023 (read it here). If he’s sorry he said it, maybe he shouldn’t have said it; instead, maybe he should have engaged his brain, if he[...]