U.S. Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) warned today that President Obama’s executive order on immigration could spark violent riots. “The country’s going to go nuts, because they’re going to see it as a move outside the authority of the president, and it’s going to be a very serious situation,[...]
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November 20th, 2014 - 10:59 am § in Politics
GOP Senator Expects Conservatives To Riot Against Immigration Order
So why not veto Keystone XL?
I must admit to some ambivalence about the Keystone pipeline as a political issue. While there is indubitably some impact on the environment, I suspect that on the scale of major environmental issues facing the United States this is relatively minor. On the other hand, adding to the global pollution[...]
November 10th, 2014 - 10:20 pm § in America
GO CRACKERS!
Following the Republican victories this month, the Washington Redskins have decided to rename the team from DC. press release: (TANS: Tuesday, 11/11/2014) After Tuesday’s debacle, we have decided to change our team name. We realize that the obvious issue now dividing the nation is how to ren[...]
This Election Didn’t Fix Anything; USA Likely Faces More D.C. Gridlock
Politics is indeed strange at times. Voters upset with D.C. gridlock just voted for more of the same. Politico’s Ben White explains: “[B]oth sides have made it abundantly clear that the chances for significant legislative accomplishment in the 114th Congress beginning next year are prett[...]
October 31st, 2014 - 8:09 am § in Politics
Rand Paul Admits GOP Brand ‘Sucks’
But he doesn’t think anything’s wrong with its content. It’s strictly an image problem, he says, one that can be fixed by reaching out to that black guy, uh, er, lying dead in the street in front of a cop car. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/rand-paul-the-gop-brand-sucks/ I’m cur[...]
October 28th, 2014 - 2:05 pm § in Politics
Why Do So Many Republicans Commit Voting Fraud?
Voting fraud is rare in America. All reputable studies confirm this. So we’re speaking in relative terms. Most people, whether Democrats or Republicans, don’t vote on other people’s ballots, vote more than once, etc. But, though rare, it does occasionally happen. This article exami[...]
October 25th, 2014 - 10:43 pm § in Politics
Photo ID: The New (Legal) Poll Tax
Republicans don’t want most Americans to vote. It’s so obvious they don’t even try very hard to hide it anymore. It’s an obvious strategy for an unpopular minority party when propaganda and lies don’t work very well anymore. (Which was amply proven by their double[...]
SUNDAY REVELATION: Belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth.
The Pew Research Center published a survey. The results of the survey of people in 40 countries shows that belief that God is essential to morality in INVERSELY proportional to national wealth. [...]
October 23rd, 2014 - 9:40 pm § in Politics
Republican Congressman Blasts Surgeon General’s Ebola Response
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) says Obama’s Ebola czar, Ron Klain, is “off to a bad start” and thinks the Surgeon General should coordinate the response. “Why not have the surgeon general head this up?” Chaffetz asked Wednesday on Fox News. “I think that’s a very [...]