The Place to Take a Humor Break
I’ve been recently introduced to the naked capitalism website by fellow blogger Ronni Bennett over at Time Goes By and it has been rewarding beyond my expectations. It’s a website that, as its name implies, lays an […]
A great piece in the NY Times by David Carr yesterday illustrated what’s wrong with Wall Street as those who covet it’s appeal to riches continue to criticize the OccupyWall Street movement outside their […]
The Supreme Court ruled last year in Citizens United v. FEC that money is the same as speech, giving further currency to corporate personhood. Money is a big motivator and you can find some highly motivated […]
If my elected official is a person, why does it feel like I’m dealing Bank of America? Why do I feel like every time I get a letter or an e-mail from my congressman […]
If our elected official is a person, why does it feel like I am dealing with Exxon-Mobil? Why do I feel as I am being asked to bend over so they can apply some […]
It’s a terrible thing when an individual loses his or her grip on reality. But it’s much worse when the same thing happens to a whole political party, one that already has the power to […]
One of the things that Republicans seem to be good at these days are creating negative images from terms that elicit negative responses from susceptible people. The goal here has been to distort reality and […]
“Today’s protesters have chosen a fixed target: Wall Street, a symbol of the corporate takeover of democracy. And they have put no end date on their presence. This gives them time to put down roots, […]
The Rainmaker There’ s a new Texas Miracle these days and it has nothing to do with Rick Perry. The greatest gift anyone could give this state is rain, rain and more rain. Perry tried […]
The following is a non-paid political comment that will only be funny if you don’t think Obama is a socialist Muslim not born in America. Yes, I’m talking about you Pat Boone and others like […]