Update II With Transcript. President Sticks It To Boehner And Touts His...
See Big Update at End.The President will release today a list of forty executive actions he has taken and tout those actions in a speech in Austin. By doing this he is highlighting his actions against...
View ArticleHHS Reports That The ACA Has Saved Consumers $9 Billion
The Department of Health and Human Services issued a report today explaining that the Affordable Care Act has saved consumers $9 Billion since it was enacted. The bulk of the savings was in reduced...
View ArticleSean Hannity Explains Why He Is The Way He Is
Hannity said on Fox News that his Dad beat him with a strap and he had no problem with that. In fact he knows he turned out fine because I got hit with a strap. Bam, bam, bam. And I have never been to...
View ArticlePutin's Tiger Defects, Seeks Asylum In China
Putin's tiger has defected to China and is seeking asylum. Yes, you heard that right. The two year old tiger Kuzya, has, up to now, been affectionately known as Putin's tiger after he was virtually...
View Article"Protect And Serve" Now Means "Protect" Officers And "Serve" The Force
"Protect and Serve" are the words we see on the side of many police cars and is the motto of most police forces. The words define the mission of the police, which is to "protect" citizens and "serve"...
View ArticleEbola Irrationality Is A Two Way Street
Rwanda has decided to screen all US passengers for Ebola. This may be irrational Ebola hysteria on the part of Rwanda, or possibly something else.This could be run of the mill fear stoked irrationality...
View ArticleIn A Sane World Oklahoma, Alabama And Five Other Red States Would Be Siding...
The Supreme Court has decided to hear King v Burwell, the case that rejected a challenge to the ACA by die hard ACA opponents. They had argued that a wording glitch in the law meant that people buying...
View ArticleFive Million People In Thirty-Four States Should Lobby To "Save Our Health Care"
The Supreme Court is considering a case that could take away health insurance subsidies from working people in thirty-four States. Those are the States whose health insurance exchanges were set up by...
View ArticleKeystone Is A Reality Check For Democrats On The Senate Filibuster Rule
Yesterday, Democrats cheered when the Senate filibustered a bill that would have granted approval to construction of the Keystone pipeline. A majority of Senators voted for the bill. In fact 59...
View ArticleDid Netanyahu's Hatred Of Obama Finally Bring Senate Democrats To Their Senses
The Senate Democrats who were at the forefront of the effort that would effectively derail the Iranian nuclear negotiations have finally come to their senses. They sent a letter to the President, the...
View ArticleJosh Earnst Laments How Truly Pathetic Guiliani Has Become
In response to a question at a White House briefing Josh Earnst said this about Guiliani "It's sad to see when somebody who has attained a certain level of public stature -- and even admiration --...
View ArticleUpdated - Begala: "I didn't know he had a hearing impairment and we pray for...
Yesterday, Jeb Bush was asked a very simple question by Fox's Megyn Kelly, "Knowing what we know now, would you have authorized the invasion?" His answer was "I would have," an emphatic yes. The...
View ArticleNo Rubio, The World Is Not A Better Place Without Saddam, Unless You Are...
In March, Marco Rubio was asked Marco Rubio was asked whether it was a mistake to invade Iraq. He responded by saying, The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein does not run Iraq. He then...
View ArticleCorrect Outcome In Headscarf Case May Be Bad News For ACA Case
The Supreme Court decision in the headscarf case yesterday, EEOC v Abercrombie and Fitch, was a legally correct and very good outcome. The court held that an applicant alleging employment...
View ArticleLindsey Graham Reverses - Will Call For Removal Of Confederate Flag
Move over Jeb, this afternoon Linsey Graham will join you in calling for the Confederate flag at the state capitol to be taken down and put in a museum.This is a reversal from just yesterday when he...
View ArticleGood News: The Animas River In Durango Is Open
The Animas River in Durango was opened on Friday. The level of minerals is back to the levels that existed before the accidental release of mineral and mud tainted water from the Gold King mine. The...
View ArticleAre Palin And Trump On A Collision Course Over Denali
Palin is a fan of Denali, the mountain that non-Alaskans used to refer to as Mt. McKinley. She even referred to the mountain as "Denali" in her farewell address after quitting the Governor job, And...
View ArticlePalin (Inadvertently) Proposes To Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, Submarines And...
Sarah Palin says that she should be the Secretary of Energy and that in that capacity she would eliminate the Department of Energy. Among the many things she is unaware of is that the largest part of...
View ArticleTo Everyone Supporting A Candidate In The Primary, Remember That A Democratic...
To everyone supporting, advocating for, or working for a candidate in this primary season please remember this. A Democratic President elected in 2016 is the only thing that will stand in the way...
View ArticleIs The Impossible Possible-A Coalition Government In The House?
Kevin McCarthy, the person expected to succeed John Boehner as Speaker, has pulled out of the race. This opens the possibility that something may happen that has never happened before in the House of...
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