Sit on Your Ass and Watch Democracy Pass: People Need to Act Not Just Talk
The legislation being proposed by the GOP House is pathetic. Yet, little is heard from Democratic constituents. Activism is the answer.
The legislation being proposed by the GOP House is pathetic. Yet, little is heard from Democratic constituents. Activism is the answer.
The primary purpose of House Bill 933 is to perpetuate the bloat of the defense budget and decimate domestic programs.
After years of manipulation and buying off elected officials, a large percentage of radical right-wingers are planning a civil war.
On March 1st a decision will be made that could impact millions for at least 9 years. Jobs will be lost and people will go hungry, but not the rich.
A long-time and oft-repeated Republican criticism of Democrats is the tendency to regulation. But, so do Republicans, especially for friends.
Right wing “patriots” are constantly complaining of losing their freedoms and liberty. I would ask what these freedoms and liberties are.
While the Senate may indeed find a bi-partisan path to citizenship for undocumenteds, look for any positives to be scuttled by the House.
The gun movement radicals are coming out of the woodwork post-Obama Executive Orders. The worst of them has threatened death for gun reform
The President’s 23 Executive Orders on gun control are now public. The Republicans are pushing back implying some may be unconstitutional
It is a mystery why the Justice Department, FBI, and law enforcement officials do not summarily round them treasonous congressional tea partiers and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.
There is no conceivable outcome in which GOP opposition to Chuck Hagel ends happily for Republicans
The Firearms Freedom act legislation is passing in a number of states. It establishes state laws that override the feds; a waste of time
While the population still grieves over the loss of young lives at Sandy Hook, the NRA and Congress dig in to prevent meaningful curbs on guns.
South Carolina Governor, Nikki Haley has made history in appointing a black Republican, but was the move historical or hysterical?
Politicians (a few at least) are making loud gun control noises. They do that every time there’s another mass murder. Nothing ever happens.
South Carolina is a prime example of right-wing attempts to destroy the public school system and replace it with private school profiteers
Many right-wing state governors are opting out of the ACA Medicaid expansion opportunity. Too much money say their governors. That’s a lie!
A federal judge has ruled that North Carolina cannot offer choose life plates without also offering pro-choice plates
An explanation of where the real influential power centers are inside and outside of state legislatures. Hint: it’s all about the money.
Jim DeMint is leaving the Senate to take over the Presidency of the Heritage Foundation. Another extremist will undoubtedly take his place
Apparently, to Grover Norquist an agreement with him is as legally binding as a mortgage, at least in his own self-important, inflated head.
The Republican Party’s doldrums are likely to continue until they acknowledge reality, but there are no signs of that happening soon
In calling in a missing paper report I was surprised to learn that my small newspaper used an overseas call center to respond to my concerns
I joined 10 other worker sympathizers in protest Walmart’s treatment of their Part-time workforce. Inside the store our petition was refused
The 2012 election was especially satisfying for the Presidency and the new faces that will show up in Congress, especially the Senate.
Ohio Secretary of State, Jon Husted wants to dramatically change electoral votes to favor Republicans, and make it nearly impossible for Democrats to win Ohio.
Incredible amounts of money were spent on the 2012 General Election. And lots of that money was wasted when expensive attack ads didn’t work
There could be no worse selection for President than money-monger, Mitt Romney. He himself admits, 47% of the population will be sidelined.
I have been a poll worker for numerous local, primary and general elections. There’s no area that has not been emphasized with one exception, voter fraud.
I paid a recent visit to an Upstate South Carolina Republican Party Headquarters to look at its campaign literature. FreedomWorks dominated.
The Inspector General of the Justice Department has issued a 471-page report on Fast & Furious. AG, Eric Holder, was telling the truth.
Sunday night, South Carolina Representative, Trey Gowdy was sitting in his car when a woman walked up and stuck a gun in his face.
Howard Rich is one of a number of extremely wealthy old men who are not only buying congressmen and women, but state legislators was well.
On the day Rush Limbaugh called Democratic women FemiNazis again, Mitt Romney is ordering Obama to get Democrats to ‘cease and desist’ Nazi references.
An South Carolina Democratic Luncheon meeting attendee challenging the presence of a Republican spy, triggers a DINO defense of Republicans.
Incumbent Congressional Representative, Trey Gowdy has a healthy lead over his Democratic opponent. He’s sending major money to help pals.
Agriculture is being threatened by the worst drought in memory. Ranchers are selling their herds and still no effective climate change bills are being passed.
Surely, there’s sufficient sleaze to qualify Nikki Haley to be Mitt Romney’s Vice President/bookkeeper.
After underwhelming Houston, Iowa, South Carolina and Florida, The Response is bringing its brand of extremist Christianity to Kansas City just before Election Day
A brave liberal correspondent ventures into an unpublicized town hall meeting rife with right wing propaganda and Fast and Furious paranoia hand delivered to the crowd by two House Republicans.
Tuesday, June 12, I worked as a Poll Manager for the South Carolina Primary Election. It was an enlightening experience for a deep south dem
The U.S. government has been gridlocked since the Republicans captured the House. Only women voters can change that dynamic; men won’t.
Mitt Romney is a few votes short of making his Republican nomination for president official, but thanks to a lack of support from his own party, Romney’s teetering train may make a few more stops.
The earth is intellectually flat in South Carolina. There are no objective curvatures of introspection, inquiry, sypmpathy or alternatives. It’s black and white when it comes to gunning down ‘bad’ guys.
In a recent meeting with the media, a South Carolina sheriff and two investigators feigned ignorance of facts as they are determined to let vigilante double-killings stand with no charges filed.
While political attention is riveted on Washington, millions of dollars are flowing into state campaign coffers in preparation for a rebirth of the Articles of Confederation where states will function as their own bosses and to hell with Washington..
Two young me were gunned down in cold blood in South Carolina as the resident of an apartment drove up on them attempting to break into his residence. He was under no threat and could have driven away and called police. Instead he left his car and shot them both in the head, execution-style.
In South Carolina a local sheriff has justified the shootings of two men because the shooter believed his life was in peril. Even though, the victims were described as ducking and fleeing.
It’s just possible that Sarah Louise Palin, born a stone’s throw from Randy Weaver’s infamous Ruby Ridge, Idaho could be Mitt Romney’s 2012 running mate?
The U.S. is catawampus; in short the country is a mess driven by a right-wing Supreme Court and the gun-nut red states.
Laurens County Republicans of South Carolina are so steeped in Dominionist Tea that they boldly put their extremism in writing detailing their 28 Points of Republicanism. Even though this signed pledge has been deemed illegal that will not deter them from using this as a litmus test for potential political candidates. After all, why not?…
As state and national elected officials battle for the most egregiously NRA-friendly legislation possible, bizarre shooting incidents are popping up around the country.
Here is a how to use a Freedom Of Information request to turn up the pressure on ALEC.
A storm of protest is the best way to flush out the stench of this anti-American embarrassment to democracy known as ALEC.
During a 10-minute visit with SC Governor Haley, I probed for the depth of her connections with the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Tea party leaders have shown their un-American roots by demanding that education be returned to an era when it was the exclusive domain of the wealthy.
The Spartanburg, SC Tea Party threw a school choice party. Dick Armey, head of FreedomWorks was the main speaker, and the removal of liberty was demanded from our schools.
A hearing today in South Carolina proved that the Fox touted dead zombie rush for the polls in South Carolina is nothing but a myth!
Thank you, South Carolina Republicans. You’ve not only made Newt Gingrich viable, but you’ve also given Democrats the opportunity to strike back against the politics of racial hate.
The dirty little secret behind the GOP debate crowds is that these audiences are hand chosen by the handlers of these “shows” who manipulate and orchestrate the events in every possible way.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Stephen Colbert lampooned Newt Gingrich’s temper tantrum at the Republican debate over a question about open marriage.
There is no comparison to the inanity of having Mark Sanford on Fox News to use a Civil War analogy to explain why Romney (the non-Christian) might not get South Carolina.
It has been 150 years since the Confederacy of Southern States seceded from the United States of America starting the deadliest war in American history. It should be a time to reflect on the disastrous turn of events that ripped America apart with a view toward never taking that terrible path again, but instead, some southern states are celebrating secession with balls and celebrations. As if celebrating America’s darkest times wasn’t bad enough, new talk of secession and nullification signals a long standing hatred of the United States of America by racists in the South, and the hate is spreading across the country.
Emboldened by their midterm victories, Republicans are already back to warmongering. Having invaded and conquered Iraq (where 50,000 U.S. troops remain to buttress the new government) and mired down in an endless war in Afghanistan, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) now wants to attack Iran.
Running against Joe You Lie Wilson in South Carolina is Democrat Rob Miller. Miller belies the old adage that familiarity breeds contempt. In his case, the more people get to know him, the more they think Miller is right for South Carolina, and this was evident on the several days I spent with Miller again this year as he met with citizens of the Second District.
Leave it to small government conservatives to look towards passing an immigration bill that they can’t afford, which is exactly what Republicans in state of South Carolina are trying to do. South Carolina wants to get tough on immigration but the state can’t afford the bill without federal dollars, small government indeed.