It’s time to say goodbye to Grover Norquist and his “no new taxes” pledge. Grover Norquist has been putting his hooks into elections the last several cycles and is aggressively targeting Republican candidates this time around as well. Grover Norquist, founder and President of the lobbying group Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), famously came up […]
Martin Luther King, Jr. Discusses the Importance of Investing in Programs of Social Uplift Versus on Military Defense “A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. By 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. had become […]
Can Republicans be trusted to run an honest convention this year? If the 2012 GOP Convention is any indication – most certainly not! As the odds of a brokered convention for Republicans becomes more likely, the operative question voters must ask themselves is: “Can the GOP be trusted to run an honest convention?” If the […]
Warren has some harsh words for The Donald. Elizabeth Warren called the Republican presidential front-runner a “loser.” This is a big deal. No one in Congress is as soft-spoken as Warren. One her favorite terms is “golly.” So to call Trump a loser means Warren is worried. I’m guessing she’s appalled and disgusted like many […]
Fun with Vocabulary: Right wing catch phrases translated for liberals and progressives. Activist Judge: Any judge attempting to protect the rights of minorities or the disadvantaged, particularly homosexuals Alternative Energy Resources: deregulated federal parks, forests and wilderness areas and any other new place to explore for oil Bible based: Anything in the Bible supporting the […]