By Samuel Warde on
politics, Videos, Women's issues
Labor, Politics, Videos, Women's Issues

Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., expresses her disappointment over Wednesday’s failure to move forward on the Paycheck Fairness Act. In a near volcanic eruption on the Senate floor, Mikulski said: “To simply get a vote on the Senate floor, we have to vote on a motion to proceed on whether we’re even going to take it […]
By Samuel Warde on
History, politics, Videos
Advertising, Elections, History, Politics, Videos

Attack ads are as American as apple pie as you can see from this video documenting actual attack ads from around the year 1800. If anonymous political speech, the other widely decried villain of this political season, helped found the United States, attack ads are as American as apple pie. If you fancy yourself a […]
By Samuel Warde on
Healthcare, politics
Entertainment, Facebook, Healthcare

Tea Party favorite Ted Cruz posted an informal poll on his verified Facebook page asking people whether they were better off since Obamacare was signed into law four years ago and the responses are an overwhelming, and at times amusing, YES. His post states: “Quick poll: Obamacare was signed into law four years ago yesterday. […]
By Samuel Warde on
politics, Sarah Palin, Scandals
Elections, Politics, Scandals, The Tea Party

The Center for Responsive Politics is reporting that Sarah Palin’s PAC, SarahPAC, spent more than $4.8 million on consultants while doling out $298,500 to candidates for the 2012 election cycle. Serious question are being raised, not only concerning the distribution of funds, but also over the fact that more money is being spent than is […]
By Samuel Warde on
politics, Scandals
Politics, Scandals

IRS “Scandal” Lives On, Still Bogus – Follow the Law? Both Parties Reject Simple Integrity By William Boardman – Reader Supported News It’s not easy to keep a “scandal” going where there’s no scandal Whatever you hear about tax exempt, 501(c)(4) organizations these days, someone is probably playing politics, or simply lying (for the […]