We Won the House!
Okay, it's true that Nancy Pelosi isn't Speaker of the House again. But Democrats won the U.S. House of Representatives in this year's election in the same sense that Vice President Al Gore won the...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough, You Ignorant Slut
Only a few weeks ago, Morning Joe Scarborough gave us this gem after the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent.Somebody's got to explain this,...This doesn't make sense. This doesn't make sense. True...
View ArticleRevisiting the People's Budget
Just this morning, I heard a reporter say that neither Democrats or Republicans, including Paul Ryan, have proposed a long-term plan to balance the budget. This isn't the first time that I've heard...
View ArticleWhat if, God forbid, a Grand Bargain is struck?
Democrats just won the White House (again), expanded our majority in the Senate, and by most accounts, even received the most votes for House representation (gerrymandering, it appears, denied us our...
View ArticleSenate Republicans, You're not that kind of minority
Here's Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) complaining about proposed changes to filibuster rules:If you take away minority rights, which is what you’re doing because you’re an ineffective leader, you’ll destroy...
View ArticleClaire McCaskill on MTP: Let's Cut Medicare Benefits
To be clear, the title of this diary isn't an exact quote. But I just finished watching Senator McCaskill (D-MO) tell Meet the Press host David Gregory that she believes that Democrats and Republicans...
View ArticleAnn Romney's White House Prophesy
I'm generally non-partisan when it comes to America's First Ladies. From Pat Nixon to Laura Bush, I have sympathized with the roles that our First Ladies have found themselves in and have been...
View ArticleDear Democrats, Stop playing defense with Medicare reform
I’m aware of at least two Democratic Senators, Claire McCaskill (D-MO) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), who have appeared on television to promote the idea of means-testing Medicare. Such means-testing can be...
View ArticleRipoff Alert for Parents-to-be: Private Cord Blood Banking
My wife and I are parents-to-be. Upon learning that my wife was pregnant, her obstetrician handed us a brochure advertising the services of a private cord blood bank and encouraged us to consider this...
View ArticlePresident Obama outsources conflict to the people of Massachusetts
President Obama has officially announced that he is nominating Senator John Kerry (D-MA) for Secretary of State (SoS). I acknowledge that Senator Kerry had aspirations for the job and is as qualified...
View ArticleTips from our pediatrician for caring for our newborn
My wife and I are first-time parents to a healthy and gorgeous baby girl, born last Thursday, December 27th. After a difficult labor, the doctor made the call to deliver Caroline via a cesarean...
View ArticleCBS:Take Condi Rice off of my television screen
Former George W. Bush administration cabinet official and now CBS News contributor Condoleezza Rice appeared on CBS This Morning today to share her “expertise” with viewers on the White House’s...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough, You Ignorant Slut (Part 2)
I know that I’m supposed to be outraged at President Obama about something, but for the life of me, I’m not entirely clear on what. Thankfully, I caught a few minutes of Morning Joe today, and somewhat...
View ArticleMan kills self with gun intended for self-defense
I know. It sounds like a headline from The Onion. But it's not a joke.My nephew lost one of his best friends, John, last Wednesday. Out of respect for his family and friends, I won’t post his real...
View ArticleMy dentist asked me not to come back. Here’s why.
Last year, I read this article indicating that dental bitewing x-rays may increase the risk of getting a brain tumor (emphasis mine):Getting frequent dental X-rays appears to increase the risk for a...
View ArticleA software developer's view on the HealthCare.gov glitches
To be sure, the politics of the bugs in the federal health care exchange are unbecoming. But the media, and everybody else, should know that these bugs have nothing to do with any inadequacies in the...
View ArticleGeorgia's Michelle Nunn: A Morning Joe Democrat
Georgia Democrats are understandably excited that a woman with brand-name appeal is seeking the Democratic nomination to be the U.S. Senator from Georgia. Michelle Nunn's father, former U.S. Senator...
View ArticleThe Congressional Progressive Caucus strikes again
The Congressional Progressive Caucus just introduced a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year called the Better Off Budget.No, House Speaker Boehner would never allow this budget, or any of its...
View ArticleGeorgia's Michelle Nunn is Blanche Lincoln 2.0
The 2014 Democratic primary will be held here in Georgia on Tuesday, May 20th. If the media get its way, former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn’s daughter, Michelle Nunn, will become Georgia’s Democratic nominee...
View ArticleRetired Justice Stevens: Second Amendment limited "for military purposes"
Some argue that the debate--about whether the Second Amendment intended to grant the right to keep and bear arms to individuals--is over. I usually interpret this assertion to mean that these folks...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh: Fire employees who voted for Obama
I was listening to Rush Limbaugh while eating lunch today to find out what my right-wing family and friends will be parroting later this week.At about 1:45 PM, give or take, a small-business owner...
View ArticleOpen primaries: Time to close them?
You probably know by now that U.S. Senator Thad Cochran surprised State Senator Chris McDaniel in Mississippi’s Republican primary runoff yesterday. You also probably know that McDaniel’s Tea Party...
View ArticleRomney plays make-believe kingmaker in state he lost
2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney pretends to be relevant:[Mitt Romney] is set to endorse Senate candidate Scott Brown on Wednesday, campaigning publicly in New Hampshire for the first...
View ArticleIntroducing my new congressman, Republican Barry Loudermilk
I live in Georgia’s 11th congressional district where, in yesterday’s primary runoff, the Republicans elected State Senator Barry Loudermilk to be my next congressman (Mr. Loudermilk has no Democratic...
View ArticleMichelle Nunn demonstrated that Republican-lite doesn’t win Republican votes
I’m 51, and I’ve lived in Georgia since grade school. My suburban congressional district is Tea Party Central with a right-wing state senator who ran unopposed to replace right-wing Republican Phil...
View ArticleUSA Today mistakenly blames ACA for demise of rural hospitals
In case you missed it, the USA today published the following investigative report yesterday: “Rural hospitals in critical condition: ACA accelerates demise of rural hospitals that serve many of...
View ArticleMika Brzezinkski: Elizabeth Warren "shrill" and "unhinged"
I was watching the 6:00 hour of Morning Joe today (so you don’t have to), and Mika Brzezinski went off on Elizabeth Warren after watching an excerpt of Warren’s speech that contained the following...
View ArticleMy libido nose-dived, and it cost me my marriage
On Father’s Day, last month, my wife gave me a card that said “to my Amazing Husband on Father’s Day” on the outside and “I want you to know how blessed I feel to be married to such a wonderful man and...
View ArticleNow is the time to drastically change our lifestyles. (RE: Coronavirus)
Effective immediately, I’ll be Telecommuting (I’m lucky to have an office job and a responsible employer.) Picking up my daughter from school at the end of the school day instead of allowing her...
View ArticleErase pro-Confederate monument from Stone Mountain!
While growing up in Atlanta, a popular summertime, nighttime outing for families was to visit Stone Mountain to watch a laser show where various artistic renderings, accompanied by music, were...
View Article"Defund the Police" is a bad idea.
I’ve heard some say that the slogan, “Defund the Police” doesn’t mean abolishing the police department, but reforming it. But when Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told protestors that he doesn’t support...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other
I thought folks might be interested to see one of the latest emails that reliably Republican voters/Trump supporters are sending around to each other. I’m privileged to be among the recipients of such...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other (v2)
These posts are for my friends here who might not be aware of the kind of emails that Trump supporters send around to each other. My Dad, a true believer, sends these emails to me frequently.When...
View ArticleTrump supporters are sending this email to each other (v3)
These posts are for my friends here who might not be aware of the kind of emails that Trump supporters send around to each other. My Dad, a true believer, sends these emails to me frequently.When...
View ArticlePresident Biden, The Catholic Church isn't good enough for you
From my German/Irish grandparents to my parents to me and my siblings, we were Catholic through and through. Grandma couldn’t drive, but if she went out of town without Grandpa, she always found a ride...
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