Articles tagged with: United States
Republicans Feast on “Economic” Sour Grapes
Over the course of the last three years, Americans have very consistently told pollsters that the “number 1″ issue facing the country is how to improve the domestic economy. In fact, most of the woes being experienced by Americans, such as unemployment, mortgage foreclosure, and loss of pension funds, are due to an economy that went into a tailspin in …
Tea Party Will Anoint Santorum as Standard Bearer
The upcoming Republican caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota, along with the non-binding primary in Missouri should determine once and for all who will be anointed as the front-running, “non-Romney” candidate in the GOP. This is not a small issue among the ultra-conservative “Tea Party” wing, who view Romney as a betrayer of core Republican values, and an opportunist that is …
Gingrich Proposes Moon Colony for Middle Class
As a young Navy man, serving duty aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga off the coast of Viet Nam in 1969, I’ll never forget the feelings of pride and awe I experienced when told about the landing of two American astronauts on the surface of the Moon. At that time, very few of us questioned why our nation would so feverishly pursue …
Republicans “Eat Crow” on Economic Recovery
Earlier this week President Obama delivered his third State of The Union address to Congress since becoming President in 2009. To his credit, the President’s speech was an upbeat assessment of how much conditions have improved in America since the waning days of the Bush Administration; when the U.S. economy was losing 500,000 jobs per month, and the country was …
GOP Flounders in Mediocracy
After watching the four Republican presidential candidates “duke it out” on stage last night in Tampa, I finally came to the conclusion that a vote for “none of the above” was probably the best course of action. I realize, of course, that primary voters will not really be given the option of selecting “none of the above” on their ballots, …
Iran’s Back is Against The Wall
As the first few days of 2012 slide by, there is very little indication that the new year will bring much relief from the political tensions and turmoils that embroil humanity from one side of the globe to the other. The simmering tensions between the religious sects in Iraq continue to heat up, the war between the Taliban and the …
Eugenics and America’s Influence on Hitler
“There is one state in which at least weak beginnings toward a better conception are noticeable. Of course, it is not our model German Republic, but the United States.” ~Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf.
The other evening I sat down and turned on the TV to catch up on the latest in politics. What I saw instead was a riveting interview by …
The Salvation of Optimism
There is little doubt that the year 2011 will be remembered by most people as a fairly wretched year in American history. The country, along with the whole rest of the world, seemed to be in constant turmoil. Beset with chronic unemployment, falling real estate values, higher medical costs and eroding pensions, Americans didn’t have too much to cheer about …
Super PAC’s : The Best Government Money Can Buy
In 2010 the Supreme Court of The United States reached a landmark decision that profoundly affected the way American office-seekers could conduct their political campaigns. Simply put, the Supreme Court green-lighted the activities of so-called Super PAC’s, effectively allowing them to legally raise and spend unlimited amounts of money. In essence, any individual or corporation can set up its own …
The Lessons in Leaving Iraq
Over the last week the U.S. military officially pulled out of Iraq after almost ten years of war and occupation. The last of the remaining combat troops and equipment were moved across the border to Kuwait, and loaded on board vessels for the trip home to America. There were no triumphant speeches from American politicians, nor were there jubilant celebrations …
