Nobody should be surprised that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate. The consummate candidate of the one percent had to fill out his ticket with the appropriate sidekick. If elected, you can be sure of the… Read More ›
Tea Party
A Little Trip to La La Land With Pat Buchanan
There are so many crazies in and around the GOP that it’s hard to pick the craziest, but Pat Buchanan is certainly up there with the craziest of them. In a piece published on Town Hall, Buchanan has declared that… Read More ›
Is Anybody REALLY Excited About This Election?
I’m not. I’ve been a political junkie ever since I can remember. I had an FBI file when I was very young. I used to go around to colleges in the Boston area and talk about the killings at Kent… Read More ›
Michele Bachmann’s Toxic Islamic Inquisition Smears Clinton Aide Huma Abedin
Apologies Not Enough; Bachmann Should Be Removed From Office I admit to being amused by Michele Bachmann while she was running for president. She’s as dumb as a rock and as crazy as a bedbug. I’ve had people ask me… Read More ›
Senator Claire McCaskill The Latest Target of Violent Tea Party Rhetoric
The Tea Party Movement has a hard time with putting two and two together. It seems that they can’t understand how right-wing violent verbiage plays into violence. Don’t get me wrong. I’m as big a defender of freedom of speech… Read More ›
The Koch Brothers: A Clear and Present Danger to American Democracy
I’ve been following Robert Greenwald and his Brave New Foundation for quite a while, so when I got the email about the Boston premiere of “Koch Brothers Exposed,” I signed up right away to see it at Harvard University. I’ve… Read More ›