This piece was written in response to the speech Nina Turner made on Martin Luther King day. While you’re at it, stow the bullshit on Bernie Sanders’ and Tulsi Gabbard’s progressivism. Three strikes and you’re out. None of them are… Read More ›
Wall Street
The Cheaters’ Lament
Oh, boo fucking hoo on the Democratic Party. They’re worried. Yep. Rumor has it that Democratic Party operatives are worried about what kind of “image” it might project or what kind of “message” it might send about Hillary Clinton when… Read More ›
Part Two: I Will Not Vote For Hillary Clinton in 2016, and I Am Done With the Democratic Party. Here’s Why.
I’m back on part two of my article on Hillary Clinton, and why I will not support her if she is the nominated candidate for the Democratic Party. In this part, I will also explain my rejection of the Democratic… Read More ›
This is Where I Get Off the Bus
I turned sixty years old in February, and I’ve been voting for a very long time. Through all my political voting years, I’ve never voted anything but Democrat. I simply do not vote Republican. The fact that I am a… Read More ›
Welcome to Zombie America
We live in Zombie America. There are Zombies on both sides: We have Republican Zombies. These are the people who want to eat the middle class and the poor. The we have Zombies on the other side of the aisle…. Read More ›
Same Shit. Different Day.
Yeah, I know. That’s an overused phrase. I was thinking of using The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same, but that’s overused too. And, frankly, I feel as though I sound like a broken record. However, there’s… Read More ›
Romney-Ryan 2012: The One Percent Ticket is Now Complete
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 ›
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 ›
Elizabeth Warren Gets the Nomination; Ready to Take Down Scott Brown
Yesterday Elizabeth Warren received 95.77% of the delegate vote at the Massachusetts state primary convention, putting to rest any doubt about her candidacy for the seat the late Ted Kennedy held for 46 years. After receiving the nomination, she commented… Read More ›
Mitt Romney’s Personal Billionaire Boys Club
Mitt Romney is a pathological liar. There’s no question about it. According to Mitt, he doesn’t care about the very poor because there are safety nets in place. If they’re broken, he’ll fix them. (Uh huh.) What Mitt cares about,… Read More ›
Scott Brown is a Vapid Little Weasel
People know what I think of Scott Brown. He’s a bullshitter. I’ve been known to be one too with more than 30 years in advertising. One thing’s for sure. You can’t bullshit a bullshitter. This whole “common man” and “independent”… Read More ›
The Weekly Ying and Yang
Welcome to the weekly roundup of good and bad (more bad than good). There are some really hot topics that deserve coverage even though they may not require full posts. Here we go: Rick Perry’s new anti-gay ad If you… Read More ›
More utter bullshit from our elected officials on the confirmation of Richard Cordray
In case you haven’t heard, the Senate fell short of the 60 votes needed to confirm former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The vote was 53-45 along party lines, falling… Read More ›
Why Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin matter
I’ve been talking about how important both Elizabeth Warren and Tammy Baldwin are to this country to anyone who will listen for a while now. When people ask me why they are so important, my answer is very simple: They… Read More ›
Who says because I voted for Obama that I can’t criticize him?
I don’t know how many “groups” there are on Facebook, but I know I’m a member of too many groups to keep up with them. I’ve got to tell you there’s a virtual plethora of groups supporting the Democrats. There’s… Read More ›
Revolutionary Radar 