Month: December 2012
Obama at 51.06%, Romney at 47.21%; and the Gerrymandering of the House
Ron December 30, 2012
In today’s FWIW column, votes are STILL being counted, and the tally now puts Obama at only the second two term prez since Eisenhower to…
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Hobby Lobby Offered Birth Control Until Federal Law Required Them to Provide It
Ron December 29, 2012
The owners of Hobby Lobby are pitching a fit and trying to raise the rabble of the right wing against the AHA provisions that require…
There Is No Fiscal Cliff, Just Arbitrary Dysfunction of Congress and the White House
Ron December 27, 2012
I am faxing the following to the White House, to Rep. Pelosi, to Sen. Reid, and to my Indiana delegation members of both houses of…
The Tea Party in Shambles: Grassroots vs. Astroturf
Ron December 26, 2012
The day after Labor Day, just as campaign season was entering its final frenzy, FreedomWorks, the Washington-based tea party organization, went into free fall. Richard…
Strengthen Social Security and Medicare, Don’t Destroy Them
Ron December 18, 2012
News coming out of Washington suggests that Obama is negotiating a deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff by offering to negotiate to weaken Social…