Posted in Ballot Box Crisis Elections President Obama Republican GOPosaur Party

Obama at 51.06%, Romney at 47.21%; and the Gerrymandering of the House

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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Posted in Constitution, Bill of Rights Corporate Oligarchy Ethics and Morals in Society Health Care in America Religion Rule of Law Separation Church and State

Hobby Lobby Offered Birth Control Until Federal Law Required Them to Provide It

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…

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Posted in Deficit Economy Letters to Congress Mediscare President Obama Social Security

There Is No Fiscal Cliff, Just Arbitrary Dysfunction of Congress and the White House

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…

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Posted in Clown Car GOP Corporate Oligarchy Failure of American Journalism Tea Party Astroturf

The Tea Party in Shambles: Grassroots vs. Astroturf

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…

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Posted in Deficit Letters to Congress Mediscare Social Security The 1%

Strengthen Social Security and Medicare, Don’t Destroy Them

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…

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