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Category Archives: Tea Party
The Balkanization of the Republican Party
The “sick man” of American politics, the Republican Party, has finally begun to show us just how messed up it really is. Here’s my assessment of where they are in the 2012 election campaign, with separate observations for each branch of … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Bible, Christian Fundamentalism, Conservatives, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party
Tagged Christian Fundamentalism, Christianity, Jon Huntsman, Michelle Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Republican Politics, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, tea party, Women's Rights
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10 Big Lies Republicans Tell
The American Republican Party has taken “The Big Lie” as a political concept to new heights of mendacity. Adolph Hitler defined the political stratagem of “The Big Lie” in Mein Kampf: “…in the big lie there is always a certain … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Conservatives, Election, Politics, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party
Tagged abortion, Adolf Hitler, churchill's lie factory, Joseph Goebbels Hitler's propaganda chief, lower taxes create jobs, lower taxes help create jobs in new business, medicare and social security will go bankrupt, Republican Politics, republicans family values, republicans reduce deficit and national debt, The Big Lie
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Myth of Job Creation by Lower Taxes
Republican dogma is that lower taxes create jobs. Wrong! Job creation statistics do not support their claim. Job creation under George W. Bush’s administration, when Republican tax cuts were pushed heavily, created only 1.1 million new jobs. His dismal net … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Conservatives, Contract from America, Democrat, Election, Politics, Right Wing, Social Security, Tea Party, US National Debt
Tagged gop tax cuts, government job creation, job creation programs, job creation statistics, job creation strategies, job creation under bush, net job creation, Republican economics, republican party economy policy, republican tax cuts
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Myth of the Social Security Solvency Crisis
Conservatives want you to believe that Social Security will go bankrupt. Their strategy is the usual. Let’s scare middle class Americans into doing what really benefits only the rich. Conservatives want to blame the so-called Baby Boom for Social Security insolvency, when bankruptcy has not and will not happen. We only need to be sensible and pay attention to the real numbers. Continue reading
Posted in Election, Politics, Republican, Right Wing, Social Security, Tea Party
Tagged baby boom generation social security, conservative scare tactics, Glenn Beck, gop scare tactics, political scare tactics, Rush Limbaugh, social security bankrupt, social security benefits calculator, social security insolvency, will social security go bankrupt
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One Lucky Gun Owner
The legal gun owner in Tucson was indeed extremely lucky! He left his weapon in its holster, and thereby avoided two potentially tragic mistakes. If he had started firing, what would have happened? Would you do the right thing in such an event? It seems to me that it would be too easy to believe that it is useful to draw your weapon. But that might be the last thing you ever do.
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Posted in 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, Gun Debate, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party
Tagged 2nd Amendment, Brady Campaign for Gun Control, Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, gun debate, gun owner, Gun Owners of America, gunowners.org, marksman Tucson, Second Amendment, Second Amendment Rights, Tucson Shooting
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The American Way
Election Day is less than one month away! It is important for Americans, regardless of political persuasion, to debate the issues and make their *real* opinion known on Election Day. That is the *only* poll that counts. That is the truth teller.
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Posted in Democrat, Election, Politics, Republican, Right Wing, Tea Party
Tagged bush, election, obama
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