Hillary and the Progressives
Eight months before the midterms, the Beltway media is obsessed with the 2016 Presidential election. Chris Christie's troubles are only national stories because he was deemed the Republican...
View ArticleGovernment Dependency
Much of my internet surfing the past few days had stories about what was happening at CPAC along with links and invitations to watch it live. I finally broke down and decided to watch. I didn't last...
View ArticleIt's The Great Purim Pub Crawl, Charlie Brown!
In New York, we have just begun to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. The traditional pub crawl has grown to include the weekend that precedes the actual day. There was a time when St. Patrick's Day was...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Kill
The other day, I saw a headline and link to a story of a Lesbian asking to be stoned at a church displaying a sign that said "Jesus would stone homos". The story can be found...
View ArticleA Simple Choice
Chris Hayes did an excellent take down of Republican responses and alternatives to Obamacre, which if I've incorrectly embedded here, can be found on the "All In" webiste from 2/14/14. Hayes show's a...
View ArticlePotholes
Svante Myrick, the Mayor of Ithaca, New York, made an appearance on Meet the Press. When asked what the biggest problem he was facing was, he replied, "Potholes." I have no doubt that the mayor was...
View ArticleReality TV
I admit that I'm a bit of a snob sometimes. When my friends asked me if I watch reality tv, I answered that yes, I watch baseball, football, basketball and hockey. I've never seen Survivor. I don't...
View ArticleDeath By Bundy
If you've seen any television this week, you must be aware of the Wrong's short-lived marriage to one Cliven Bunda, um er Bundy, sorry. Here is a quick recap: Bundy is a cattle rancher that denies...
View ArticleIt's Called Projection
Tony Robbins has said that everything we do in life, we do to either avoid pain or gain pleasure. He also says that avoiding pain is a stronger motivator. It makes sense. Think about it, pain taken...
View ArticleWe've Gone Too Far
Molly doesn't like me very much right now. Molly is my 7 year old Pit Bull. Today we took our longest walk in over two years. We did this so that I could attend the rally at City Hall for Moms...
View ArticleGame of Thrones v. Game of Thrones
I loved the finale of Game of Thrones season 4 on HBO. I have also recently read the 5 books in the series. In the blogosphere, there seems to be some conflict between the readers and the watchers,...
View ArticleWhy The Right Hates Obamacare in 2 Words
It Works.That's it. Any rationale put forth can be traced back to those 2 words. After Hurricane Katrina, Paul Krugman penned an Op-ed titled "Miserable by Design." This should be required reading by...
View ArticleWe're Still Here- World Cup
In the movie War Games, there is a scene where a general tells staff at 3 US bases that they are tracking inbound nuclear missiles to their locations, but that they cannot confirm it. He asks them to...
View ArticlePuppies Are Cute
President Obama, in describing Republican obstruction, once told a crowd that if he said puppies are cute, Republicans would say no. Now, of course, that would not happen. Republicans would say that...
View ArticleSincerely Held Beliefs
I am of the sincerely held belief that the Roberts court is so full of it that they must like the taste. It is my sincerely held belief that the Wrong Wing has no idea what the phrase "Religious...
View ArticleWhen Did ISIS Become a Threat?
Okay, I know I'm old, but when I heard ISIS was gaining in Iraq and Syria, this came to mind:https://www.youtube.com/...I think it was the Egyptian answer to Wonder Woman
View ArticleKeep Out!
On a recent edition of "The Ed Show" on MSNBC, Michael Eric Dyson, filling in for host Ed Schultz, led a segment quoting an anti-immigrant screed. The author he was quoting turned out to be founding...
View Article40 Years in the Desert
The Old Testament tells us that it took 40 years from the time the Israelites (We weren't Jews yet) left Egypt for them to return to the Promised Land (Canaan or what we now know as Israel and the West...
View ArticleThe Chorus Line
My favorite musical is "A Chorus Line." It is about the casting of the chorus members for a musical. One of the people auditioning is an exceptionally talented dancer. So much so, that she was...
View ArticlePoorly Executed
My brother is a wingnut. Many years ago we were talking politics and I mentioned that I had changed my position on the Death Penalty. He responded, "So, you support it now?" As someone who does not...
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