August 12, 2012
Republican David Frum Scripts Democratic ‘Paul Ryan’ Attack Ad
David Frum, former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, pens an attack ad for Democrats in a short piece on The Daily Beast:
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August 11, 2012
Romney Picks Paul Ryan for Vice President – Triumph of the Tea Party?
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August 9, 2012
7 “Facts” Conservatives & Republicans Repeat that Are Not True, Do Not Work, and Do Not Make Sense
There is a lot of nonsense bouncing around the conservative echo chamber. Below I present “facts” that conservatives love to repeat over and over even though they have no grounding in reality. And while this is clearly far from a complete list, it offers a glimpse into the fact-starved void that is the conservative bubble.
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August 1, 2012
You are poor because you aren’t working hard enough
Yeah, I said it. You are poor because you aren’t working hard enough. You find yourself in poverty because you lack the work ethic of the rich and successful. You are a freeloader if you are on food stamps or unemployment insurance. Why don’t you get off your ass and find yourself a job already? I’m tired of your whining. I’m tired of my tax dollars being used to support your sorry ass. Stop being a drain on society and make something of yourself. You live in America, home of the American dream. If you aren’t wealthy, you only have yourself to blame.
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July 31, 2012
How Republicans used Reagan’s ‘Government is the problem’ as a means to destroy confidence
To be fair, I won’t lay all the blame at the feet of Republicans because as it turns out, Americans’ confidence in just about any institution you can name is at or near all-time lows. For the purpose of this short little diatribe I’m just going to focus on government and how Republicans have tarnished it for their political ideology.
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July 23, 2012
A conservative mom explains how she lost her “fear of Universal Health Care”
A conservative mother moves to Canada and discovers universal health care isn’t so evil after all.
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July 12, 2012
Romney’s ‘Free Stuff’ Comment Sums Up How Conservatives View Government Benefits
Mitt Romney was booed yesterday at the NAACP convention when he said he would repeal Obamacare. Later in the day he told a fundraising crowd that if they want “free stuff” they should vote for President Obama. With those two simple words “free stuff,” Romney has summed up how conservatives view government benefits.
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May 3, 2012
It ‘Only’ Takes Political Will To Make Sure Medicare And Social Security Survive
There is no question Medicare needs fixing. The biggest problem with Medicare is that it is a high-risk pool. Insurance will be expensive per person when the only people in the insurance risk pool are 65 and older or disabled. That makes it fairly remarkable that Medicare has managed to survive for as long as it has. The reason it has survived is because of a vast supply of political will and public support. But sooner or later we are going to have to address the root issue, high risk. All insurance works by having diversified risk whether it’s car insurance or health insurance. Therefore, diversifying the risk pool when it comes to Medicare means extending it to all Americans, or ‘Medicare for all’. Having one insurance payer makes the financing of health care simpler and more efficient. Removing profits from the financing side of health care means nobody is deciding what is and isn’t covered based on shareholder sentiment and CEO bonuses. Removing profits means less overhead, hence less costly health care. Fixing health care in this country means extending the same coverage your grandparents have to all Americans.
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May 2, 2012
The Right-Wing Extremist Vision For America
I want to start by pointing out that I’m not talking about true conservatives in this article. I’m talking about a growing faction of right-wing extremists that have taken over the Republican Party and who are advocating policies that have no resemblance to conservatism.
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April 24, 2012
Tax Cuts, Especially For The Rich, Have No Significant Impact On Economic Growth
I have some news for Republicans and other fellow Americans who believe tax cuts for the rich will help the economy. If you think the rich are “job creators” and that their wealth will trickle down to the rest of us then you took the bait and swallowed it whole. The rich, along with their bought politicians, have you hook, line, and sinker. How much more evidence do you need that tax cuts, especially tax cuts for the rich, do not have any significant impact on economic growth? I don’t care what prominent Republican politicians and right-wing pundits are saying, it is entirely possible they are wrong. It’s also entirely possible they might not have your interests in mind when it comes to tax policy.
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