November 2009 Archives

Remembering all those who served:As we honor the heroes of the past, let's not forget those in the present, and the price paid not only by those who go to Iraq and Afghanistan, but those who are left at home. "In Iraq and Afghanistan, our service members aren't the only ones making a sacrifice; military families are bearing the burden as well. Already, more than 600,000 troops have served more than one tour in Operation...

I'm currently enjoying No Ordinary Time:  Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt:  The Home Front in World War II.  It's a nice, light read about those who lived in the White House during the Roosevelt administration and how they affected the president and public policy.  The anecdotes I'm learning from the book are numerous, but one in particular struck me, especially in its comparison to our political climate today. During World War II, in order to ensure...

A senior official is reporting that the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been intentionally underplaying the rate of decline of existing oil fields and overstating the chances of finding new reserves.  The Guardian UK broke the story yesterday, quoted its source as saying that the agency bowed to pressure from the US to overstate deliverability to avoid panic buying in the markets.The IEA reports on worldwide energy supplies and publishes long term forecasts of production. ...

You've heard about the report published by the American Journal of Public Health that documents 45,000 deaths per year due to the lack of health care coverage.  The report struck at the very heart of the Republicans opposition to health care reform: insurance company monopolies are killing people and that free markets simply don't exist in health insurance.  Rather than acknowledge the crisis and propose real reform, the GOP fought tooth and nail to protect...

The debate over the chicken or the egg is a common one even if you don't have a chicken or egg handy. It can be spread to just about any discipline you want. Today, it will be used in the field of politics. As an amateur political scientist (with only a Bachelor's Degree) I love to delve into these political questions of the day. As we have noticed, there has been a sudden breakdown in...

A final look at the Houston stop of the Tea Party Express with some appropriate music as background:...

Guest Blogged by our friend, Rock Headed Momma:Some of us were talking not too long ago about Wal-Mart and how so many people feel they have to shop there for the extremely low prices.  They want to support the American economy, they realize everything in Wal-Mart is mostly cheap Chinese items, but, they know that most of the stuff in other stores is cheap Chinese stuff too.  They wanted to know, what can a person...

Yesterday, Desperado and I attended the angry mob tea party in the parking lot of the Sam Houston Race Track.  Hundreds showed up to voice their concern about a black president and losing an election  higher taxes and government spending.  One gentleman was so kind as to let us know that Obama couldn't be prosecuted for treason because he's not a citizen - instead - he can be prosecuted for espionage.  From Kenya, I assume?...

Friday, race baiter and chicken hawk Tom Tancredo got pwned by Markos Moulitsas, the founder of Daily Kos, in a discussion about health care reform.  You remember Tancredo.  He's the warmonger from the suburbs of Denver who's never met a tax cut he didn't love or an immigrant he didn't want to deport.  You'll also recall that his foreign policy consisted of simply bombing Mecca.  That little bit of extremism, among other outrageous statements, lost...

The Republicans sank to a new low today as the leadership of the House of Representatives tried to hold debate on the health care reform bill.  They continuously shouted down John Dingell, who had been awarded the Speaker's roll for this historic debate, and as members of the Women's Caucus tried to speak in favor of the bill.  Watch this:The Repubs, having lost the last 2 elections, and not liking the consequences, have now apparently...