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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?...

With all deference to Desperado, I wanted to piggy back on his idea of looking back at the last year since Obama was elected president. However, instead of evaluating his performance, I wanted to take a look at the political landscape. Obama made a lot of noise about changing the tone in Washington. He wasn't the first and he won't be the last. George W. Bush made the same pledge when he went to Washington....

Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the day Barack Obama was elected president of the United States. Although he has only been in office for nine months, I thought it would be an appropriate time to reflect and re-assess my vote for him and see if I made the proper choice, based on what I know now. As I did I remembered his speech on the night of November 4, 2008:"The road ahead will be...

For your viewing pleasure, this handy graphic was created by Richard Dunham over at the Houston Chronicle.  Enjoy.  I did:   I actually giggled.  And the poll is from the uber-right wing Rasmussen.  ::giggles::...

The right's treatment of Kevin Jennings is just in the latest of that sort and revealing of a strategy, but instead of talking about his case I thought I would review a lesson plan I delivered earlier this year for my elementary school students.Most people think there is only one bully. You picture the kid from "Christmas Story" walking back to class with a black eye, or Nelson from the Simpsons. Really, most bullies don't...

From Balloon Juice:I know it's shooting moose in a barrel, but anyway:Copyright © 2009 Creators SyndicateCopyright © 2009 Creators SyndicateHappy rainy, dreary, non-golfing, football-watching, Sunday....

We hear it on an almost daily basis--"My opposition to President Obama has nothing to do with race, it's strictly about his policies." It has become the standard line of the TPP (Tea Party People) who carry the "Obama is a Marxist, Fascist, Communist, Kenyan" signs, as well as the town hall screamers and tantrum-throwers (both of whom, just by coincidence, are overwhelmingly white). Well, add one more to the list, the owner of the...

I hate to have to do this, but I have to come at an issue from the opponents point of view. As Desperado told you this morning, President Obama won the Nobel Peace prize. Don't get me wrong, I am generally behind Obama's efforts to use diplomacy more than the way of the gun. I think he has had some achievements in his short time, but most of them are on the level of promise...

Fasten your seat belts, my fellow Hurricaners. Expect to see the mother of all hissy fits unleashed today on talk radio and Fox News, President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize: OSLO -- In a stunning surprise, the Nobel Committee announced Friday that it had awarded its annual peace prize to President Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.""He has created a new international climate," the committee said...

Warning: there is some random stuff in here, but it's based upon the research I've done and where it randomly took me at the time. I encourage you to think about things and let your critical thinking take you to places you've never been. Because we live in a world of naysayers, I have included links to the sites from which I have derived my information at the end of this piece. I challenge...