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Should Abe Lincoln have given into everything that Jefferson Davis and the South wanted in order to solve a great national problem?President Obama has likely compromised more than he should on the debt ceiling debate. And yet still it is not enough for Republicans.Mr. Obama may not be another Lincoln, but today's Republican Party of States Rights and mindless government bashing would have fit in just fine with the Confederacy.Just how far backwards are we going to go in...

Those who have been watching have seen it in action for decades, but only recently has the real threat to America and it's way of life begun to be made clear to everyday folks who are just trying to live their lives and don't normally watch politics.  This threat has grown organically over the years, fueled by secret money from shadowy groups pumping tens of millions of dollars into a singular effort to undermine representative...

Great piece on the inanity of the plethora of special interest pledges that Repubs love to sign....

Republicans impeached Clinton, stole the 2000 election, question Obama's citizenship, wreck the economy for political gain, use legislation to keep the poor and people of color from voting, and talk about states rights and seccession.(Above--Clinton impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate.) Our political disputes today are not about just policy differences that are open to compromise in the long-term.There is no middle ground when the other side sees you as illegitimate by definition.It is just about conflict and the need to win at this...

Extreme conservative House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has pulled out of the ongoing debt ceiling talks in Washington.Republican Senator John Kyl of Arizona--who has a problem with facts--has also left these talks.It appears that additional stimulus  and possible tax increases for those most able to pay may be on the table as needed steps to help the economy.What a welcome difference from the Republican strategy of working to keep the economy from recovering in order to hurt President Obama politically.I'm wary of all sides...

Republican Texas Governor Rick Perry has referred to himself as a prophet in an interview with Fox News.(Above---The Prophet Elijah Receives Bread and Water from an Angel by Peter Paul Reubens (1577-1640). I suppose it is possible that Governor Perry lives on bread and water in the $10,000 a month Governor's Mansion he lives in at taxpayer expense.) Here is what Governor Perry said---CAVUTO: You have kind of like the Chris Christie phenomenon: very popular outside your state, still popular but not...

Those of you unfamiliar with the Twitter world would not recognize the headline as what they call a hash tag. In past generations, a hash tag may have been a cooking instrument, but now it denotes news items and subjects on the rise. Palin's version of history is trending in the same way as the Chuck Norris jokes. They provide one liners that delve into a mind that seems uninteresting in anything of intellectual value.Perhaps,...

First, I'd like to apologize for not being around much lately.  As most of you know, we added a third child to our family this year and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to blog regularly while keeping up with extremely active, wonderful children all day.That being said, I have a quick observation to share and discuss with all of you.As I watch coverage of Michele Bachmann perusing a presidential campaign, I'm baffled that she thinks...

Republican U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia says that any federal assistance for the Joplin, Missouri tornadoes will have to be offset by others cuts in the federal budget.(Above---Picture of Joplin damage as taken by macahanC6R.)  From the Washington Times---"House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Monday that if Congress passes an emergency spending bill to help Missouri's tornado victims, the extra money will have to be cut from somewhere else. If there is support...

This past Monday, a local Tea Party cell known as the King Street Patriots opened a new headquarters in Houston. Governor Rick Perry and many other Republican elected officials attended this event.Top Texas political blogger Stace Medellin attended a protest outside this opening ceremony. Below is a picture that Stace took of freedom-loving Americans participating in the protest---Thanks to Stace for allowing me to use the picture.Looks like the insiders and the powerbrokers were all inside with...