Why is President Obama adamant about raising taxes? That's the question The right-wing liberal considers. That is, he notes tax increases stifle economic growth. Even the president's own economic advisers know that. As arguments over tax increases versus spending cuts continue, Veronique de Rugy (NRO - The Corner) refers to a paper by Christina and David Romer (the former was Chair... Continue Reading →
WHEN THEOLOGY MEETS POLITICS
When I was writing my last post, I discovered The Christian Left. Michael Bindner appears to have been posting for awhile, so his is not a new blog. Like my own blog, Bindner mixes religion and politics. That is, as we know from our history, dangerous. However, I don't think the risk is what people think. There is nothing wrong with mixing... Continue Reading →
I AM A WINNER? — PART 4
With this post, we have our second winner, the winner in the Liberal Category. However, before I get into that, I would like to mention a post at the Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance, TEA PARTY KOOL-AID? The poster, Tom Salmon, cites an article in AlterNet, Don’t Drink the Tea Party Kool-Aid, to make the point... Continue Reading →
NO SHORTAGE OF NONSENSE
So what set me off today? The Tenacious Poodle decided to repeat some nonsense from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the SPLC Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military. Here is the SPLC article, and here is their letter to Congress. The SPLC would like us to believe that white supremacists threaten to... Continue Reading →
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