Budget deal nothing to get excited about
As much as I want to herald the dawn of a new spirit of cooperation in the budget/debt limit deal that Congress approved Wednesday night, I ...
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Congress. Show all posts
The whole country’s gone crazy
Former New York Yankees player and manager Yogi Berra was a magician with words. Some of his quotes are downright legendary. “Baseball is n...
Obama’s politics opened up can of worms
President Barack Obama pulled a bit of political genius out of his magic hat when he sought Congressional approval to use military action in...
Blowing the dust off the forum ...
Back in the day ... when I was but a wee lad ... this website had a pretty active forum ... complete with posts, replies, arguments and dr...
We are citizens -- not subjects
The NSA scandal rolls on and government types on both sides of the proverbial aisle continue to support this atrocity that turns the people ...
Are we all enemies of the state?
The United States Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to the...
Dear Congress — Get your filthy hands off my science
Here’s a scary tidbit: Republicans on the House science committee seem to want to have an unprecedented amount of oversight into what the Na...
Who gave these people the keys to the country?
I have a good friend who advised me some time ago that if you don’t know what to do, don’t do anything. Eventually what you’re supposed to d...
Brewing Monday ...
Couldn't get my computer to function properly, so I broadcasted from my phone. What an awesome world we live in that we could broadca...
The internet belongs to everyone ... keep it that way.
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Who are the 1 percent?
I've been thinking a lot lately about this ongoing discussion of the 99 percent vs. the 1 percent. Who exactly are the 1 percent? And ...
The questions that don't get asked ...
Sometimes questions that don't get asked are the ones that should. I'm not sure how or why, but I was talking about politics with my...
In government we distrust ...
I'm in the majority. That doesn't happen often, by the way. Although in this instance I'm not surprised. To be honest, I'm s...
Why the census is crap
“We can't move forward until you mail it back.” That little slogan has been frustrating me now since I first heard it a couple months ag...
Turf wars - inauguration style
I know in WNY we seem to think that our politicians are extra stupid ... but really, they're like this everywhere. Take for example, thi...
Why I don't believe the hype
A certain mistrust of government is natural, healthy even. In my line of work, it's actually a necessity to be skeptical. But I - like m...
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