The Democrats claim to be the party of the working class, but that didn't stop them from sneaking through a cigarette tax increase of 61-cents a pack to help fund the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that the Democrat-controlled Congress… more »

Green energy sounds like a great idea. Unfortunately, Obama and his band of misguided morons wants to add a carbon tax on fossil fuels that will inevitably hit the poor and elderly the hardest. If you think you're utility bills are high now, wait until t… more »

A post over at Half Empty led me to this report by the American Civil Liberties Foundation of Texas, which appears to support funding the War on Drugs while turning a blind eye to undocumented workers. It doesn't get any lamer than this. I used to be a b… more »

As I was listening to U.S. Senate hearings on the Mexican drug cartel violence, it was obvious to me that the Obama Administration is intent on carrying forward the same failed drug policies that have brought the United States and Mexico to this crisis s… more »

Looking to appease business and conservative critics, the Obama Administration is taking a page from the George W. Bush propaganda playbook. Obama has adopted the nonsensical theory that if you say everything's coming up roses, then it really must be tru… more »

The word "socialism" is getting plenty of airplay in America these days. Unfortunately, most of the babbling bean pods in America, whether right or left, haven't the foggiest idea of socialist economic theory. I doubt that most of them have ever read any… more »

First, RNC Chairman Michael Steele bumped heads with bloated dope fiend Rush Limbaugh last week that resulted in a big ruckus within the GOP, and now he's in deep shit with Republican fetus worshippers over a comment made to GQ Magazine that sounded a lo… more »

With all the trash talk of late coming from Texas Republicans about Taliban-style insurgencies, insurrection, and secessionism; the state's progressive blogosphere is all abuzz with high expectations for the Democrats in the 2010 general election. Don't… more »

Boy howdy! The political bobbleheads were happy campers today on word that the Dow was up almost 400 points. The Democrats are just as bad as the Republicans when it comes to tooting Wall Street's horn. All eyes are on the stock market. The political lia… more »

For those unemployed workers who have exhausted all of their benefits, including the 20-week emergency extension signed into law last year by George Bush, you're just shit out of luck if you haven't found a job. Contrary to the rhetoric being disseminate… more »