Well now that the last of the "Tea Party" primaries is over, one can only wonder what people on the right were thinking when they voted for Christine O'Donnell in Delaware. Didn't William F. Buckley, the scion of the post World War II … [Read more...]
Where Have all the Libertarian’s Gone?
The late Mary Travers once sang a song called "Where Have All the Flowers Gone? It was a lamentation about the human cost of war and it was a popular protest song during the Vietnam era. Well it seems to me that someone could write a song, … [Read more...]
Mislead Enough Already: An Emerging Tea Party Dilemma
Taxes, more than any other issue is what drives the Tea Party movement. Thus those philosophical arguments related to taxation and the resulting size of government constitute the very essence of the rationale for the movement's … [Read more...]
Coming Unhinged On the Far Right: A Postscript
When I wrote my earlier article there were doubters among the readership as to who actually was perpetrating violence against those in Congress who had voted in favor of health care reform. Since that article there continues to be a growing … [Read more...]
Back to the future in Massachusetts: A Post Script – Brown Snubs Palin
Earlier this year in an article titled "Back to the Future in Massachusetts"(1/24/10), I made the following observations among others: "No analysis of the 2010 Massachusetts election can be complete without acknowledging that the Tea Party … [Read more...]
The Hutaree Militia and the Foiled Fantasy of a “Citizen’s Uprising”
Anyone who thinks I am off course on the topic of right-wing extremism should consider the latest incident that was reported on the evening news. Over the weekend the FBI arrested nine members of the Hutaree Militia, located in southern … [Read more...]
Coming Unhinged On the Far Right
I for one am not surprised at the reports surfacing over the last twenty four hours that there have been attacks, threats and vandalism aimed at Democrats who voted in favor of health care reform. As of this morning there are ten such … [Read more...]
Back to the Future in Massachusetts
Congratulations to Scott Brown in his history making upset victory in Massachusetts, it surely shows that no seat is safe or certain in the age of the independent voter or amid the shifting tides of anti-incumbent sentiments. The one thing … [Read more...]
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