"...For that was not true; his attitude was not to be explained by greed, or at any rate by greed alone, but rather by the touchiness which his great labors and their complete unsuccess had bred in him." --From the story "The Village School … [Read more...]
March for Common Sense!
www.marchforcommonsense.org On April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere rallied five hundred of his countrymen to face the might of the British army at Lexington and Concord. These patriots were afraid. The British army was strong. But each and every … [Read more...]
Our Boston Tea Party Revealed
Why Can’t Michele Bachmann Answer a Direct Question
Is talking in circles an affliction of politicians or is it just my imagination? Now I know that certain bloggers have a tendency to talk in circles when the facts go against them or their argument is shown to be so full of holes that you … [Read more...]
Of Snowstorms, Conspiracies and Tea Parties
I have more than a few Tea Party adherents in my family who, prior to this summer, used to make a habit of sending me every little headline about how cold and snowy it was and how those "facts" proved that global warming was a fallacy being … [Read more...]
Activist Stomped on by Rand Paul Supporter
I just saw this on Boston.com. File under "New Lows in American Politics". The guy stepping on the woman's head, after she's already subdued and being held down by a couple other guys, this hero's name is Tim Profitt. From the Globe: The … [Read more...]
Are The Republicans Cracking Up?
I always get lots of direct mail asking me to donate to political campaigns. I've been buried under a pile of letters from Al Franken, Russ Feingold, James Carville, etc. Today, I got a letter from the Friends of Sharron Angle. … [Read more...]
Early Joke Revue courtesy of the Globe
I certainly understand the desire to support the party candidate ("Hey, s/he is still better than [Dem incumbent]!"), but surely GOP leaders like Brown and Cellucci know that some of these candidates are simply too extreme and/or … [Read more...]
Their Country?
They played politics while Americans suffered. They repeatedly said "No", "No", "No" while tens of millions of Americans lost their homes, their jobs, their life savings. They promoted fear . . . and anger . . . and lies . . . and … [Read more...]
Hate is here in my neighborhood too.
With all the news media about personal attacks and hate directed toward Muslims, and with the many discussions we've had about it on this site, religious hate has never hit this close to home. My eyes are opened now. From Masslive.com It's … [Read more...]