Disastrous Response
I don't think anyone needs to be a genius to realize that our federal response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster on the Gulf Coast has been shameful at best. By now it is obvious that our political...
View ArticleAnti-Cronyism Act
As I write this, 10 days after the disaster, I'm listening to the TV newsman tell us that there are perhaps thousands of dead from the flooding in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. President Bush...
View ArticleRaising Pay
More than a few people have commented on the huge pay increase Pennsylvania's legislators recently voted to pocket. Just about the only people who think the increases are a good idea are the...
View ArticleEliminating Taxes on Healthcare
Regardless of their personal health, almost every American worries about the high cost of healthcare. For some it's the bills they are paying for past and present health problems, for others it's...
View ArticleRussert: Over-worked to Death? UPDATE
I have no idea if any of this is true, but here is what I have heard about Tim Russert's sudden, unexpected death:A co-worker friend of my wife's mother has a has a cozy government job in D.C. This...
View ArticleOBAMA WINS!
Based on my own personal observations of the CNN exit poll, Obama wins tonight!
View ArticleAttacked: My Newspaper Op-Ed Causes Wealthy Crying
Our local paper; The York Sunday News published my rant against the wealthy cry-babies who take up too much space in our national discourse.The following is the bottom-line of what my article said:The...
View ArticleWill Fox News Hire Keith Olbermann?
Now that MSNBC has suspended Keith Olbermann will the GOP and the Righteous Right, who staunchly defended Jaun William’s when he was fired from NPR, now rush to Keith’s defense for not telling MSNBC...
View ArticleWussies: My newspaper Op-Ed causes more GOP Tears to flow
One thing I learned in a schoolyard years-ago, is that the bullies are always the first to cry when given a taste of their own medicine.Eveyone knows that Republicans love to call people they don't...
View ArticleUPDATED: Guest on Ratigan Show "Sort of" Calls for Arrest of the Clintons
I was working while listening to Dylan Ratigin's Show on MSMBC today when Dylan and two guests were discussing the case of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng. I missed the names of the guests but...
View ArticleLocal Fox TV Says "Some Believing" Obama Will Crack Down on Guns
I'm still shook-up after listening tonight to our local Fox 43 TV station report that more people are buying guns because they think President Obama will "impliment stricter gun laws" if he is...
View ArticleMaybe the first debate was a set-up
Before the last Presidential debate, the Romney camp knew they were losing and that the first debate was their last chance to get back into the race. And, of course the Obama camp also knew it was...
View ArticlePA Mom: “I Don’t Have My ID”
In the past, I have worked phone banks for various Democrats, including President Obama, and have had experiences similar to the many great stories repeated by others on Daily Kos.Just today, when I...
View ArticleTell them what YOU want
My wife and I have been stewing the last few weeks since the election. Every time we turn on the TV news (mostly MSNBC) it seems that, although the GOP claimed before the election that President Obama...
View ArticleI don't get the surprise about ISIS
I have to admit I just don't understand it. Why are so many of my regular and/or FB friends so surprised that ISIS is such a brutal, evil enemy?Many of them, who were friends long before FB, fully...
View ArticleHow We Won: A Pre-'14 Election Day Explanation
The night before the election, all of the pundits are predicting that the GOP will take over the US Senate tomorrow. The latest polls are showing a close but leaning GOP takeover to be decided, if not...
View ArticleMy daughter on MSNBC last night Re: Penn State Frat UPDATE: & on the TODAY...
Needless to say I'm a very proud D-Kos Dad tonight!!!! Please check below the squiggle for my daughter's, Holly Otterbein who reports for Philadelphia Magazine, interview on the Last Word tonight!...
View ArticleWARNING: Spontaneous HILLARY RANT!
I just posted the following to my face book page. Let me know how you it might go over with Uncle Righty!I just don't get it. It's a-Ok if you are actually sitting VP and your company, like...
View Article"Crosstown Traffic" Enforcement
(With all apologies to Jimi Hendrix)If you have driven for even a short time, you may have received a warning, or even a ticket, for a traffic violation. Sometimes the ticket is for a petty but...
View ArticleMy Daughter's View in Philly Magazine of Trump Supporters
I thought my fellow Kossocks might find this Philadelphia Magazine article, about Trump supporters in our PA hometown, interesting. I did not know if is ok for me to use their pic in the article so I...
View ArticlePeaceful Resistance is not only for the Poor & Powerless
Tonight many of my American brothers and sisters, all over our great nation, are gathering in peaceful protest against the denial of the will of the people in choosing our next President of the United...
View ArticleMy daughter on the Today Show re: Caitlin Coleman
Caitlin Coleman on NBC Today ShowCaitlin Coleman and her family have been held by the Taliban for years. Caitlin is a friend of my daughter Holly who has written about her plight in more detail...
View ArticleAnyone Ever Seen Cocaine?’ What We Found in the Archives of Bernie Sanders’s...
‘Anyone Ever Seen Cocaine?’ What We Found in the Archives of Bernie Sanders’s Long-Lost TV Show.What a forgotten trove of videotapes reveals about the man who rewrote America’s political script.Holly...
View ArticleThe Elbow Bump Time is Now
I’m proud to report that workers in the food industry have known about this great way to protect yourself when meeting/greeting others.The reasons now, as they where then, are evident.Even a hug is...
View ArticleIf Corporations are People, as the Courts Have Decided, then:
First, and foremost, why are they getting even a single penny more than $1200 a piece? Just like the pittance they gave the rest of us?Second, why are they allowed to ignore the stay-at-home regs and...
View ArticleWhy a 15 Buck Minimum Wage Now Could Help the Economy, Dems & on the...
First, I do mean the 15 bucks in the reconciliation bill. Beginning ASAP. Not the already proposed over years.If everyone was paid at least that much, we increase their purchasing power immensely...
View ArticleProposal: Loaves and Fishes for Georgia Voters
I've worked all my life in foodservice. I can think of no better use of my skills than to deliver food and water to GA voters waiting in line to vote. And I'm more than willing to be arrested breaking...
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