The nomination of John Brennan to lead the CIA is just a stupefying decision. With this choice, Obama is taking Bush’s “kill ‘em all, anywhere and everywhere” strategy up about 6.4 notches. It appears that the President is eager to cement his legacy as President Drone Killer. By choosing Brennan, who pulled his name in [...]
Following the Newtown shooting, CNN host Piers Morgan hosted a couple of town hall discussions on guns in America. During one particular segment, a pro-gun rights supporter began to lose his mind and openly challenged and shouted at Piers from the audience. Piers didn’t back down and basically told the guy to shut it. Following [...]
In a discussion on my Facebook wall about Christianity vs. the cult of the Constitution, the subject naturally (and not surprisingly) came around to marriage equality. I say not surprisingly because there is a segment of the Christian population that has so watered down Christianity that, to them, it has become simply about being [...]
The House of Representatives approved $9.7 billion in Hurricane Sandy relief intended for flood insurance programs on Thursday, by a margin of 354 to 67. The Senate is also expected to approve the measure and send it to President Obama’s desk today. All 67 “no” votes were Republicans. I would remind these Congresspersons of [...]
Like in the most cases, the majority of the people see and support common sense solutions. Like in most cases, it’s the extremist nut-jobs who are dictating policy. A slender majority of Israelis support the creation of a separate Palestinian state, but do not have high hopes for a peace deal, a survey said on [...]
