by Terrance Heath | Sep 29, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
House Speaker John Boehner is like the ineffectual substitute teacher whose presence barely keeps an unruly class in line, and whose exit ensures that chaos will ensue. Boehner’s exit leaves a chaotic House GOP without adult supervision. On Friday, Boehner (R-Ohio)...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 25, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Pope Francis came to town in Washington, DC, this week, calling for a “revolution of tenderness,” and bringing his powerful messages on climate change and poverty to Congress. Naturally, wingnuts don't want to hear it. Right-wingers have been giving Pope Francis the...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 23, 2015 | Blog, Economy, Jobs and Growth, Progressive Vision
As Pope Francis brings his powerful message on poverty to America, the U.S. Census Bureau’s report on poverty rates reminds us that our efforts to fight poverty are working, but we’re still not doing enough. Safety net programs — like food stamps, Social Security and...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 18, 2015 | Conservatism, This Is The GOP
A 14-year-old high school freshman and budding scientist build his own clock, and brought it to school to show his teacher. Instead, he got arrested, and wingnuts lost their minds. Because he was Muslim, of course. When 14-year-old freshman Ahmed Mohamed arrived at...
by Terrance Heath | Sep 15, 2015 | Blog, Conservatism, This Is The GOP
Anti-gay Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis has gone back to work, and back to square one. Although she shows no signs of going away, conservatives want Davis’ saga to be over — and soon. Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Kentucky clerk who went to jail rather than issue — or...
