In the wake of terrorist attacks on March 21, 2016, United States presidential candidate and Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday, March 22, proposed, “We need to empower law enforcement to patrol and secure Muslim neighborhoods before they become radicalized.” Cruz, who famously said after the Paris attack in November 2015 that if he were President he would “carpet-bomb ISIS into oblivion,” apparently…
Did Sen. Bernie Sanders Pull Off Some Kind of Major Achievement?
Did Sen. Bernie Sanders pull off some kind of major coup or achievement by narrowly defeating Hillary Clinton in the Michigan primary on March 8? According to the facts, he defeated Clinton by 1.7% in Michigan, a tiny margin. And when the results of both the Michigan and Mississippi primaries are combined, Hillary Clinton gained considerably more delegates than Sen.…
Marriage in Kentucky
Separate and different is not equal. It is amazing that the heterosexual legislators of Kentucky are spending so much time and effort to discriminate against, marginalize and hate people who have not ever hated, marginalized or discriminated against them. According to reporting shared by Human Rights Campaign, members of the Kentucky legislature have been twisting themselves up like pretzels to…
Jeffrey Toobin on Justice Scalia
Journalist Jeffrey Toobin has written a very thoughtful look back at the life of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, in The New Yorker.
The Next Supreme Court Justice Will Be….?
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s funeral mass was held on February 20, 2016. About an hour after the confirmation of the death of Justice Scalia on February 13, 2016, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said that the Senate should not confirm any of President Barack Obama’s nominees, suggesting, “The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme…
Republican Reaction to Feb. 5, 2016 Monthly Jobs Report
On Jan. 8, 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment report for December 2009. On that date, Republican RNC Chairman Michael Steele had this to say when the unemployment rate was at 10%: “‘More than 2.8 million Americans have lost their jobs since the stimulus passed, and the national unemployment rate remains at 10 percent. The American economy…
Is Ted Cruz a Moron?
Given: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has proposed eliminating several federal departments (Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce and the Department of Housing and Urban Development). At the same time, he has proposed simplifying the tax code so that everyone pays a 10% tax on income. Therefore: Since he proposes eliminating the…
Sen. Bernie Sanders and a Republican Congress
It has been interesting to watch the way that support for Bernie Sanders as the Democratic party candidate for president in 2016 has grown so dramatically during the last several months. Many people, especially young people, seem to like his far left-leaning philosophy. They like his proposal to bring universal government-funded health insurance to America, and they like his proposals…
Michigan Elections Board Approves Wording of LGBT Ballot Initiative
On December 29, 2015, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers approved wording of a petition to amend Michigan’s state constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. What is the likelihood that this petition drive for civil rights will be met with the same type of opposition as was recently used in Houston? In fall of 2015, the opponents…
Several GOP Presidential Candidates Back New “Religious Freedom” Bill
According to the Advocate and Think Progress, the majority of the GOP candidates for president are terribly confused about religious freedom and civil contract law. Six of those candidates (Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Ben Carson, Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee) have backed the First Amendment Defense Act. This is essentially a federal-level “RFRA” (Religious Freedom Restoration Act) bill…