The Republicans in the House of Representatives are so out-numbered by their Democratic counterparts that they’ve resorted to just being dicks to slow things down. It doesn’t serve any purpose whatsoever except to just be a dick move. They do things like leave their voting cards in their office or use other cards that force them to write in their […]

Cross-posted at Alternet.org. Oh, the faux shock. Oh, the feigned outrage. Republicans and other conservatives have themselves all adither over Senate Maj. Leader Harry Reid’s comments comparing opponents of health reform to those who opposed the abolition of slavery. “It’s playing the race card!” exclaimed Michelle Malkin! “It’s outrageous!!!,” yelled Rush Limbaugh! “He played ‘that race card, that slavery card, […]

Mrs. E and I are putting up our Christmas tree and decorations today so I thought a blog entry on the “greening of Christmas” might be a fun idea. This diary will talk extensively about “Christmas” trees and decorations because the celebration of Christmas is one that most often involves the use of non-standard lighting decorations and trees inside the […]

More evidence that the GOP meme that the stimulus has failed comes this morning. From the Associated Press: The unemployment rate fell to 10 percent in November as employers cut the smallest number of jobs since the recession began. Clearly the Obama administration is failing the American people. Why? Because the unemployment rate didn’t get capped at 8% like he […]

Honestly, is it GOP Amateur Hour in Congress? Okay, dumb question. We know that it is. When you’ve got blusterfucks like John Boehner (R-TanFast), the animatronic talking mannequin, as the spokesperson for the House Republicans and idiots like Sarah Palin and Michele Bachman regularly spewing their Crazy TalkTM on the public airwaves, that’s not really in dispute is it? But […]

I’ve heard so many people claiming everything they’re hearing from President Obama about the justifications for his plans in Afghanistan is simply repackaged rhetoric from George W. Bush. Allow me to say this: bullshit. During the period of time that Barack Obama was making his decision on the way forward in Afghanistan, he consulted with many people, many experts from […]

Perhaps I live in a fantasy world. It’s a world where the things I consider essential are pretty simple: A reliable food supply Clean, drinkable water Access to affordable quality health care A healthy, sustainable environment for me and all living things to live in Unpolluted air to breathe Access to a good, free education I’m sure there are others […]

25-year old Meghan McCain has some military advice for President Obama: Expand the war in Afghanistan. Her advice comes from solid military experience. She has a brother that was in the military. Her advice comes to him in an essay on the Daily Beast called “My Anger At Obama”. I’m actually not sure why she titled it that way. She […]

Is Malia Obama the resident “dirty hippy” of the United States? The DHOTUS? I think so and I have photographic evidence to prove it. Oh, and may I say I highly approve? In fact, I’d say it’s about time. It started out innocently enough. Who would have thought on Election Day 2008 that this young woman was harboring an inner […]

I’m on strike. I absolutely refuse to go shopping today unless it’s for life-sustaining food or drink. Today is Buy Nothing Day. It’s “sponsored” (promoted?) by Adbusters.org, the organization founded by Kalle Lasn, author of “Culture Jam: How to Reverse America’s Suicidal Consumer Binge–And Why We Must” There are events all around the globe. I participated this morning. How did […]

One of the things I am absolutely the most thankful for in my life is my mom. She’s passed now, taken by cancer and a short lifetime of living on the edge. Some of her story can be found at my blog Eclectacopia. “Two North” is a story about one Christmas when my mom was spending time on the psychiatric […]