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  • Waterworksgate

    As the 112th United States Congress kicks off with a fresh infusion of legislators and a newly-overhauled leadership, one simple fact has failed to escape notice: Boehner cries. A lot. This is not to say that the newly-minted Speaker of the House should show no emotion,  far from it in fact. At the same time,…

  • The Enemy is Bullshit

    “President Obama himself has engaged in class warfare trying to separate Americans”. “[The Democrats are] running campaigns against the American people”. These two quotes, the latest to make political news from Texan Senator John Cornyn, illustrate the way that complex issues and policies are rolled into generalized, offensive statements. The political process in the United…