Look, we KNOW this bill isn’t perfect, people! We KNOW that. We know. We know. We know. We know. It’s not perfect. Got it. In fact, for us proponents of a single-payer system, it sucks. Did I mention we know that? But we have to get a bill passed. We clearly need to fight tooth and nail to the bitter […]

This morning Michigan Public Radio did a segment on a new proposal being put forth by Michigan State University Law Professors Adam Candeub and Mae Kuykendall that they call “E-Marriage”. They have created the Legal E-Marriage Project. Their project was announced in late October with this press release. Professors Candeub and Kuykendall argue that states should permit a couple to […]

The House just passed an omnibus spending bill that gives some increases in funding to a variety of agencies that were nearly strangled and starved after eight years of the Bush administration. The bill costs $1.1 trillion: The House Thursday passed a huge spending measure combining major spending boosts for domestic agencies and foreign aid with more than 5,000 back-home […]

Seriously, EVERY goddam defeat or “compromise down to a tiny nubbins” issue we deal with on the progressive agenda comes down to campaign finance reform. Every recalcitrant Conservadem and DINO’s crappola voting record can be traced back to who is greasing their palms. EVERY goddam issue: Health insurance reform Climate change Green energy Environmental protection Strengthening labor laws Ending racial […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]