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June 2018

June 05, 2018

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for June

Pope Francis' prayer intention for June is prayer for inclusive social networks. From Vatican News:...

September 2015

September 24, 2015

Address to Joint Session: Our Pope Channeled Jesus in a Present-Day Sermon on the Mount

This is my reaction to Pope Francis' address to the joint session of Congress today....

September 23, 2015

You Can Dress ‘Em Up. But You Can’t Take ‘Em Out.

It seems that the leadership of the United States Congress is concerned that their members will make...

June 2015

June 23, 2015

House Undoes What it Did and Passes Fast Track on Pacific Trade Bill

You just can't get Congress to be Congress anymore. A few days after the United...

March 2015

March 10, 2015

Mr President, Whatever Happened to the People’s Right to Know?

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu gave a powerful and inspiring speech before a joint session of...

February 2015

February 12, 2015

The Bad, Bad Law, IRS, Congress and Stealing from Grandma

If you give the IRS the legal power to seize money without cause, they’re going...

April 2014

April 01, 2014

The CIA Lied to Congress Repeatedly About the Use of Torture

The CIA lied to Congress and the American people about the brutal interrogation methods...

January 2014

January 29, 2014

State of the Union 2014: Stop the Hate-Off

My mother was sick last night, so I didn't give a lot of thought and...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

House Stenographer Cracks During Debt Limit Vote

I don't think I'm going to drink the water the next time I go to...

October 16, 2013

House Balks. Senate Restarts Talks. Debt Default Looms.

I am out of words for this stupidity. It appears that the hermetically sealed brains...

October 15, 2013

Poll Results: Hemorrhoids, Toenail Fungus and IRS More Popular Than Congress

86% of the American people disapprove of the job our Congress is doing. Public Policy...

October 09, 2013

Eight Members of Congress Arrested in Demonstration

Eight members of Congress were arrested yesterday in an act of civil disobedience. The arrests...

October 04, 2013

Shutdown News

A few tidbits of news on the shutdown. Caveat: These lists are almost certainly incomplete...

September 2013

September 30, 2013

Government Shuts Down

When the buffalo fight in the swamp, the frogs lose. The morons in Washington...

September 30, 2013

President’s Full Statement on Government Shutdown

President Obama made this statement today on the impending government shutdown. I believe, based...

September 16, 2013

The Prez Who Hates the Bill of Rights and His Senatorial Minions Write a Little Law

The HHS Mandate. (First Amendment) Surveilling the American people. (Fourth Amendment) Gun control. (Second Amendment) ...

September 07, 2013

Nine Out of Ten Americans Back Bold New Strategy for Syria

The link for this article came from reader Ken. I think The Onion may very...

August 2013

August 11, 2013

Sonny Bono at the Freshman Congressman’s Dinner

Sonny Bono at the Freshman Congressman's Dinner. I first saw this on cspan, shortly after...

August 01, 2013

Congress Gridlocks Over Completely Blank Bill

Tired of Congressional gridlock? So long as partisan ambitions to get and keep power outweigh...

July 2013

July 03, 2013

He Didn’t Make a Mistake. He Lied. And the Senate He Lied to Was In On It.

Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, says he "made a mistake" when he said "No...

June 2013

June 18, 2013

Student Loans: Is it Really All about the Interest?

Congress is once again fussing and fuming over how to use another festering problem...

May 2013

May 08, 2013

Congress Considers More Gun Control and Less Gun Control

Gun control has become a metaphor for the way our Congress doesn't work these...

April 2013

April 29, 2013

Government Of, By and For the Special Interests: Rolling Right Along

Government of, by and for the special interests is rolling right along, despite a national...

April 07, 2013

My New Hero: Former Pro Life Democratic Congressman to be Ordained Deacon

Deacon Greg Kandra always has the story, and this is no exception. He has also...

March 2013

March 05, 2013

Fourteen Members of Congress Sign Letter Asking that Conscience Rights Be Included in Budget Bill

Fourteen members of Congress sent a letter to the House leadership asking that conscience rights...

March 02, 2013

The Rs and Ds Tie the Republic to a Railroad Track Called Sequester, Then Blame Each Other When the Train Arrives

I know when I write a post that calls Republicans out on anything, I'm...

March 02, 2013

The Idiots Did It. We’re Sequestered.

This is the low point in my time in the United States Congress. I can...

January 2013

January 19, 2013

Debt Limit Fight: House of Representatives Stops Saber Rattling, Starts Negotiating

It sounds like the House GOP is finally listening to somebody besides each other. In...

January 15, 2013

Obama Says He Will Use Executive Orders as Part of Gun Control Package

President Obama has indicated that he will use executive orders to side-step Congress in his...

January 14, 2013

It’s Not About Us or This Country. It’s About Them.

It is not, ever, about us. It is not, ever, about this country. Congress is...