Posts Tagged ‘senate’
Americans would never allow someone like Roy Moore to work alongside them. Except for Republican Senators, of course.
Politics is the only arena where a gutless coward like Mitch McConnell can say, “I’m going to let the people of Alabama decide” about whether he should work alongside a pedophile like Roy Moore. IN EVERY OTHER ARENA, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, Americans would take a stand. Can you imagine a dental hygienist or a machinist…
Read MoreMichael Lewis wants women to rule Wall Street. I would like to take his thesis about a million steps further.
Michael Lewis has Eight Things I Wish for Wall Street. Blogger Jason Kottke highlighted #2 on his blog: 2. No person under the age of 35 will be allowed to work on Wall Street. I like this one a lot, but I like #3 even better: 3. Women will henceforth make all Wall Street trading…
Read MoreThe demographics of the Republican Party are astounding.
There are currently 278 Republicans in both the House and Senate. Every single one of them is a Christian. Just 23 are women. There is one African-American. That African-American, Tim Scott of South Carolina, was not elected. He was appointed to fill a vacant seat by the state’s governor. In fact, the only black Republicans…
Read MoreBig news does not mean big numbers when it comes to same sex marriage.
Arizona, Idaho and Kansas are the three most recent states to attempt to legalize discrimination based upon sexual orientation. Arizona’s law passed through the House and Senate before the governor vetoed the bill. The Kansas bill passed the House on a clear majority before dying in the House. The decision on the Idaho bill, which…
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