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Scaring the seniors,the uninformed and now the veterans
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe Republican Party can read the tea leaves; the Democratic Party will pass Health Care Reform; their mission is to get what they can, by muddying the waters with scare tactics. The tactics have worked with those seniors that were ... -
Skirting the issue
By Mike in Politcs PlusAfter listening to the reasons the protesters gave for demonstrating, reading a few comments from the bloggers, and a hearing the different versions for protesting from the pundits, I have come to the conclusion that as a whole, we're skirting ... -
If not now...when?
By Mike in Politcs PlusFrom the outset of the interview, MSNBC's Chris Matthews would not allow Tim Phillips, president of the “American for Prosperity, insurance lobbyist to use clichés or talking points, which led to a very productive interview. Mr. Phillips did not want ... -
Hyperbole is another form of lying
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe media was supposed to back off Sarah Palin and her family, since she said she was leaving the limelight and no longer a target. I was fine with that, yet she took advantage of that, when she put this ... -
Right-Wing thuggery
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe Tea Baggers, Birthers and other right-wing groups are being bused to Democratic town hall meetings trying to achieve what they failed to do at the polls. They are doing what comes naturally, by shouting out prepared talking points and ... -
The sky is falling!..The sky is falling!
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe Republican Party should replace the elephant with Chicken Little as their symbol. All I ever hear coming from conservatives is how bad the Obama administration is doing yet, they have not convinced the public that they have a plan ... -
Is it sour grapes or plain old fear-mongering?
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe right wing fringe of both the Republican and Libertarian party seem to have set their sights on President Obama, and they will not let the truth get in their way. They will start by saying that the president is ... -
Reviving baseball memories
By Mike in Politcs PlusThe Victoria Advocate's "question of the day" took me back to where I fell in love with the game of baseball. I remembered the first thing that I did, when I woke up those summer mornings was bounce a tennis ... -
Profits up,premiums up,service down
By Mike in Politcs PlusIt's no secret that I'm an avid supporter of this president but last night's speech did not do the Health Care reform issue any justice. I think, he should have appealed to the hearts and minds instead of being so ... -
Diversity is the problem
By Mike in Politcs PlusAs President Obama gets ready for tonight's prime time speech on Health Care Reform; he is spending much his time trying to rein in his own party, to get some kind of consensus. The democratic party of today is made ...
