Presidential campaign update: the clown car continues
Harold Cook tells us why Tricky Ricky isn't down and out.. Mitt Romney is stuck at about 23 percent of likely Republican primary voters. That represents the percentage of hard-core…
The 99%, Where Does It Go From Here? | Assassin Actual
NPR article covers the evolution of dissent to policy NPR has posted an article detailing how Occupy Wall Street could affect policy in the U.S. through the lens of successful…
Occupy Austin continues….
What was, at first, a rather chaotic gathering of people at Austin's City Hall has evolved into a more organized movement. Although the movement here is an off-shoot of the…
A rant 10-8-11
People will tell me that they "think" the Occupy Austin movements means or is that they "think" the Occupy movements are against "XYZ"... No. There are sooo many things the…
Letters from Texas: The case against Rick Perry for President
That, my friends, is usually how a Republican wins an election in Texas — by not being the Democrat. It’s a mighty thin resume for a fat presidential race. via…
Who Benefited from Job Growth In Texas? | Center for Immigration Studies
In terms of numbers, between the second quarter of 2007, right before the recession began, and the second quarter of 2011, total employment in Texas increased by 279,000. Of this,…
Perry Vs. The Lap Dance Lobby
Rick Perry’s campaign for the presidency largely consists of touting the pro-growth policies of Texas—a state with no personal income tax, and the 47th lowest tax burden in the country—as…
Rick Perry Is George Bush 2.0 and Too Conservative to Win Presidency – The Daily Beast
I spent almost two years trying to get my father elected president. The notion that we as a party are going to nominate the most conservative candidate simply…
BBC News – Number of Americans in poverty hits record high
The number of Americans living in poverty rose to 46.2 million last year, nearly one in six people, according to the US Census Bureau's annual report. The 2010 data shows…
9/11 Sparked Decade Of Madness Against Photographers | Pixiq
Ten years ago today, terrorists flew planes into the World Trade Center, suddenly turning all photographers into suspected terrorists. But there has never been any evidence that terrorists used cameras…