In a poll conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org, dated December 10, 2010, and titled “Misinformation and the 2010 Election” it became very evident that Fox News viewers were victims of the misinformation and misleading information that propagate through both the opinion and news sectors of the organization. There is no doubt given the disparity between the political […]

I am a red bloodied American Liberal. I am also an American patriot. I qualify this because I will take a stance on Afghanistan that is completely out of context with our core belief but based on reality. Here it goes. We will not and must not leave Afghanistan. The real reason has nothing to […]

Study Confirms That Fox News Makes You Stupid December 15, 2010 | A new survey of American voters shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. Yet another study has been released proving that watching Fox News is detrimental to your intelligence. World Public Opinion, a project […]

From Left: Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Egberto Willies, Councilwoman Melissa Noriega Houston Mayor Annise Parker stopped by the "Top Houston Political Blogger Holiday Happy Hour" on Monday December 13th, 2010. In attendance as well was City Council At-Large Position 3 Melissa Noriega. Mayor Parker is a class act in that unlike many Democrats who seem […]

According to pragmatic Progressive Lawrence O’Donnell, Right Wingnut Rush Limbaugh, & “who knows where he stands today” Mick Romney, President Obama got the best deal in the New Tax bill. O’Donnell states that Liberals attacking the President simply have never negotiated a bill to understand how good a deal the President bested from the Republicans. […]

In times of austerity when Conservatives are continuously attempting to stifle support for programs to help those who have been unemployed for a very long time, observing Conservative Republican State Representative Joe Crabb spend $48,000 dollars, more than any other state representative in Texas is a complete disregard for the middle class. Of course Conservatives […]

Losing weight is no panacea. First one should never believe that somehow there are magic weight loss diet pills that one can depend on to guarantee weight loss. That said the best diet pills can be found at reputable vendors but you must examine these vendors on an individual basis. During the Holidays our main […]

Sitting a nice office with wooden floors was always my pleasure. Interesting enough after 13 years of seeing the same floor I sat down thinking about what would make a change that mitigated the monotony of constant. Suggestions from the family and a few budget conscious friend was area rugs. Area Rugs? I am not […]

Many in the left are being sanctimonious and overly pure. President Obama’s statement on the exact restrictions of social security as passed by FDR was factually inaccurate but most understand the premise of his argument. Going for purity has consistently failed. Incremental additions as occurred in many of our government programs are what have taken […]

The Gallup poll shows that the majority of Americans support the two year extension of the tax cuts. This is not surprising given the fear Americans have on their economic situation and causality. It is not that Americans support keeping the tax cuts for the wealthy in the abstract. Americans are hedging their bets. They […]