The disturbing truth is that the Bush/Cheney admin wasn’t torturing detainees to get intelligence to protect the country (torture has never been proven to be effective at getting good information) but instead they were torturing them to try to get them to give a (false) confession of some link between 9/11 and Iraq. In light [...]

As the health insurance industry starts up their “swiftboat” attacks on health care reform it’s clear that it’s going to be a struggle to defeat the health insurance industry and actually get real health care reform passed. The good thing is that the Obama admin. seems to realize how big of a fight they have [...]

One of the really cool things that Michelle Obama has been doing as First Lady is the organic garden at The White House. This is a good example for all Americans that it’s a good thing to be connected with the earth. Yes! It’s a good thing to grow your own garden and eat healthy [...]

I thought President Obama was pretty damn funny in his role as comedian in chief at the annual White House Correspondence Dinner tonight. I especially enjoyed the call out of Michael Steele which was actually kind of embarrassing. I actually felt embarrassed for Steele especially when he stood up. That guy is such a clown. [...]

Wanda Sykes was the comedian at the annual White House Correspondence Dinner tonight. She followed up President Obama’s comedy routine (you can watch Obama here) with some pretty “edgy” material. In fact I think she made quite a few members of the older generation quite a bit uncomfortable. Her Rush Limbaugh joke in particular is [...]

According to this new Zogby poll support for marijuana legalization is growing. In fact support was quite overwhelming especially considering all of the false anti-marijuana nonsense that people have been force fed over the years (most of what you’ve seen in government sponsored “just say no” ads is nothing but lies and distortions.) 52% of [...]

It’s time for single payer health care in the United States. It’s time for HR 676. What is “single payer” health care? It’s real universal health care coverage for each and every American regardless of their “pre existing conditions” or how much money they make. It means every American can go to the doctor without [...]

Enjoy: Obama Flashback Gay Marriage/Pirates/Drugs/Katie Couric March Madness & More Debate (Vs. John McCain)

President Obama’s very first Gallup approval rating as President of the United States was 68% on January 24 (poll taken January 21-23.) It’s normal for a President to start off with a high approval rating such as this right after his inauguration. It’s not as normal to maintain such a high approval rating over three [...]

Obama’s approval rating is swinging back up. As of today it’s at 67%. The last time it was higher than that was on January 24th (69%) when Obama was still getting a bump from having just been inaugurated. The fact that his approval rating is this high after three months of constant attacks from Fox [...]