Why Romney Must Lose - A Book Review
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages by Carlota Perez is a must read. In it Dr. Perez, speaking from 2002, gives us a wonderful history of five...
View ArticleCuomo Watch for 2016
However the 2012 elections turn out, it's not too soon to be thinking about 2016 - because you know there are politicians already out there making calculations and positioning themselves to be...
View ArticleRepublicans -- the wolves in wolves' clothing
It's not just they lie. They say things that will tip the country backwards -- and some people are stupid enough to believe it.
View ArticleOn guns, violence, revolution and what we are really facing at this time
The time has come once again to try to lend my "ancient wisdom" to a discussion that seems all off track to me. Here were are being bamboozled by Mitt as the gun thing broils up again. Where to...
View ArticleRomney's Pork Barrel Embassy In Jerusalem
So how much would Romney's porkfilled promise to Israel cost US taxpayers? $500 million dollars? $750 million dollars? A billion dollars? If Romney loves spending taxpayer dollars to replace buildings...
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New voter ID laws would have their biggest impact in swing states, with...
The Brennan Center of Justice puts the number of voters who may find it more difficult to vote this fall because of new ID laws at 5 million. Those affected negatively are generally minorities,...
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Electoral College Averages v2.0
Electoral Vote Projection The purpose of this post is to track and report the combined averages and trends of several leading and credible Electoral Map predictions week by week. National polls are...
View ArticleWhat is it about Republicans? A Texas Election Judge's Story
Tomorrow, here in Texas, we have run-off elections. Shouldn't be too busy; just another long day, up at 4am, home at 9pm, if I'm lucky. But I'm grimacing at the idea of working this one. Because I'm...
View ArticleDRM in Mississippi
My shirt was sticky with sweat, as were most of the other shirts I spied around me. This included the shirts of 3 guys with microphone recorders, 3 large professional cameras, 2 smaller amateurish...
View ArticleGive 'em Bill, Barry.
I'm glad to see President Clinton will speak at the Democratic convention. After that we must keep him campaigning. We need Clinton's partisan strengths to help offset the money, lies, and fear...
View ArticleHe Got It From His White Momma: Barack Obama Related to First Black Slave in...
Barack Obama is now American "royalty" twice-over. He is the first President of the United States who happens to be black. And with the discovery of his genealogical ties to John Punch, the first...
View ArticleDespite Wild Swings in Past Weeks MNN (Mitt Not Nominee) Index Settles at 39%...
Disclaimer: Upper West Trade (TM) is a personal index created by Upper West for the initial purpose of tracking the odds of Mitt Romney not getting the Republican nomination for President. None of...
View ArticleRomney ad attacks Obama support for auto bailout
This is the headline of a story that posted about an hour ago from the AP. The story is a short one, stating that the Romney campaign is going to run an ad in Ohio criticizing President Obama for his...
View ArticleSierra y la Tierra
You're probably already aware that Latinos are the fastest growing segment of American society. Latino influence on our economy, our culture, and our politics will only increase in the coming years....
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Break A Leg Rafalca....
as used in theatrical parlance of course, lest some readers scurry off to alert the ASPCA, the IOC or the baseball players union let me state that I am a fan of all things equine, of four legged...
View ArticleOne-Sixth of a Candidate
I daily give gratitude for Mitt Romney. Because he's such a poor candidate. More precisely, because he's one-sixth of a candidate. And therefore almost painfully easy pickin's. Why one-sixth? Here we...
View ArticleDo you have any idea who I am?
No, I'm not starting a guessing game or inviting anyone to out me. I'm reacting to something one of my old college friends did on Faceplant a couple of days ago. I've been thinking about it ever...
View ArticleTax Mystique and How It May Help Undo Romney's Hopes
A lot of the talk these days, especially in politics and current affairs, is about taxes and taxation. Almost everybody talks about it, but nobody really understands what they are talking about or...
View ArticleR-Money Barks at A Reporter
I think we're all getting a very clear picture of R-Money and his merry band of jerks. Now from the folks who brought you, "Kiss my ass, this is a holy site!" we have yet another portrait of the man,...
View ArticleWho We Are & Who They Are
We need to have a bigger argument. People will not go to the polls in November with small, 'he said, she said' issues on their minds. They will vote for the person they believe will best benefit...
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