Partisan

I was talking with my friend yesterday before going to see Book of Eli (excellent film) and wondered aloud when it became commonly accepted that governments at the local, state and federal level would bleed red ink as a matter of...

Mo Money, Mo Money, Mo Money

This entry was tagged Apathy Congress Democratic Party Partisan Republican Party We The People and posted on January 18, 2010 by Jason Everett Miller

One of my favorite quotes from Thomas Paine's Common Sense involves the notion of societal blessings weighed against the necessary evil of government to deliver those ends. Yet what happens when government becomes antithetical, or in our case inimical, to the...

Bread and Circus

This entry was tagged Apathy Common Sense Grassroots Partisan Thomas Paine We The People and posted on December 12, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller

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Paranoia runs deep in American politics these days. So many on both sides of our gaping cultural divide are willing to believe the most heinous things about their fellow citizens that I am surprised the Republic still stands at all. ...

Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Elephant

This entry was tagged Apathy Evolution Grassroots Partisan Progressive Republican Party and posted on October 17, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller

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The funny thing about politics (funny sad, not funny ha ha) is that perception equals reality for most people, and our perceived "reality" then becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy for the country. We have a crappy, partisan hell where nothing gets...

Post-Partisan Traumatic Stress Disorder

This entry was tagged Activism Barack Obama Evolution Grassroots Health Care Reform Partisan and posted on October 13, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller

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Now that the esteemed Senator Ted Kennedy has been laid to rest next to his brothers in Arlington Cemetery, I feel compelled to comment on why I see his legacy as a reflection of what is most wrong with our...

the lion, the witch and the wardrobe

This entry was tagged Centrism Grassroots Partisan Sarah Palin Teddy Kennedy Washington DC and posted on September 2, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller

I finally got my high-definition receiver this past weekend for the new flat-screen TV we finally bought for Christmas. I was flipping through the pathetically small line-up of true HD programming when I happened upon Fox News HD. The Glenn...

glenn beck is even crazier in hd

This entry was tagged Glenn Beck Partisan Republican Party and posted on April 27, 2009 by Jason Everett Miller

One of the first ironies I have noticed about Barack Obama's victory is the inability of many liberals to follow his lead on positioning his coming progressive changes. I have yet to hear the words "democratic dominance" out Barack's mouth. ...

fattening our sacred cows

This entry was tagged Audacity of Hope Barack Obama Democratic Party Grassroots Partisan Progressive Progressive Conservative Unions Worker's Rights and posted on November 14, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller

I have noticed a strange tendency among some of the democratic party faithful following their recent victory. Their hearts are filled with long-held grievances and lingering suspicions resulting in an inability to move forward as one nation, working with republicans...

She Turned Me into a Newt

This entry was tagged Democratic Party Fringe Governing Majority Overreach Partisan and posted on November 7, 2008 by Jason Everett Miller

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