Month: May 2013

Why is Biden Unpopular?

A Quinnipiac poll shows that there has been an erosion in Hillary Clinton’s polling numbers over the last few months, which may indicate that the Benghazi obsession of the Republican Party is having an intended effect. On...

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McCain Not Aware of Rebel Kidnappers

McCain: ‘Regrettable’ if photo was taken with Syrian rebel kidnappers (The Hill) – A spokesman for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that it would be “regrettable” if the lawmaker had posed...

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Please, No Pot Moguls, Fortunes, or Monopolies

Please no marijuana Doris Dukes.  Can we not repeat the history of tobacco with the monopoly American Tobacco Company that was later busted into the oligopoly comprised of American Tobacco Company, R. J. Reynolds, Liggett...

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Fool Me Once…

I picked up on this story earlier in the day. Apparently, Republican donors are showing little interest in the Massachusetts special election to fill out John Kerry’s term. I found one explanation for this kind of...

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US Climate Impacts Under the Radar

Everyone knows that the southwestern United States and much of the western and Great Plains states are in deep trouble because of severe drought conditions. Less well known is the effect drought has had on the Great Lakes...

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