To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Monthly Archives: January 2016
Just A Modest Proposal
Why the GOP’s Fence Fantasy is a Farce
BY JIM HIGHTOWER A long time ago, in a not-so-faraway land, a civilization existed that was governed through a fairly rational political system. Even conservative candidates for high office had to have a good idea or two – and be quasi-qualified. That land was the USA. It still exists as a place, but these days, […]
OPEN DOOR POLICY: Earthquakes, Aquifers, and Inaction
Democrats Must Also Address Illegal Immigration
BY FROMA HARROP As respectable Republicans panic over Donald Trump’s storm of insults against Hispanics, Democrats may be tempted to sit back and watch the other party estrange millions of potential voters. But they do so at their own peril. Democrats already have the luxury of being far less offensive, whatever position they take […]