Share The Text President Obama’s State of the Union speech.   Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy The Republican Response.  The Theme Unity in the face of adversity and the need to act in order to succeed.  President Obama mentions the “courage of our convictions” and we hope that [...]

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Share Let’s say for the sake of argument that Justice Kennedy and his four co-conspirators are right.  Corporations are persons with rights that are in some cases (including the freedom of speech) indistinguishable from those of real people.  Two decades ago, Bob was piloting a boat he knew wasn’t safe (after convincing locals he’d be [...]

Share If corporate laws are not in place to prevent corporate electioneering by November, it will be the beginning of the end of democracy in America.  Huge multinational corporations will unleash billions of dollars into US elections, destroying any hope of real debate.  Advertising works, not on everyone, but enough to sway the middle 20% [...]

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Share Equal Justice Under Law * * unless you are a large corporation, in which case you are eligible for our “Supreme Court Gold Card”, which entitles you to “Have Justice Your Way.”  It’s a special thank you from our family of five foaming-at-the-mouth jurists to your family. This is the worst Supreme Court ruling [...]

Share 49% of people in Massachusetts who voted for President Obama, but did not vote for Martha Coakley think that Obama and the Democrats are not delivering enough on the change they promised America during the 2008 campaign.  Only 37% said they were (part of this group apparently just doesn’t like the wooden, uninspired Coakley). [...]

Share Massachusetts’ election of a Republican know-nothing back-bench State Senator and nude male model as its next US Senator has is a blessing in disguise…and not just to comedy writers looking for material once the NBC late-night fiasco ends. President Obama and the Democrats lost one Senate seat out of 60 and still have a [...]

Share Political pros in MA say it doesn’t look good for Martha Coakley.  If she loses, there are 2 potentially positive results: (1) it may remind Democratic politicians that neglect of their base guarantees defeat, thereby forcing them to be more aggressive throughout the rest of President Obama’s first term; (2) it may lead to [...]

Share     Dr. King’s moral clarity remains undiminished and his words from 42 to over 50 years ago speak directly to today’s socio-economic, foreign policy and cultural issues.  No matter what the pundits say, no matter how the media spin, no matter who the hatemongers blame, no matter which politicians disappoint, no matter how long [...]