You can trust Obama to do what he says if he thinks he can get away with it. Don’t confuse trust with honesty or integrity, though. They are not the same. In most cases being trustworthy is good. There are exceptions.
American Ideals and Values
Destroying Career Politicians is an American Tradition
Is it easier to destroy conservative career politicians than ruin the lives of liberal Democrats? We like to complain about media bias and railroading, but the press is not always as forgiving of the left as we like to think. In Illinois we delight in watching Democrats fall down hard.
Being Poor is the Fix for Income Inequality
Income inequality used to be a fact of life and not being poor was a goal. Now it’s a right funded by our government. Upward mobility used to be a goal, too, and a value we took pride in. It’s hard to be proud of something others do for you, though, especially when they are paying the bill.
Boehner’s Doublespeak Proves We Have No Conservative Party
The worst thing about Republicans is that they don’t act like Democrats. Sticking together has never been their strong point, but John Boehner’s doublespeak is undermining America’s conservative party after each new attack from the left. It doesn’t sound like a strategy anymore.
Is the Constitution a Threat to Obama’s Populism?
With the White House focused on securing Barack Obama’s legacy despite a rocky second term, birth control and unemployment benefits should be the least of the president’s worries. He is, after all, a big picture person being dragged down by details that stand in the way of implementing his unique take on populism.
Does Class Warfare Make Corruption Okay?
It hit me while I watched the FBI agent with the perpetual five o’clock shadow riding home on the subway, elbow to elbow with other bedraggled working class commuters. Having endured several hours of The Wolf of Wall Street’s antihero drinking, drugging, and womanizing his way through untold millions of ill-gotten gain only to run afoul of this stalwart, middle class government employee, I realized that this wasn’t about financial sector corruption.
Six Laws Americans Deserve That States Will Never Pass
Americans deserve better than the litany of bad laws that kick in every January. We start every year shaking our heads in disbelief at new laws and regulations that scream legislative abuse and special interest pandering and pose a real danger to those unfamiliar with new infractions and their penalties.