If It Is Cruz, God Help Us

Sorry Republicans, Sometimes Regulations ARE Good Things

Tennessee Congressman Diane Black told MSNBS’s Chuck Todd in an interview Friday that “hospital emergency rooms should be able to turn patients away to help keep health care costs down.” There are so many moving parts to the healthcare debate, and so many times when one position seems to contradict another, that it can be difficult for a politician to accurately explain a position in a brief television interview. This is exacerbated when the interviewer clearly has many questions and

The Minimum Wage Debate - My 2 Cents

I have read many posts and articles on both sides of the $15 per hour minimum wage debate. Often, the comments sections devolve into accusations, inaccuracies, or downright hate-speak. I have also watched as politicians on both sides stake out positions most appealing to their base. Like with many issues, the politicians are free to espouse any position that is politically convenient knowing the issue is never really going to come to a true debate. If the minimum wage does increase, it will

WTF Kansas?

So THIS is what it comes to when Republicans have absolute control in a state?  http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/21/kansas-senate-advances-bill-impeaching-states-top-/ Seriously, WTF Kansas? Governor Sam Brownback and his band of right-wing fools have basically enacted an agenda that would make even the most extreme on the right cringe a little. Think Robin Hood in reverse, only Brownback and his band of not-so-merry men steal from everyone with pockets to give tax breaks to the 1% and