The Roots of the Democratic Debacle

But the roots of discontent run far deeper than inequity in the use of deadly force by police. As the country celebrates its 240th birthday, black Americans continue to earn less than half the national average. Black infant mortality is twice that of white babies. Black household wealth is on average 13 times smaller than that of white households. Some 38% of America’s prison population is African American, compared with 13% of the country at large ..... Read full at the link given below ...

I just found a bag of russet potatoes in the back of my kitchen cupboard that I forgot I had. Was thinking I'd bake them for dinner tonight, but noticed they're not so firm anymore - kind of soft - and have roots sprouting from them. I thought I heard a long time ago that potatoes with roots aren't edible. Should I toss them, or bake them? =^^= ...

meeting tonight with Ralph Reed's "Faith and Freedom Coalition," a VERY religiously conservative group. Apparently, between both candidates working hard to keep their feet out of their mouths and Rep. Mourdoch's big mistake, they're afraid of questions that would inevitably come from the audience and couldn't be answered without great danger to the current moderate-Romney/women-have-nothing-to-fear brand being marketed. Full disclosure: R&R report this was erroneous, Rya ...

Obama Administration sent a letter to Ryan informing him that budget would be late due to the fact that things needed to be factored in after the fiscal cliff issue was resolved. Link below. Ryan seemed all surprised today and said he didn't know when they'd receive a budget from Obama, when the letter clearly stated it was going to be late, why it was late, and that they'd get it to him asap. Also, W2s and 1099s and other forms necessary to file taxes were also del ...

Chris Maisano is the editor of Democratic Left and chair of the New York City local of Democratic Socialistsof America.Keep Pushing By Chris Maisano When he campaigned for the White House in 2008,President Obama spoke admiringly of RonaldReagan’s status as a transformational figure whoreshaped the nation’s political order. In his State of theUnion speech and in recent campaign appearances, Obamahas sought to channel the Gipper’s sunny, can-do spirit bydeclaring that “Ame ...

17 Democratic senators: Stop these new ObamaCare taxes! Published by: Dan Calabrese on Thursday December 13th, 2012 By DAN CALABRESE - Never mind that we voted for them. Per my Michigan View/Detroit News editor Henry Payne, Democrats are shocked - shocked! - to discover that ObamaCare creates new taxes, and furthermore, that these new taxes will actually have a negative effect on those who are stuck paying them (not to mention their customers). This is both rolling-on-the-floor hilariou ...

Socialism without democracy is communism (Marxism-Leninism), capitalism without socialism is facism. Capitalism without ethics and concern for labor carries its own destruction. ...

Very good multi-pronged article at link. ...

This about says it all. Well not all, but it's a good article. http://coolweather.dreamhosters.com/general/is-the-democratic-party-self-destructing.html ...

I have had numerous "debates" with some of my friends and family on the democratic way of thinking. They say republicans help the "rich get richer" and republicans are "greedy," etc. What I don't understand is how democrats cannot understand the simple concept that the rich will STAY rich no matter how many taxes they have to pay in. The "rich" are the ones who create the jobs. The oil companies (I will admit their profits are excessive), but they provide MANY jobs, corporate companies ...

Has anyone else noticed the new Democrat strategy of trying to connect with the people in this country not making a million or more a year? Hilary did the "we were broke when we left the White House" story and now Biden is thanking us for taking care of him? Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing ANY politician does or says is not part of a grand scheme. It just really angers me that they pretend to even start to know how it is to live paycheck to paycheck and want us to feel sorry ...

The Demos Paddy Wagon is idling while awaiting Hildabeast's imminent arrival. ...

I think just how corrupt the democratic party is will soon be unveiled. I honestly believe that it will go far further than anyone truly anticipates. I believe there is an old adage, and my middle aged memory cannot recall it at present...point is, those who scream the loudest generally do so to hide their own guilt. With the crap heaped upon Mr. Trump and his supporters on the part of the left, I'd say there is definite merit in this statement. It is going to be ref ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaN3mmX2_R0 ...

for the border crisis. Look out Congressman Cuellar. You might get the Lois Lerner treatment by the IRS like Congressman Grassley. ...

I keep wishing the US would get back to civility without the bullying. It was nice to see the Democrats discuss the issues without the insulting and bad language that is the norm for the Republicans. Nice NOT to see Trump whining about moderator being unfair and insulting everyone and quoting polls. ...

Sanders, again, spoke of unattainable dreams with no detailed plan to implement any of them. Hillary took the realistic route, with definite plans of what she wants to do when elected. Call her what you will, Hillary nailed the debate and came out looking like the candidate I want. ...

From Mother Jones, a sensible view of the choice we need to make for the next 4 years, while the GOP hopefully comes to its senses and is once again willing to govern responsibly. What is the 2012 presidential election all about? It's about something far more mundane than the imminent death of Medicare or the ACA and far less hopeful than the return to a sane foreign policy or a humane immigration reform effort. Rather, the election is about good governance and the guiding philosophy th ...

Will they return the money? Video is vulgar, so view it privately. http://www.nwdailymarker.com/2012/10/j-z-knight-anti-catholic-rant-prompts-call-for-state-democrats-to-return-60k-in-campaign-cash-knight-also-gave-61k-to-dnc-obama-campaign/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NwDailyMarker+%28NW+Daily+Marker%29 Hard to believe Romero could stand on the same stage with that monster. ...

On July 8, 2016, 27 year-old Democratic staffer Seth Conrad Rich was murdered in Washington DC. The killer or killers took nothing from their victim, leaving behind his wallet, watch and phone. Shortly after the killing, Redditors and social media users were pursuing a “lead” saying that Rich was en route to the FBI the morning of his murder, apparently intending to speak to special agents about an “ongoing court case” possibly involving the Clinton family. Seth Rich’s father Jo ...

Synagogues, and Mosques. Most houses of worship have been granted a full exemption from Obamacare's regulation mandating coverage of contraception and abortifacients, but Ed Whelan points out that new legislation unveiled by Senate Democrats yesterday could put that religious protection in jeopardy. Although "bill itself wouldn’t abolish the exemption," Whelan writes, it "would allow the Obama administration (or its successors) to abolish the exemption and the accommodation in thei ...

I actually find myself agreeing with Schumer for the first time (second paragraph). There sure is a lot of in-fighting going on within the Donkey Party as demonstrated by the remainder of this piece. ...

The liberal wing of the Democratic Party can be susceptible to the “moral victory” fallacy, which in its most degraded form considers a righteous loser preferable to a compromised winner. All the same, it’s hard not to interpret Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s Pyrrhic victory on Tuesday as a major win for the party’s economically populist wing. After all, this is Chicago we’re talking about; incumbent mayors expect to be coronated, not subjected to the indignity ...

I especially like this comment: "And Svitavsky said Vermont voters are concerned by the FBI investigation into the finances of Burlington College, a small school that Sanders’ wife ran before it shut down under the weight of a bank loan she took out." ...

It's kaput. Finito. Slurp City. Anyone who believes Sanders' smooth assertion that the "revolution will go on" can be found on Christmas Eve, waiting for Santa Claus to zip down the chimney. ...

EXCERPT: "During President Barack Obama’s speech at a Maryland Democratic campaign rally Sunday, crowd members departed while he spoke — an action that “underscored his continuing unpopularity,” Reuters reported. ...

The Roots of the Democratic Debacle

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