Clik here to view.
DAMNING WASHINGTON–WHILE LUSTING TO RULE IT: PART TWO (OF THREE)
Listen to almost any Republican and you’re almost certain to hear how much he hates and despises “Washington.” To hear Right-wingers tell it, you might believe that “Washington” is: The capitol of an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
DAMNING WASHINGTON–WHILE LUSTING TO RULE IT: PART THREE (END)
For a half-century, Republicans have been damning the very government they lust to control. Consider this choice comment from Mitt Romney supporter Ted Nugent: “I spoke at the NRA and will stand by my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART ONE (OF SIX)
Adolf Hitler, Germany Fuehrer for 12 years, had a favorite phrase: “So oder so.” It meant: “One way or the other.” That might sound harmless. But, in Hitler’s case, it carried a sinister tone–as did...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART TWO (OF SIX)
Robert Payne, author of the bestselling biography, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler (1973), described Hitler’s “negotiating” style thusly: “Although Hitler prized his own talents as a negotiator, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART THREE (OF SIX)
On February 12, 1938, two Chancellors—Adolf Hitler of Germany, and Kurt von Schuschnigg of Austria—met at Hitler’s retreat at Obersalzberg, Germany. At stake lay the future independence of Austria....
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART FOUR (OF SIX)
After winning the bloodless conquest of Czechoslavakia by threatening France and Britain with war, Adolf Hitler turned his attention to Poland. When his generals balked, warning that an invasion would...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART FIVE (OF SIX)
In November, 1995, Newt Gingrich, then Speaker of the House of Representatives, carried out his threat to shut down the government. Then he unwisely admitted that he did so because President Bill...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NEGOTIATING NAZI-REPUBLICAN STYLE: PART SIX (END)
“Those who are willing to risk everything, even death and destruction, to attain their ends will prevail over more responsible and prudent men who have more to lose and are rational, not suicidal.”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HITLER, THE GOP AND “SCORCHED EARTH”: PART ONE (OF TWO)
Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments for the Third Reich, was appalled. His Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler–the man he had idolized for 14 years–had just passed a death sentence on Germany, the nation he claimed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HITLER, THE GOP AND “SCORCHED EARTH”: PART TWO (END)
During the summer of 2011, Republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to massively cut social programs for the elderly, poor and disabled. If Congress failed to raise the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SELLING OUT AMERICA TO SPITE OBAMA: PART ONE (OF THREE)
Congressional Republicans are once again threatening American security in the name of their hatred for President Barack Obama. Their target: The Department of Homeland Security–created after 9/11 by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SELLING OUT AMERICA TO SPITE OBAMA: PART TWO (OF THREE)
A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Barack Obama is easily one of the most academically gifted Presidents in United States history. Yet he has repeatedly failed to learn from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SELLING OUT AMERICA TO SPITE OBAMA: PART THREE (END)
President Barack Obama has repeatedly failed to learn the lessons of history and the advice of Niccolo Machiavelli. As a result, he has once again allowed Republicans to place the nation in mortal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HITLER, THE GOP AND “SCORCHED EARTH”– PART ONE (OF THREE)
Albert Speer, Minister of Armaments for the Third Reich, was appalled. His Fuhrer, Adolf Hitler–the man he had idolized for 14 years–had just passed a death sentence on Germany, the nation he claimed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HITLER, THE GOP AND “SCORCHED EARTH”– PART TWO (OF THREE)
During the summer of 2011, Republicans refused to raise the debt ceiling unless Democrats agreed to massively cut social programs for the elderly, poor and disabled. If Congress failed to raise the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HITLER, THE GOP AND “SCORCHED EARTH”– PART THREE (END)
With more than 240,000 employees, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the third largest Cabinet department, after the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. The Defense Department is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
REPUBLICANS: “DO AS WE SAY OR WE’LL DESTROY AMERICA”
On December 13, 2014, the U.S. Senate passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill to fund almost the entire government through the September 30 end of the fiscal year. But one Federal agency was pointedly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FETUS FANATIC TERRORISM: PART ONE (OF THREE)
Republicans love fetuses. In fact, they love them so much they’re willing to shut down the Federal Government and deny vital public services to millions of their fellow Americans. That shutdown could...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FETUS FANATIC TERRORISM: PART TWO (OF THREE)
On July 9, 2011-–Republican extortionists again threatened the Nation with financial ruin and international disgrace unless their demands were met. President Obama had offered to make historic cuts in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
FETUS FANATIC TERRORISM: PART THREE (END)
On August 1, 2011, Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” wrapped up his program with a search for “options” to avoid another round of Republican extortion tactics: “I want to know what steps the...
View Article