Tag Archives: United States
Busy Tuesday – State Of The Union, North Korea Nuke Test, Gun Control Hearing
Today marks a busy Tuesday. Tonight we have Obama’s State of the Union address, which is very important because it marks his first State of the Union address for his second term. We learned last night that North Korea successfully … Continue reading
Letter To My Representatives and Senators On Gun Control
It is The Political Zealot’s 30th birthday today. I will be off today on a big job interview and out and about all day so instead of some keen insight on today’s stories I’ll give you an insight on what … Continue reading
Inauguration Over – What’s Coming In Obama’s Second Term?
Yesterday was inauguration day where the festivities took place in Washington for President Obama’s second term. President Obama was sworn into office on Sunday, but the public festivities took place yesterday. I am not sure why they won’t do them … Continue reading
Republican Strategy For 2013
Let’s be honest here. Coming out of the tax battle, it appears on the outside that Republicans lost big time during the fiscal cliff debate. After all, their stance from the beginning was to not raise anyone’s taxes and to … Continue reading
Mitt Romney’s Secret Tapes May Cost Him The Election
Mother Jones scored a big one yesterday and released snippets of a private fundraising event in Boca Raton, Florida earlier this year, where Mitt Romney is shown saying that almost half of Americans are, “people who pay no income tax” … Continue reading
Netanyahu Tells America How We Should Use Our Military
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was in the United States over the weekend for a UN summit. Nothing out of the normal there. What is out of the normal is that he used his trip to go on television interviews … Continue reading
War Drums Beating – The Upcoming Culture War
War drums continue to beat here in the States as the media, mostly on the right side of the aisle, continues to put hints into their audience’s heads that war with Iran is coming and an all out culture war … Continue reading
House Holds First Five Day Workweek Of The Year!
One of the great things about being the party in charge of the House of Representatives or the Senate is that you get to set the schedule. Once Republicans took over the House in 2010, they have held shorter and … Continue reading
Conventions Over, August Jobs Report, And 200th Post!
Finally the Republican and Democratic conventions are over. That means the race to November is now on it’s home stretch. Debate prep is beginning for the first Presidential debate scheduled on Wednesday, October 3rd. The debates are going to have … Continue reading
Todd Akin’s Legitimate Rape And The Tea Party
Tea Party backed Todd Akin, Republican candidate running for the Senate in Missouri, made a completely over the top claim over the weekend that had everyone talking. Akin, who is known for his staunch pro-life beliefs, stated that pregnancy is … Continue reading
