Recent content by Les S

One of Mitt Romney's top advisers claimed over the weekend that "the only economic success that President Obama has had is because he followed Mitt Romney's advice." Eric Fehrnstrom was referring to the revival of the American auto industry, which was made possible by the structured bankruptcies...

Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant minds of our time. His theories are the backbone of the modern era. He was incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, and mindful of our society. Why would someone so intelligent advocate for socialism over capitalism? He even went so far as to call...

"The rich are always going to say, 'just give us more money and we will create jobs.' but in reality, that is not true at all, and it hasn't been true especially in the last 10 to 20 years. I hope the American people will wake up about that" -Warren Buffet, one of the richest men on earth. Why...

Has anyone ever created a chart over the last 50 years that shows a direct correlation between tax cuts for the rich and job creation? or even a correlation between GDP and tax cuts for the rich?

Back when we had extreme weather earlier this year in the winter, every other question was a snide remark about building an igloo in front of Al Gore's house or something like that. Back then, 2010 was still on pace to be the warmest year ever, and now 7 months into the year, it is still on...

You mean like how Republicans didn't show their budget figures for 8 years under Bush? Please, Republicans are experts on deficit spending.

You call someone like that a Limbaugh conservative.

Here are some facts to consider with your response. -- Government is democratic, big business is authoritative and not democratic. -- Government is supposed to represent the interests of its people, big business is supposed to represent the interests of the owners profits. Do you trust an...

There are many lessons that military experience can teach a young person. However, those lessons CAN be learned from other experiences. There is no ONE lesson that the military teaches that cannot be learned from somewhere else. Furthermore, there are some lessons that graduating with a...

good point,its about time that we had health care for all Americans no matter what their incomes may be,I know I would like to have health care coverage, but right wingers don't want me to be able to have affordable health care options, therefore i continue to be uninsured!!!!

National Parks, Highways, Power lines, and many many many other things that make this country work are not int the constitution either. People like this want a literal interpretation of the constitution, like they want a literal interpretation of the bible. They think that a 1:1 literal...

It is hilarious and frustrating at the same time. It is frustrating because it shows that they cannot take responsibility for their actions. It is hilarious because it shows their hypocrisy.

Not a single Republican in congress or the senate has made any motion to ask for a copy of Obama's birth certificate. Even conservative judges like A. Scalia and Robertson don't even think the case is legitimate enough to be heard by the supreme court! If extremist right wingers are so...

Since the banks are re-paying the TARP money, will GM do the same? Many of you continue to think that Obama is a socialist. Current events continue to disprove this. Banks are repaying the loans with interest, alleviating the government's involvement in their affairs. (If Obama were socialist...

C-Span The best source for unbiased, unfiltered political information in the USA. However, it is boring as hell to watch. It is boring because it is unbiased. It doesn't use catchy themes and provocative suggestive questions with high strung commentators to answer them. It simply states the...