Category Archives: Politics
The Next PRESIDENT?
I’m Tom Dwyer, Sociopath Willard Romney in a moment of Freudian honesty announced, Ayn Rand worshiping, tea party heart throb, Paul Ryan as the next President of the United States. Choosing Ryan doesn’t make sense for Romney; it strengthens the … Continue reading
Wyden’s Right On FISA
I’m Tom Dwyer, Ron Wyden may be wrong on health care, but his stance on the FISA court is right on! FISA lets intelligence agencies get search warrants without compromising secrecy. It operated twenty three years before turning down a … Continue reading
A Glimpse Into The Pit
Follow us on a tour of the infamous Health Care Exchanges (Update 9/24- ObamaCare goes live in Oregon on Oct 1. If you want a look at Oregon’s exchanges, go to CoverOregon.org.) One of the central debates of Obamacare was … Continue reading
Guy Fawkes’ Summer Vacation
Keeping up on the Occupy Movement Hard to believe that it wasn’t even a year ago… September will mark the one-year anniversary of the occupation of Zuccotti Park and the beginning of the Occupy movement. Since the parks were cleared … Continue reading
Two GREAT slideshows on the economy
In the 1992 election, Ross Perot got 19% of the popular vote by explaining the “giant sucking sound” with clear, simple charts and graphs. Strong graphics can make the most complex ideas understandable, and here are two excellent slideshows from … Continue reading
Obama’s Wright On
I’m Tom Dwyer, The President recently pointed out that no one builds businesses alone. They have help from others… even the government. The Cons are twisting this obvious truth to prove Obama hates free enterprise. One web post shows … Continue reading
Mining St. Helens
I’m Tom Dwyer, Some disasters are unavoidable. When Mt. St. Helens erupted in the eighties all we could do is ride it out and rebuild. The avoidable disaster Mt. St. Helens faces today could also yield a major impact … Continue reading
Shadows Of Hiroshima
I’m Tom Dwyer, There are events that truly change the world and we’re coming to the anniversary of one that divided our world into ‘everything before’ and ‘everything since’. On August 6, nineteen forty five, the city of Hiroshima, Japan … Continue reading
Bartels Open Letter
I’m Tom Dwyer, Nuclear activist John Bartels recently wrote an open letter to Senator Ron Wyden about the ongoing and grossly under-reported Fukushima disaster. The Senator has promised to actively protect Oregon from the threat of Fukushima radioactive contamination. Since … Continue reading
Repeal and Replace
I’m Tom Dwyer, I hope Republican voters are proud of their house members! Thirty three times now, the RepubliCon-led house has voted to repeal Obama Care. Not once, not twice, thirty three times; an amazing waste of precious legislative time … Continue reading