Author Archives: John Rove

Most of this sounds like a pretty good idea. Right now one of the biggest problems facing the U.S is the number of people behind bars, anything that can reduce the number of people in prison, and at the same … Continue reading →

I doubt this is what the tea-party crowd thinks of when they talk of ending government programs, but maybe they can be shamed into ending subsidies for rich white guys. If President Obama wants to set us on a path … Continue reading →

At this point it seems pretty obvious that New Jersey governor Chris Christie screwed up when he left the state so he wouldn’t have to deal with a large snowstorm headed towards their way, but his excuse that he did … Continue reading →

When I hear gas prices are getting higher I think it will lead to more efficient cars, but instead it just leads to calls for more drilling, but it usually just leads to more people demanding we drill more holes. … Continue reading →

Looks like other people are discussing Vick.. I still think the shooting at his birthday party was very suspicious and somebody paid off some witnesses. With that said, the message that convicted felons deserve a second chance is a good … Continue reading →

Really just a bigger fear center A study at University College London in the UK has found that conservatives’ brains have larger amygdalas than the brains of liberals. Amygdalas are responsible for fear and other “primitive” emotions. At the same … Continue reading →

I think that Obama’s biggest blunder as president has been the way Wikileaks has been handled, and it looks like others agree.. Yeah the leaks make our state department look like a bunch of clueless buffoons but maybe it is … Continue reading →

I think this story is going to have more legs than people expect. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) and his lieutenant governor were told Sunday about the blizzard barreling down on the Garden State. Soon after, they left town … Continue reading →

Looks like Colorado and Utah are two of the healthiest states in the union, especially when it comes to weight and diabetes. Apparently Utahans smoke less though.

Obama makes a good point about Micheal Vick. I hope other businesses consider giving less famous felons a chance as well.

The venom directed at Michelle Obama for her let’s get moving initiative is pretty striking, in fact if you know any right wingers or hard core Hillary supporters some of the things they say about Michelle Obama are pretty shocking. … Continue reading →

After getting to watch quite few religious types try to work their Magic on Christmas, I am starting to realize they really don’t get what Christmas is supposed to be about. Originally Christmas festivities would have been about curing the … Continue reading →

This seems to explain a lot The only thing I disagree with in that statement is whether or not it is too late to reverse course, I have a feeling we passed the tipping point a long time ago. Just … Continue reading →

This was said a long time ago, but may still apply to the south, and especially South Carolina: Not all South Carolinians supported secession. About 57 percent of the state’s 703,000 residents in 1860 were slaves. A few white opponents … Continue reading →

Sometimes you have to wonder what is wrong with our christian population

Unless something goes very wrong in the next couple days don’t ask don’t tell will be repealed.. This is real progress, it would have been nice to see the Dream act also get past a filibuster but the repeal of … Continue reading →

I really am starting to wonder why conservitives are so against rail projects Florida would need 23,000 people to build the rail line, and to find as many as 1,000 workers to operate it. The train would stimulate businesses along … Continue reading →

Looks like Polar bears are starting to mix with grizzly bears as a result of climate change. I am not sure what to say about this but is kind of interesting.

I hope this is right. Steve Benen seems to be arguing that Voters may not have known what they were getting with republicans and Obama may start to look good in comparison, my guess is that he is probably right. … Continue reading →

This is great for some state: Talgo Inc. will shut down its Milwaukee train manufacturing operations in 2012, leaving only a maintenance base, because plans for a high-speed rail line between Milwaukee and Madison have been abandoned, the company announced … Continue reading →

I was reading this post about paternalism and subsidies for the poor and it is really hard to tell which way the subsidies are going. This part stood out for me: But I don’t think I would even call what’s … Continue reading →

Looks like the tax compromise negotiated by the president and the republicans will probably pass, even though a lot a Democrats are claiming to be upset about it. My guess is that deep down congressional Democrats know they couldn’t have … Continue reading →

When I was at the University of Colorado I went to a talk with the new president of the med school, I can’t remember his name name, but what I do remember was that he was enamored with China, and … Continue reading →

I am starting to think the tax cut compromise may have been better than I thought, I guess I will enjoy my extra money without guilt.

Looks like a compromise has been reached on extending the Bush deficit building act, errrr I mean the Bush tax cuts, and it looks like I am going to take home about thirty-five-hundred more dollars next year, so I should … Continue reading →

Looks like the courts are trying to impose religious beliefs on people. It will be interesting to see if the tea-baggers come out against activist judges trying to impose christianity on people. I doubt it because tea-baggers are hypocrites.

More on the creeping police state. I wonder where all the people who claim to care about freedom are when our civil liberties are being trampled.

I have a feeling a Sarah Palin will be the republican nominee for president In 2012, and I have a feeling she will be a huge loser, but I think people thought that about Reagan as well.

This entire op-Ed is great but this part stood out: Extreme inequality is already contributing mightily to political and other forms of polarization in the U.S. And it is a major force undermining the idea that as citizens we should … Continue reading →

I flew from Chicago to Denver a couple days ago and airport security seemed really laid-back, maybe this is why. I wonder if a lot of screeners working at TSA know the new standards are kind of silly and are … Continue reading →