Theo’s Twit of the Week: The Chick-fil-a Edition
Posted on 30. Jul, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Current Events, Politics
This week’s Twit and Twit runners-up all ask the same question: where is (and isn’t) the beef? The meat of their arguments might be red or white, but overall none of it is kosher. The grill is sizzling and all ready for: Proco “Joe” Moreno Chicago is a mystically bizarre place. If you asked me [...]
Railroaded Into Debt
Posted on 22. Jul, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Analysis, Current Events
California is nearly 400 billion dollars in debt. The lukewarm sense of hope following the contentious fight to wrap up the yearly state budget is tempered by the knowledge that the agreement requires the public to ok a referendum temporarily raising taxes by 8 billion dollars. Social services, health programs, the education system, the court [...]
The Struggle For Tyranny
Posted on 16. Jul, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Analysis, Current Events
Word has come that Bashir al-Assad’s illegitimate regime has begun moving stockpiles of chemical weapons within Syria. There are a few hopeful pundits floating the idea that Assad might be doing this to secure these potent weapons, keeping them away from terrorist groups who might use the chaos currently raging through Syria as an excuse [...]
Theo’s Twit Of The Week: Stephanie Cutter
Posted on 09. Jul, 2012 by Theodore Roe in Analysis, Current Events
This week’s Twit got FactChecked into the wall by the center forward of team truth. Vilifying a successful businessman without proof will get you two minutes in the penalty box along with: Stephanie Cutter FactCheck.org is an excellent resource for digging through the endless yellow journalism, political muckraking and outright lying that typifies an American [...]
Check The Balances
Posted on 01. Jul, 2012 by Alex Sharp in Current Events, Politics
Many of us are still in shock over the bizarre, bewildering and generally backwards ruling that came down from the Supreme Court on Thursday. In a decision that rivals Dred Scott for the scope of its stupidity, National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius will be one of those landmark rulings that future generations of [...]
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