Author - SK Ashby

Posted by JM Ashby In another sign that the policies of the Obama Administration are slowly making a difference, things are looking better for American exports and by extension the trade deficit. The...

Posted by JM Ashby In a major victory for anyone who cares about the environment and the long term health of the nation, Governor David Patterson of New York has blocked the gas-mining practice known...

Posted by JM Ashby Despite the fact that President Obama signed the order to close Guantanamo Bay on the very first day of taking office in 2009, it still hasn't been closed. The fact that Gitmo is...

Posted by JM Ashby Information regarding our safety from being attacked by boogeymen terrorists has emerged that is so ironically stupid that I find it to be downright comical. Courtesy of the FAA...

Posted by JM Ashby Sarah Palin has resurrected the notion that Death Panels are being created to kill your family and kick your dog, and I would like to take this opportunity to say I agree. There...

Posted by JM Ashby Figuratively and literally. Following previous reports of contractors taking part in the child prostitution business in the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan, we now have confirmation...

Posted by JM Ashby The infamous Westboro Baptist Church who's members set up shop at funerals for dead U.S service members to display signs that read "god hates fags" and "thank god for dead...

Posted by JM Ashby The still democratic controlled House said no today to the new deal put forth by President Obama and Republican leadership. By voice vote in a closed caucus meeting, Democrats...

Posted by JM Ashby Alan Grayson, you will be missed. Here he is taking on the Republicans seflish motives in extending the Bush Tax Cuts. Grayson lost the election and will be heading home soon, but...

Posted by JM Ashby The Tea-Party never had a better friend than Big Government. Remember that anti-earmark crusade that members of the GOP and the Tea-Party planned to go on? It appears they have...

Posted by JM Ashby House Republicans blocked a bill today, which had already been passed by the senate, which provides additional funding for school lunches for needy children and attempts to make...

Posted by JM Ashby Yes, you read that right. The deficit commission is now recommending that the wealthy receive an even greater tax cut than they already have by nearly 10%. They also recommend...

Posted by JM Ashby I know this is a hot subject right now and there are lot of passionate opinions on both sides of the issue so I thought It would be best to give everyone a place to discuss it...

Posted by JM Ashby The Republicans just can't stop themselves from playing political games over this nation's standing in the world. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona is attempting to deflect blame away from...

Posted by JM Ashby As you may recall, during the height of the campaign to repeal DADT over this past summer and fall, many of those in the opposition pleaded with congress to hold off on voting...

Posted by JM Ashby Hot on the heels of saying we need to stand with our North Korean allies, Sarah Palin is dismissing the Bush family as "blue bloods." "I think the majority of Americans don't want...

Posted by JM Ashby No, not really. Its a wonderful day in the neighborhood for american corporations. Surely, when Caterpillar and Morgan Stanley are swimming in lucre, life must be getting more...

Posted by JM Ashby Or are we? The international think-tank ICoS (International Council on Security and Development) has just published a report that contains some startling statistics on the current...

Posted by JM Ashby I would call this the quote of the day, but the day is still young. Financial Times' Ed Luce speaking on this week: Oh, absolutely. I think it's -- it's a dream -- if you picked...

Posted by JM Ashby A cancer surviving flight attendant was forced to remove her prosthetic breast during a TSA pat-down. Cathy Bossi lives in south Charlotte and has been a flight attendant for the...