Category Archives: Politics

Liberals for Gary Johnson?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by hbreck

Every Presidential election is mostly a two-person race – from a practical standpoint, anyway. Occasionally a third party candidate does make some noise. In 2000, Ralph Nader got a lot of attention, and shook up the race, arguably weakening Democratic … Continue reading →

Posted in Elected yet unelectable, Governance, Myths and misconceptions, Politics | Tagged Aleppo, awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, civil rights, conservatism, Constitution, corruption, debt, deficits, Donald Trump, education, Elected yet unelectable, extremists, foreign policy, Gary Johnson, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, Jill Stein, liberalism, libertarian, Libertarian Party, New Mexico, politics, private prisons, privatization, Republican, republicans, Social Security, taxes | 2 Comments

The Only Thing We Have To Fear…

Posted on August 23, 2016 by hbreck

Since 2011, the nation of Syria has been in flames. While much violence occurred during the uprisings of the Arab Spring, it was specifically Syria where the violence turned into an all-out war. Since 2011, more than a quarter million … Continue reading →

Posted in foreign policy, immigration, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics | Tagged Arab Spring, Congress, cowardice, extremists, fear, humanity, immigration, lies, politics, refugees, Syria, war | 3 Comments

Brexit Lemmings

Posted on June 30, 2016 by hbreck

So, last week, the United Kingdom did it. They voted narrowly to leave the European Union. Well, kind of. Okay, actually, they didn’t. This was a referendum among the citizenry to ascertain popular opinion about the EU. The actual process … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, History, Politics | Tagged Boris Johnson, Brexit, Britain, civil rights, Conservative Party, controversy, David Cameron, dishonesty, Donald Trump, economics, environment, EU, Europe, European Union, extremists, facts, fear, government, immigration, Ireland, John Oliver, lies, military, nativism, Northern Ireland, nuclear weapons, politics, racism, regulations, religion, Scotland, short-sightedness, statistics, taxes, Tories, trade, UK, United Kingdom, United States | 2 Comments

Bernie or Bust?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by hbreck

I’m going to start off with a brief preface, specifically in the interest of full disclosure. I am a Bernie Sanders supporter. I voted for him in my state primary, I have attended local campaign meetings and rallies, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Governance, Politics | Tagged awful people, Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Congress, corruption, democracy, Democrats, Donald Trump, economics, environment, extremists, Federal government, GOP, government, Hillary Clinton, ideology, lies, Obergefell v. Hodges, politics, primaries, Republican, republicans, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, taxes, women's rights | 2 Comments

Impeach the Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted on March 17, 2016 by hbreck

Okay, please bear with me here, as this one will probably sound pretty angry. And forgive the title, as I’m aware that what I’m going to say is likely not sufficient to actually call for impeachment. But this is an … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics, Rant | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Chuck Grassley, Congress, Constitution, controversy, corruption, cowardice, David Perdue, David Vitter, democracy, Democrats, dishonesty, fear, GOP, government, high crimes and misdemeanors, Jeff Flake, Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn, Lindsey Graham, Merrick Garland, Mike Lee, Mitch McConnell, Orrin Hatch, politics, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, SCOTUS, Senate, Senate Judiciary Committee, shirking responsibility, Strom Thurmond, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz, Thom Tillis | 2 Comments

Help, Help, I’m Being Repressed!!!

Posted on March 15, 2016 by hbreck

Donald Trump is letting the world know that his right to free speech is being violated! He’s being trampled by the jackboots of the protesters that have been greeting him at each rally he’s held! Donald Trump is being oppressed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Governance, Media, Politics | Tagged 1st Amendment, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Freedom of assembly, Freedom of speech, oppression, repression, rights, suppression | 1 Comment

Fumbling the Football

Posted on March 7, 2016 by hbreck

On July 16, 1945, Kenneth Bainbridge, a physicist on the Manhattan project and director of the Trinity nuclear test, witnessed the first atomic weapon ever built turn several square miles of New Mexico into glass. As the explosion gradually faded, … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics | Tagged Donald Trump, extremism, government, ignorance, Kenneth Bainbridge, lies, Marco Rubio, mutually assured destruction, nuclear deterrence, nuclear threat, nuclear weapons, politics, recklessness, Republican Party, republicans, Robert Oppenheimer, Ted Cruz, unelectable | 1 Comment

Sizing up the competition

Posted on March 4, 2016 by hbreck

Yep. This is what we’ve come to. The frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination made dick jokes during a nationally televised debate. When Senator Rubio sunk to “The Donald’s” childish level by making jokes about his hands, Trump couldn’t help but respond in … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Quick post, Rant | Tagged awful people, compensation, dishonesty, Donald Trump, government, lies, Marco Rubio, politics, Presidential Debate, republicans, Vulgarity | 1 Comment

Unlocking the Asylum – Round One

Posted on August 10, 2015 by hbreck

Thoughts on the first Republican debate for Election 2016 This past Thursday, the seventeen candidates for the Republican presidential nomination met for a debate. Well, more accurately, FOX News deemed 17 candidates to be too unwieldy, and using a small … Continue reading →

Posted in Elected yet unelectable, Governance, Media, Politics | Tagged 2016 Presidential Election, awful people, Ben Carson, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Chris Christie, Christianity, civil rights, climate change, Congress, Constitution, controversy, corruption, culture, Donald Trump, Elected yet unelectable, GOP, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, politics, Presidential Debate, Rand Paul, Republican, republicans, Rick Santorum, Scott Walker, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

What’s at Stake in the 2016 Presidential Race

Posted on August 5, 2015 by hbreck

I just have a quick one for today. I’m going to dwell much further on this topic in upcoming months, but for now I will just start with this brief note. Three governmental bodies, the EPA, NOAA, and NASA, are … Continue reading →

Posted in Elected yet unelectable, Governance, Politics, Quick post, Science | Tagged 2016 Presidential Race, climate change, corruption, environment, EPA, global warming, GOP, government, James Inhofe, Marco Rubio, NASA, science denial, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

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Category Archives: Politics

The Only Thing We Have To Fear…

Brexit Lemmings

Bernie or Bust?

Impeach the Senate Judiciary Committee

Help, Help, I’m Being Repressed!!!

Fumbling the Football

Sizing up the competition

Unlocking the Asylum – Round One

What’s at Stake in the 2016 Presidential Race

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