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It’s Time To Politicize

Posted on August 5, 2019 by hbreck

“Don’t politicize this tragedy.” That’s what constantly we hear when someone murders a bunch of people and terrorizes the populace. Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said as much after the mass shooting in Las Vegas in 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics, Quick post, Rant | Tagged cowardice, Domestic terror, Donald Trump, GOP, government, gun control, gun laws, guns, lies, Marco Rubio, mass shootings, massacre, Mitch McConnell, NRA, politics, racism, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Steve King, stooges, Ted Cruz, terrorism, Tomi Lahren, violence, White supremacists | 1 Comment

Not quite like rain on your wedding day…

Posted on April 7, 2017 by hbreck

I’ve been on a bit of a posting hiatus lately. The day job has been busy, and my attention has been scattered. But I’ve gradually been piecing together drafts for posts, and will likely start posting regularly again soon. Hopefully on … Continue reading →

Posted in foreign policy, Governance, History, immigration, Politics | Tagged Barack Obama, Donald Trump, foreign policy, GOP, government, hypocrisy, hypocrites, immigration, lies, military, refugees, Syria, war | 1 Comment

One down, 207 to go…

Posted on January 28, 2017 by hbreck

Donald Trump has been President of the United States for one week now. Just typing that feels strange. Like a different reality. I’ve been re-watching episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine lately, and I’ve recently gotten to one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Civil Rights, Economics, Elected yet unelectable, foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, immigration, Infrastructure, Politics, Science, Social Justice | Tagged abortion, bigotry, Christianity, climate change, culture, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, dishonesty, domestic policy, Donald Trump, environment, facts, fear, Feminism, foreign policy, GOP, government, ignorance, Islam, Kellyanne Conway, misogyny, news, oppression, propaganda, race relations, racism, refugees, religion, religious extremism, religious liberty, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, science denial, Sean Spicer, sexism, Standing Rock, Steve Bannon, systemic oppression, walls, Women, women's rights | Leave a comment

Raiding the henhouse

Posted on January 18, 2017 by hbreck

Two years ago, I discussed the appointment of various climate change deniers to posts as heads of Senate committees in charge of science-based institutions. Those institutions are tasked with addressing (among other things) climate change. That was a perfect example of … Continue reading →

Posted in foreign policy, Governance, Healthcare, Politics | Tagged anti-government, Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, cabinet posts, climate change, dishonesty, Donald Trump, Federal government, governance, governing, government, hypocrisy, Jeff Sessions, politics, racism, Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry, science denial, Scott Pruitt | 3 Comments

Running against the Establishment?

Posted on November 2, 2016 by hbreck

I just had a quick thought today. A billionaire real-estate developer based out of the richest city on the planet is most definitely part of the “establishment.” One of Donald Trump’s primary claims this election is that he’s running to … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Media, Myths and misconceptions, Politics, Quick post | Tagged corruption, Donald Trump, establishment politics, failure, GOP, governing, government, greed, gridlock, media, moneyed interests, public service, Republican Party, The Establishment | 1 Comment

The Politics of Fear

Posted on September 26, 2016 by hbreck

Why are people voting for Trump? Fear. More than anything else, the reason is fear. I listened to NPR interview a couple who were planning on voting for Trump. They kept repeating certain points. They talked about how they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in immigration, Infrastructure, Media, Politics, Quick post, Rant | Tagged corruption, deception, democracy, Donald Trump, fear, government, Hillary Clinton, media, Obama, Paranoia, partisan politics, politics, republicans | Leave a comment

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

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

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It’s Time To Politicize

Not quite like rain on your wedding day…

Raiding the henhouse

Running against the Establishment?

The Politics of Fear

Brexit Lemmings

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