Tag Archives: hypocrisy

The Stakes

Posted on October 27, 2020 by hbreck

Yesterday, Republican senators rammed through the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Barrett is a grossly unqualified ideologue, and is all but certain to be the deciding vote on a number of cases which will greatly restrict … Continue reading →

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What Real Voter Fraud Looks Like

Posted on December 9, 2018 by hbreck

A little over two years ago, I wrote a piece discussing voter fraud in America. More specifically, I explained that voter fraud is, more or less, fake news. This was written in the context of Donald Trump, late in his … Continue reading →

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Civility

Posted on June 26, 2018 by hbreck

Yesterday, I penned a brief missive on my Facebook page regarding pleas for civility in the political world. I’m not sure I said everything I wanted to in that initial post, so I’m going to spit out a quick follow-up. … Continue reading →

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Zero steps forward, and a bunch of steps back in Missouri

Posted on June 28, 2017 by hbreck

Ah, Missouri. My home state. For years, the ultimate purple state, previously described as a “bellwether,” before we decided to color code our partisan leanings. Since the Tea Party revolution of 2010, Missouri has increasingly moved into solid red territory. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Donald Trump Cannot Be President… and here’s why.

Posted on October 10, 2016 by hbreck

Originally I intended to write a simple article, based on my “Elected Yet Unelectable” series, highlighting (in normal prose form) specific moments and events that prove that Donald J. Trump is completely unelectable and unsuitable for any public office. The … Continue reading →

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Fun with smog!

Posted on November 20, 2014 by hbreck

In other news, GOP outlaws theories of evolution and gravity. Delusional political party floats around Congress. This is going to be a long 2 years. Over the last week, Congressional debate over the fate of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline … Continue reading →

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Elected yet unelectable – Darrell Issa

Posted on November 9, 2014 by hbreck

Elected yet unelectable Darrell Issa Currently starting his 8th term in the 49th California Congressional District For my third installment in this series, I’m going to bring up one of my favorite topics regarding the worst elected officials in the … Continue reading →

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