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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 →

Posted in Civil Rights, Economics, environment, Governance, Healthcare, Media, Politics, Rant, Social Justice | Tagged Amy Coney Barrett, authoritarianism, civil liberties, civil rights, climate change, coronavirus, COVID-19, democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Donald Trump, hypocrisy, Joe Biden, Mitch McConnell, pandemic, progress, refugees, representative democracy, Republican, Republican Party, republicans, Senate, Supreme Court, United States, Voting, voting rights | 1 Comment

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

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

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

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

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

Speaking Before Thinking – Reactions to the Obergefell Decision

Posted on June 30, 2015 by hbreck

On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on the case of Obergefell v. Hodges. It was actually a merging of several cases across multiple states, but was spearheaded by one Jim Obergefell of Ohio. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Governance, History, Politics, Social Justice | Tagged Antonin Scalia, Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina, Christianity, civil rights, civil unions, Constitution, Constitutional law, Earl Warren, Equal Protection Clause, Establishment Clause, First Amendment, Fourteenth Amendment, gay marriage, GOP, history, hyperbole, Jim Obergefell, John Arthur, LGBT issues, Loving v. Virginia, marriage equality, Mike Huckabee, nullification, Obergefell v. Hodges, precedent, reactionaries, religion, religious liberty, Republican, Rick Perry, Rick Santorum, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Scott Walker, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Cruz | Leave a comment

Want to get rid of the IRS? Okay, this is what you need to also get rid of…

Posted on April 20, 2015 by hbreck

Ted Cruz was the first major party candidate to announce a run for the 2016 Presidential election. One of his primary talking points is a hatred of taxes and a proposal to eliminate the IRS. The GOP has already done … Continue reading →

Posted in Budgets, Economics, Governance, Infrastructure, Politics, Science | Tagged consumption tax, democracy, drugs, economics, FCC, FDA, FDIC, Federal government, flat tax, government, head tax, infrastructure, internet, IRS, Medicare, medicine, NASA, National Weather Service, NOAA, progressive income tax, regulations, Republican, republicans, Social Security, taxes, technology, Ted Cruz, unions | Leave a comment

Foxes Guarding the Henhouse: Science Denial and Congress

Posted on January 20, 2015 by hbreck

The 2014 midterm elections brought about much change in the United States Congress. The Republican party gained seats in both the House and the Senate, bolstering an already wide majority in the House, while claiming a new majority in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Governance, Politics, Science | Tagged awful people, bad policy, climate change, Congress, environment, EPA, global warming, government, greed, ignorance, NASA, NOAA, Republican, republicans, science | 4 Comments

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It’s Time To Politicize

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