Republicans often argue that the government should be run like a business. What if they ran businesses the way they run government?
National Priorities for DNA Testing
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Rape kits languish untested. Death row inmates can’t get DNA testing at all. But at Ground Zero DNA testing of people we know are dead continues unabated.
Those Scrappy Gen Xers
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John Boehner thinks Americans under 54 understand why they won’t get full Social Security and other federal programs. Gotta fight more wars and give more money to corporations!
Anniversary News Network
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More and more news is not real news, but “coverage” of anniversaries of news events.
Permanent Poverty for Generation X
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One out of four Baby Boomers say they will never retire. Generation Xers, pushing 50, realize they are doomed.
Political Teams
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In the U.S. political affiliations are more like those of sports: loyalty trumps everything, unless it doesn’t.
Can’t Afford the Friendly Skies
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The major argument given for denying real trials to 9/11 suspects like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is that there isn’t enough money to handle their transport from Guantanamo to the United States.
