An unapologetic liberal blogger since January 2005, JP is a published poet, aspiring but frustrated novelist and a perennial victim of George Failey's and Vice President Potter's vision for this once-great country. His blog is called Welcome Back to Pottersville.
Friday, July 30, 2010 The (Republican) Terrorists Have Already Won (106 comments)
Even if one squints really hard, one really can't see a downside to SB 1070 for the Arizona Republican Party. How did this happen and why?
Thursday, July 29, 2010 Will the Real GOP Psychopath Please Stand Up? (6 comments)
Perhaps it's a bit early to speculate on who will be the GOP standard bearer in the '12 general election, but it's always fun to speculate.
Sunday, July 25, 2010 BP's Potemkin Command Center (2 comments)
If BP put as much time, energy and money into actual preventive technology as they do into their doctored photos, we wouldn't be dealing with the mess we are. Sadly, that is not the case, as these inept Photoshop pictures from BP's official website shows.
Thursday, July 22, 2010 Senate Unemployment Extension Reaches Cloture
The Senate invoked cloture on the UI extension bill yesterday. But, thanks to the GOP and a handful of Blue Dog Democrats, the damage done to the unemployed workers deprived of these meager benefits will be felt forever in the form of late fees and surcharges.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Big People vs The "Small People," With Obama Administration Help (9 comments)
We expect and can even understand when BP screws over the "small people" of the Gulf coast. But even the most cynical of us were still taken aback when such sleazy tactics are being aided by the Obama administration.
Sunday, July 18, 2010 Pssst, Mr. President, You're Building the Wrong Nation (1 comments)
How can President Obama in good conscience spend decades and trillions rebuilding a chaotic country such as Afghanistan when he's constitutionally sworn to rebuild his own country first?
Friday, July 16, 2010 Booty Call (9 comments)
How could we invade a tiny, peaceful nation like Costa Rica, one with no army, with 46 warships and 7000 Marines without the MSM once reporting on it?
Friday, July 16, 2010 The Disappearing Liberal (5 comments)
What happened to the American liberal and why are so many progressives bound and determined to keep them buried?