Last week, I found myself in complete agreement with Senator Bernie Sanders. As a political conservative, it left me with a sense of unease and disquiet. And yet, I couldn't deny that what he said was correct and...
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Tim Patrick
How to Stop Donald Trump
Political tensions have been running high ever since Donald Trump became president just a few weeks ago. Upon entering the Oval Office, Trump immediately began flexing his executive muscles by issuing several stern and...
The President as the Tool of the Congress
Every four years, the nation borders on near-psychosis as it forms battle lines over who will be the next President of the United States. From the nationwide televised debates to yard signs in front of your neighbor's...
Census Bureau Releases Corrected Numbers for All 52 States
The Census Bureau, the government agency empowered to ask personal, somewhat-embarrassing questions in a graded essay format, released an updated set of population numbers from each of the 52 states, plus the Pretend...
House Passes Comprehensive Salvation Reform
By a margin of 216 to 215, the House of Representatives voted today to pass a comprehensive salvation reform package known as the "God's Not So Tough Act of 2010." Final details of the bill were hammered out in a closed...
Winter Storm Blankets Washington in Three Feet of Pork
In what experts are calling the biggest blast in nearly twenty-five years, a storm has dumped more than thirty-three inches of congressional pork on Washington, DC. Strong gusts of wind coming out of both the Senate and...
Congress Passes Health Card Reform
Still smarting from the loss of Ted Kennedy's senate seat, congressional Democrats mobilized late Friday evening to pass a controversial Health Card Reform package. The legislation, which takes effect next month, makes...
Congress Raises Taxes on God
The coming of a new year brings with it the looming April 15th deadline for filing American tax returns. But this year, changes to the federal tax code will require that God submit a standard Form 1040 and all...
Cash-for-Clunkers Expands to Include Elderly
The House of Representatives today announced passage of an expanded "Cash for Clunkers" program. The revised legislation allocates an additional $2 billion to the program, and allows cash-strapped households to turn in...
Obama Signs Temperature Stimulus Package
In a bitterly cold White House Rose Garden ceremony, President Barack Obama signed the long-awaited Temperature Stimulus Package recently passed by both houses of Congress.
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