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The earth's core, consisting largely of iron, helps balance our spinning planet. On the other hand, the core of too many of today's prominent political leaders consists almost entirely of unintended irony, which tends to make them go all wobbly on their political stands. This might be comical were it not so destructive for our nation.
It's all about Jack
Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Look out – here comes Jack, trying to jack us around again.
Jack Abramoff, the über-corrupt K-Street lobbyist who turned his name into a synonym for sleazeball, is now out and... [read more]
Rewarding hubris, stupidity, hypocrisy, and cynicism
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Double-dippin' Joe is back in the news. Double-dip is not some soda jerk working in an ice cream shop, but that's not too far off. He's a State legislator working in Texas to jerk taxpayers... [read more]
Perry's piggybank
Friday, November 25, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
"Tell me with whom you walk," goes the old adage, "and I'll tell you who you are."
Maybe you're wondering just who the heck this Rick Perry-guy is, this loud-talking, slow-thinking... [read more]
Perry's piggybank
Friday, November 4, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
"Tell me with whom you walk," goes the old adage, "and I'll tell you who you are."
Maybe you're wondering just who the heck this Rick Perry-guy is, this loud-talking, slow-thinking... [read more]
The corporate purchase of governmental power
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Jamie Dimon of New York City made a donation to the New York Police Foundation this spring. "These officers," Mr. Dimon said at the time, "put their lives on the line every day to keep... [read more]
A little less corporate political corruption
Monday, August 22, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Come on, Obama, do it! Stand up, stand tall, stand firm! Yes, you can!
The president is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done... [read more]
MICHIGAN LOCALS FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY
Friday, July 15, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can.
Snyder is the right-wing, corporate-hugging governor of Michigan whose extremist anti-worker, anti-government agenda... [read more]
A LITTLE LESS CORPORATE POLITICAL CORRUPTION
Thursday, June 23, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
Come on, Obama, do it! Stand up, stand tall, stand firm! Yes, you can!
The president is thinking about issuing an executive order that would mitigate some of the damage done... [read more]
"THE SIXTIES MADE ME DO IT"
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 | Posted by Jim Hightower
I try to avoid religious commentary, but – Good God! – what is it about confession that the Catholic hierarchy can't seem to grasp?
The grotesque epidemic of priestly pedophilia that... [read more]
The "Perry Tale" of Rick-The-Reformer
As the wise old adage says, those who live in glass houses, ought not throw stones. That's the moral of today's "Perry Tale," tracking the truth-impaired governor of Texas as he stumbles madly across country... [read more]