I wonder about a lot of things. Lately I wonder about political things. I have questions. Maybe you have answers. See below.
What is wrong with my demographic? I can't fathom the appeal of Mr. Romney to my fellow white males over 40. That said, I can't understand why acquaintances ---not close friends, fortunately-- here in my very blue state, assume I am a conservative. Could it be my haircut or my job description? Or is this just a case where a popular belief is in fact borne out by the statistics? But maybe this is what ageism looks like. Well, we all make judgments based on appearance, and only sometimes do those judgments turn out to be correct.
Are claims of voter suppression going to be investigated now that the election is over? Can the federal government change the behavior of partisan election officials in the states, and will they?
What can be done to make propaganda efforts like Fox news and the various talk show pundits be accountable to facts? Surely the FCC must consider peddling falsehoods as news a more egregious violation than cursing or wardrobe malfunctions. Mind you, I think it's great that people have different opinions, that their opinions might be influenced by their upbringing, cultural background, belief in supernatural beings, or ability to parse complex logical constructs. All good. But don't we all have an obligation to base our opinions on verifiable data? To digress a little, if you claim that your god is opposed to a particular thing, shouldn't you be able to show that the text of your holy book actually supports you?
Will Democrats in Congress now stop trying to be reasonable with the obstructionists and start ensuring that the people's business gets done?
Will we see some more recess appointments soon? Or will the obstructionists get serious about doing the people's business? Or crickets?
That recent weather incident on the East coast seems like a great opportunity to start a large scale infrastructure program to me. Not to mention the mess that is still New Orleans area. We had a 'wall street' stimulus, could a 'main street' stimulus happen? Before 2016?
How many Supreme Court judges will die or retire in the next 4 years? Will obstructionists prevent those vacancies from being filled? Will the the threat of obstruction prevent liberal or moderate judges from even being nominated?
It's pretty likely that Clarence Thomas has used his position as a Supreme Court Justice for financial advantage. What would it take to get impeachment proceedings to happen?
Why do Republicans hate America?
This my first, and perhaps only, diary. Why don't the "Use existing Tags" and "Tagfinder" links work?