U.S. Politics Thrives on Big Money

Most corruption on the part of billionaires and politicians is difficult to track. In the case of Sheldon Adelson, however, it’s right there in plain view.

Most corruption on the part of billionaires and politicians is difficult to track. In the case of Sheldon Adelson, however, it’s right there in plain view.

Barack Obama delivers a statement to the media
I was speaking with an old friend I hadn’t seen in….too long. She’s voting for Biden, but she’s concerned about his position on the environment.
I explained that I have to assume that Biden will be a carbon copy of Obama vis-à-vis the environment, and, from what I wrote here, I gave him (Obama) high marks. (more…)

Hi Craig, Re something like this, I have to ask what’s the point? The hydrogen energy store is 3 times the price of a Tesla Power wall to store 3 times the energy, so about the same price per kWh of capacity. (more…)


Maybe a better question is: How did we create an environment in which a grossly underpaid teacher was forced to handle this situation?
We’re one election away from a point at which the normalization of situations like this pushes this formerly civilized country into a place from which it will never completely return.
My heart is broken.

Sure, we can talk about all the lies, the cruelty, the environmental irresponsibility, obstruction, extortion, the dictators, our allies, tax fraud, bank fraud, campaign finance violations, and negligent homicide.
But, when we simply reread the meme here, don’t we have enough to understand that he’s totally unfit to be president?

In this case, that something is denying supplemental nutrition from 700,000 people who are out of work due to the pandemic. What good is impoverishment if you can’t inflict hunger on top of it? (more…)


Consider for a moment the following people: Johannes Gutenberg, Julius Caesar, Gautama Buddha, George Washington, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Socrates, MLK, William Shakespeare, Charles Darwin, Alexander the Great, Galileo, Muhammad, Aristotle, Leonardo Da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Jesus Christ.
All reasonably accomplished people, I would argue. Now, does anyone, in their wildest dreams, believe that a single one of them went around talking about his achievements?