Pre-Planned Severance Packages Of Over $100,000,000.00
At least a dozen executives of companies in the Standard & Poor's 500 index stand to receive more than $100 million in severance packages if they're dismissed by their firms....
View ArticleThink you're a vegetarian? Think again.
On a recent trip to Oaxaca, I finally developed a taste for chapulines (grasshoppers) which oaxaqueños most often eat them in tacos.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapulines***"The average American eats...
View ArticleOne in every 1000 American adults has access to "Top Secret" government...
None of the people I trust would be trusted with top secret information.And I doubt I'd trust many of the people who are."About 1.4 million Americans have access to information classified as "top...
View ArticlePope Francis Admits 'Gay Lobby' at Work in Vatican
Alan: I have always considered myself a practicing Catholic. I still do. Thirty five years ago, I asked a priest friend what percentage of his fellows were sexually active....
View ArticleEx-Husband Seduces Ex-Wife Online
Woman discovers online ‘friend’ is actually ex-husbandMike Krumboltz June 7, 2013The SideshowFile photo of computer webcam (Thinkstock)A divorced Minnesota woman discovered that the man she'd been...
View ArticlePope Francis: Work Toward Elimination Of Elitism And Eradication Of Poverty
Pope Francis meets with cardinals and bishops at the Archbishop's Palace on July 27 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pool photo by Luca ZennaroFullscreenNext SlideDavid Agren, Special for USA TODAYJuly 27,...
View ArticlePope Francis: Defends Amazon, Indigenous People. Calls For A "Garden"
APPope Francis wears an indigenous feather hat given to him by representatives of one of Brazil's Amazon tribes during a meeting at the municipal theatre in Rio de Janeiro.The pope was on the sixth day...
View ArticlePope Francis: "Perhaps the church is prisoner of its own rigid formulas."
Pope to Brazilian bishops: You've got work to doUPDATED Jul 27, 2013By Shasta Darlington CNNRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) —In a stern speech delivered to Brazilian bishops on Saturday, Pope Francis...
View ArticleThe Republicans of the future?
A group from Colorado attends the 2013 Young Republican National Convention in Mobile, Alabama. Some see the Young Republicans as a sign that the GOP can change. The organization is made up of people...
View ArticlePope Francis: Photos From Brazil Trip
Pope John XIII24 / 62ThumbsAutoplayFull ScreenTelling a "fisher of men" story.The one that got away...
View ArticleThe United States and North Korea Are Still At War. The Armistice Was Not A...
Alan: The fact that the Korean War is not over means that Congressional authorization is not needed for the Commander-In-Chief to resume hostilities.5. The armistice is not a peace treatyThough the...
View ArticleEngraved Rifles In Honor Of JFK Assassination Stir Up Controversy
Video at http://www.wfaa.com/news/local/dallas/Kennedy-Memorial-depicted-on-commemorative-rifle-215611341.htmlby TERESA WOODARDPosted on July 15, 2013 GallerySEE ALL 3 PHOTOS »Poll:Do you think...
View ArticleIowa Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Firing Female Employee As "Too Attractive"
10 CommentsIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stood by its ruling that a dentist acted legally when he fired an assistant because he found her too attractive and worried he would...
View ArticleSyrian War: The Equivalent Of 75 Million Refugees Flooding The United States
Number of those fleeing conflict escalated to an average of 6,000 a day, according to UN High Commissioner for Refugees.UNITED NATIONS - The number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria has escalated...
View ArticleGOP Panics: "What If Obamacare Doesn't Fail?"
“Why are Republicans so scared of Obamacare?” said Jon Favreau. The GOP has attempted to brand the health-care law a “train wreck,” insisting that it’s inherently unworkable. But if the GOP really...
View ArticleConservatives Scare More Easily Than Liberals
BY BRANDON KEIM09.18.08Deep-seated political differences aren’t simply moral and intellectual: They’re also biological.In reflex tests of 46 political partisans, psychologists found that conservatives...
View ArticleAmerican "Conservatives" - When Garden Variety Stupidity Just Isn't Enough
"Conservative Christians and Global Warming"http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2012/04/conservative-christians-and-global.html
View Article"Who Has an Abortion After 20 Weeks?"
Abortion rights activists demonstrate outside the floor of the Texas House after HB2 passed on Tuesday. HB2 makes abortions after 20 weeks illegal.Photo by Mike Stone/ReutersAlan: Although I support...
View Article"Winning More White Voters Won't Save the GOP" (The New Republic)
After Election Day, the conventional wisdom was that the GOP needed to make gains among Hispanics to win in 2016. Fox News' Brit Hume and Sean Hannity, for instance, quickly assessed the GOP needed to...
View ArticleThe Republican Party: 'Determined To Commit Suicide' (David Brooks)
Alan: I read the following Brooks' article and wonder if this isn't a good time to donate to The Republican Party. Don't change a thing guys! Persevere. David Brooks, right-leaning opinion writer at...
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