Category Archives: politics

Posted on October 23, 2010 by jhbutcher

If you live in Denver, on election day you will be asked to vote on this – Proposition 300: Shall the voters for the City and County of Denver adopt an Initiated Ordinance to require the creation of an extraterrestrial … Continue reading →

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I hope these people don’t vote

Posted on October 11, 2010 by jhbutcher

In a recent Pew Survey, people were asked to pick the name of the current U.S.  Supreme Court Chief Justice from a list of four names.  Eight percent of the people surveyed picked Thurgood Marshall who has been dead for over … Continue reading →

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We’re working for the government

Posted on October 5, 2010 by jhbutcher

Best line I read today – by a Neal B. Freeman regarding fat government pensions: Let’s be clear about what’s happened: after it became clear that taxpayers could no longer afford to pay for their own pensions, they were compelled … Continue reading →

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Build the new World Trade Center

Posted on August 23, 2010 by jhbutcher

If we had already built something inspiring on the World Trade Center site, nobody would give a shit about this mosque idea.

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A Specter Indeed

Posted on April 28, 2009 by jhbutcher

Why does this Arlen Specter switching parties thing sound familiar? Because he’s done it before, switching from Democrat to Republican in 1966. In short, his firmest allegiance is to the “I want to get re-elected” party. Also, did you know … Continue reading →

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We’re congress darn it!

Posted on February 27, 2009 by jhbutcher

House kills effort to investigate lobbyist-lawmaker ties. “Asked why he voted with the majority to table the resolution, Murtha said, ‘no comment. ‘”

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ButcherBank

Posted on February 22, 2009 by jhbutcher

If the taxpayers end up owning Citibank, does that mean I can give myself a cut in my credit card interest rate?

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Stimulate this.

Posted on February 17, 2009 by jhbutcher

My stimulus package bumper sticker suggestion:

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1932 Democratic party platform

Posted on February 2, 2009 by jhbutcher

With the recession and the insane stimulus bill (buy your own damn condoms!), there’s been a lot of talk lately about Hoover was a Republican and bad and didn’t want to do anything about the recession and how Roosevelt was … Continue reading →

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Warm up the Gulfstream V

Posted on February 1, 2009 by jhbutcher

Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool. If Obama does it, it has to be good.

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