One thing that becomes apparent is that the far right has its talking points to ‘deal’ with the Marxist Pope …Read the Rest
Economic Downturn
Part II: Rush, Pope Francis, Marxism & Christ
Rush Limbaugh, in his infinite wisdom, says that the new pope is a Marxist. There is a reason for this. …Read the Rest
Part I: Rush, Pope Francis, Marxism & Christ
What do you do with an alleged ‘Marxist’ pope who takes the teachings of Christ so seriously that he goes …Read the Rest
Barack Obama’s Amazing Speech
The following is a full transcript of President Obama’s truly remarkable speech today. If you want a reason why I …Read the Rest
Part IV: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart
The fourth of five parts of my expose on Walmart has no real theme. Like the others, it is more …Read the Rest
Part III: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart
This is the third of five parts of my one size fits all information dump about Walmart. There is no …Read the Rest
Part II: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart
This is the second of five parts of my catch-all information dump about Walmart. Nothing is presented in order. There …Read the Rest
Part I: The Beginning of the End of Wal-Mart
The headlines said it all. A Walmart in Ohio was holding a food drive, for their customers to donate canned …Read the Rest
Political Suicide Is Painless
You may or may not be familiar with the classic, iconic theme from M*A*S*H (arguably the 2nd greatest comedy ever …Read the Rest
The Follies of Libertarian v. Socialism
Earlier in the day, R. S. McCain mentioned that I needed to read a specific book about F. A. Hayek. …Read the Rest
Hating the Impoverished
As Christians, we are told that what we do to the least among us, we do for Christ. The problem …Read the Rest
The Fools on the Hill
(With Apologies to John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney) Day after day, Alone on a hill, The man with the …Read the Rest
Alzheimer’s, Compassion, and Brain Dead Stupidity
Life is a funny thing. Just when you think everything is going great, something happens and destroys that illusion. This …Read the Rest
What If That Far Right, Libertarian Economic Model Was Wrong?
The GOP based their economic theory of austerity on the ‘excel error that destroyed the world‘. Once again, Paul Krugman …Read the Rest
The Great Big Libertarian Fail
The Pink Flamingo can’t figure out why the First Congressional District in South Carolina nominated disgraced former governor, Mark Sanford …Read the Rest
PART III: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation
When a political pendulum swings one way, and then the other, things happen. The libertarian, hard, Randian right has basically …Read the Rest
PART I: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation
Like the vast majority of Americans, these past few years, The Pink Flamingo has been dealing with a major financial …Read the Rest
Does the GOP Have Something Against Jobs?
Once upon a time, the GOP was the party of jobs. It was all about creating good, well paying jobs, …Read the Rest
The Tea Party Lie about the Economy
They are bullies. Their numbers are fake, but that really doesn’t matter. The average Republican office holder is so out …Read the Rest
Big Oil Speculating Has Destroyed the US Economy
In 1986, the Koch traders. were the first to use oil derivatives on Wall Street. They then formed a coalition …Read the Rest
It’s a Gas – As In Heartburn at the Pump
We are paying at least $0.70 more a gallon at the pump because of speculators like Charles & David Koch. …Read the Rest
Big Oil Subsidies Average $20 Billion a Year
They talk about cutting the debt, saving money, and ending really questionable spending practices, but one simply does not even …Read the Rest
Let’s Try It Again – Austerity Does Not Work
Once more, let’s try this, again. Austerity does not work. The Pink Flamingo has repeatedly said this, but let’s try …Read the Rest
Let’s Try This Again – Austerity Doesn’t Work
Once more into the breech. It doesn’t work. Austerity doesn’t work. It is failing in Europe. “… Italy isn’t unique: …Read the Rest
Them Vs. Us
Let’s face it, there is something rather humorous about GOP staffers on the Hill crying because they are going to …Read the Rest
Hard Hearted Republicans
How will your state be effected by Sequester? The health industry will be severely affected, but that is part of …Read the Rest
The Far Right and the Dark Side of the Force
Please, forgive The Pink Flamingo for getting a little crazed. I know I’m mixing metaphors, so to speak, but there …Read the Rest
Taxes, Right and Wrong
Between 2008 and 1011 26 major corporations paid NO FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX. Last year, Facebook made $1 billion in …Read the Rest
Why Does the GOP Hate We the Little People of the United States of America?
Yes, it is a silly headline. The Pink Flamingo is using that headline on purpose. I am convinced the GOP, …Read the Rest
Delusions of Austerity
Austerity is a total and complete abject failure. Austerity in the UK has left the country in worse shape at …Read the Rest