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The Fools on the Hill

The Fools on the Hill
June 4, 2013
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(With Apologies to John Lennon and Sir Paul McCartney) Day after day, Alone on a hill, The man with the …Read the Rest

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More Tea Party Genius Moments

More Tea Party Genius Moments
June 3, 2013
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The Tea Party extremists seem to think they know all about this country, what makes it tick, and how it …Read the Rest

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The Rise of the American Oligarchs

The Rise of the American Oligarchs
May 15, 2013
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What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?  Luke …Read the Rest

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The Great Man Re-Emerges (It’s About Time)

The Great Man Re-Emerges (It’s About Time)
April 24, 2013
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Ask anyone who follows politics in this country and they will tell you, if they are honest, that they have …Read the Rest

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One More Time – Yet Again – Austerity Doesn’t Work

One More Time – Yet Again – Austerity Doesn’t Work
April 21, 2013
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How’s that austerity thing working out for you? People are losing jobs Retail sales are plunging Our military is being …Read the Rest

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What If That Far Right, Libertarian Economic Model Was Wrong?

What If That Far Right, Libertarian Economic Model Was Wrong?
April 18, 2013
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The GOP based their economic theory of austerity on the ‘excel error that destroyed the world‘. Once again, Paul Krugman …Read the Rest

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The Great Big Libertarian Fail

The Great Big Libertarian Fail
April 11, 2013
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The Pink Flamingo can’t figure out why the First Congressional District in South Carolina nominated disgraced former governor, Mark Sanford …Read the Rest

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PART III: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation

PART III: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation
April 9, 2013
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When a political pendulum swings one way, and then the other, things happen.  The libertarian, hard, Randian right has basically …Read the Rest

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PART II: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation

PART II: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation
April 8, 2013
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If you are a student of history, as is The Pink Flamingo, then you are familiar with the pendulum swings …Read the Rest

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PART I: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation

PART I: The Great GOP Experiment with Creating a Future Socialist Nation
April 7, 2013
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Like the vast majority of Americans, these past few years, The Pink Flamingo has been dealing with a major financial …Read the Rest

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An Ayn Rand World?

An Ayn Rand World?
March 30, 2013
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Strange how libertarians view freedom.  They see it only from their own version of the world. For the libertarian and …Read the Rest

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Does the GOP Have Something Against Jobs?

March 27, 2013
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Once upon a time, the GOP was the party of jobs.  It was all about creating good, well paying jobs, …Read the Rest

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The Tea Party Lie about the Economy

The Tea Party Lie about the Economy
March 22, 2013
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They are bullies.  Their numbers are fake, but that really doesn’t matter.  The average Republican office holder is so out …Read the Rest

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Koch Head Nation

Koch Head Nation
March 13, 2013
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The Pink Flamingo has little use for Charles & David Koch.  I don’t like people who use and abuse what …Read the Rest

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It’s a Gas – As In Heartburn at the Pump

It’s a Gas – As In Heartburn at the Pump
March 7, 2013
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We are paying at least $0.70 more a gallon at the pump because of speculators like Charles & David Koch.  …Read the Rest

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Big Oil Subsidies Average $20 Billion a Year

March 6, 2013
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They talk about cutting the debt, saving money, and ending really questionable spending practices, but one simply does not even …Read the Rest

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Let’s Try It Again – Austerity Does Not Work

Let’s Try It Again – Austerity Does Not Work
March 5, 2013
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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

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Let’s Try This Again – Austerity Doesn’t Work

Let’s Try This Again – Austerity Doesn’t Work
March 4, 2013
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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

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Them Vs. Us

Them Vs. Us
March 1, 2013
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Let’s face it, there is something rather humorous about GOP staffers on the Hill crying because they are going to …Read the Rest

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The Far Right and the Dark Side of the Force

The Far Right and the Dark Side of the Force
February 24, 2013
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Please, forgive The Pink Flamingo for getting a little crazed.  I know I’m mixing metaphors, so to speak, but there …Read the Rest

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Taxes, Right and Wrong

Taxes, Right and Wrong
February 23, 2013
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Between 2008 and 1011 26 major corporations paid NO FEDERAL CORPORATE INCOME TAX.  Last year, Facebook made $1 billion in …Read the Rest

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Bat Sh*t Crazy & John Birch Loyal

Bat Sh*t Crazy & John Birch Loyal
February 21, 2013
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What if, instead of screaming about auditing the Fed, we scream about the Feds auditing the Koch Brothers and their …Read the Rest

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Why Does the GOP Hate We the Little People of the United States of America?

Why Does the GOP Hate We the Little People of the United States of America?
February 20, 2013
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Yes, it is a silly headline.  The Pink Flamingo is using that headline on purpose. I am convinced the GOP, …Read the Rest

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One More Time: Austerity Is a Total Failure

One More Time:  Austerity Is a Total Failure
February 18, 2013
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“…On both sides of the Atlantic, the austerians seem to be freaking out. And that has to be good news, …Read the Rest

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Meteors, NASA, Budgets & Ignorance

Meteors, NASA, Budgets & Ignorance
February 16, 2013
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This is just plain cool.  It is also a bit weird.  Siberia, primarily known as the birthplace of one of …Read the Rest

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Our American Shame

Our American Shame
February 6, 2013
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The Pink Flamingo has never been truly ashamed of my country and people in the country until the past few …Read the Rest

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About Those Dastardly Public Sector Jobs

About Those Dastardly Public Sector Jobs
February 5, 2013
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Did you  know, if far right loons, who had not been prostituting themselves at the libertarian altar of Ayn Rand, …Read the Rest

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Delusions of Austerity

Delusions of Austerity
February 2, 2013
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Austerity is a total and complete abject failure. Austerity in the UK has left the country in worse shape at …Read the Rest

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Paul Ryan’s Irrational Budget Plans

Paul Ryan’s Irrational Budget Plans
January 29, 2013
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Far right Koch whores like Paul Ryan are what is wrong with the GOP. It’s that plain and simple.  For …Read the Rest

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What If Taxing the Mega Bucks…?

What If Taxing the Mega Bucks…?
December 27, 2012
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Several European countries are considering the possibility of enacting a financial transaction tax on market trading.  The usual mega billion …Read the Rest

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