Author: Maryscott OConnor

Why We Are Liberals

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING Over the past several years I’ve become convinced that the ways we classify political beliefs and ideologies (or perhaps the very definitions themselves) are in dire need of revamping. For...

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Patriotism & Taxes: The Big Lie

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING It’s time for someone to tell Republicans to stop lying to the American people about taxes, and maybe Joe Biden is the perfect man for the job. Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act...

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Call the Spade a Bloody Shovel

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING To call a spade a bloody shovel means more than speaking plainly; rather, it means saying something that is true but unpalatable — or impolitic. During an otherwise stellar appearance on David...

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Throw Joe Into the Volcano

Crossposted from MY LEFT WING So Lieberman got a cool reception from Senate Democrats yesterday The motherfucker is lucky I wasn’t there. THEY… ignored him. THEY… were “disappointed” in him....

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