Mother Davis | Irregular Times

if they’re found guilty, progressives should not mourn the passage of Charles Rangel and Maxine Waters out of Congress.

Posted in Democrats, Ethics | Tagged charles rangel, congress, corruption, maxine waters | Leave a comment

Leave BP Alone, Says South Carolina GOP Winner

Mother Davis 6/23/2010

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Should Congress simply allow BP to do whatever it wants in the Gulf, while Tony Hayward, BP CEO, goes yachting? Tim Scott seems to think so, and that doesn’t bode well for the coastal communities of South Carolina.

Posted in Election 2010, Environment, Republicans, State and Local | Tagged bp, congress, gulf of mexico, offshore drilling, oil spill, pollution, south carolina, tim scott | 1 Comment

USA Still Hoping For Profit From Wars

Mother Davis 6/14/2010

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Afghanistan has a trillion dollars in mineral wealth. Is that why it’s proving so difficult for our military to pull out?

Posted in War and Peace | Tagged afghanistan, iraq, lynn woolsey, spending, trillion | 1 Comment

Good Riddance Parker Griffith

Mother Davis 6/2/2010

Parker Griffith’s loss ought to serve as a lesson to Blue Dog Democrats who think that they can play the game of taking progressive voters for granted while grabbing Republican votes by voting in favor of right wing GOP legislation.

Posted in Election 2010, Politics | Tagged alabama, election, parker griffith, primary | 2 Comments

Kitchen Entomology

Mother Davis 5/6/2010

Just before our meal a yellowjacket licked up jam spilled on the stove.

Posted in Irregular Verse | Tagged dinner, haiku, jam, kitchen, yellowjacket | Leave a comment

Is It My Turn To Be Governor Of New York Yet?

Mother Davis 3/3/2010

Will David Paterson step down as Governor? Is it my turn to be Governor of New York yet?

Posted in Bumper Stickers, Politics, State and Local | Tagged david paterson, governor, new york, scandal | Leave a comment

Justin Wooden Tilts At Windmill, Misses

Mother Davis 12/8/2009

Challenger Justin Wooden says he wants to run for Congress because he’s sick of career politicians, but the incumbent he’s challenging has only been sitting in Congress for two and half years.

Posted in Democrats, Election 2010, Politics | Tagged betty sutton, congress, justin wooden, ohio | 2 Comments

14 Americans Killed Fighting To Defend Corrupt Afghan Government

Mother Davis 10/26/2009

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It’s an Islamic theocracy that doesn’t respect the human rights of its citizens. American efforts to prop up this government have resulted in large numbers of deaths among Afghan civilians, further inflaming anti-American anger.

Posted in War and Peace | Tagged afghanistan, corruption, terrorism, theocracy | 15 Comments

Is US Government Behind Terrorism in Iran?

Mother Davis 10/19/2009

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Violent attacks against nations we are unfriendly with, whether we are responsible for them or not, will only encourage those nations to become more hostile to us, as cynical politicians exploit the attacks to increase international divisions.

Posted in War and Peace | Tagged iran, soldiers of god, terrorism | 6 Comments

Minnesota To Rebel Against Union To Prevent Health Care Reform

Mother Davis 9/11/2009

Governor Tim Pawlenty will move Minnesota toward secession just in order to protect Minnesotans from improved access to affordable health care.

Posted in Election 2012, Republicans, State and Local | Tagged health care, minnesota, secession, states rights, tim pawlenty | 2 Comments

ReMerckable Use of Child Labor In India

Mother Davis 8/17/2009

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Think first about whether you really need that item, and then consider whether you’re willing to support the use of children in hard labor just in order to save a dollar or two.

Posted in Ethics, Liberal Links | Tagged child labor, india, merck, mica, mining, slavery | 4 Comments

Episcopal Church Trying To Destroy Marriage?

Mother Davis 7/16/2009

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Are people now going to claim that the Episcopal Church is trying to destroy the institution of marriage? I suppose you could follow that line of reasoning…

Posted in Religion, Sex and Gender | Tagged church, episcopal, marriage | 20 Comments

Cynthia McKinney and the Green Party

Mother Davis 7/1/2009

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I’m extremely sympathetic to the ideals that the Green Party purports to hold. I am not very sympathetic to the Green Party’s whining about its own troubles, and otherwise talking about itself all the time.

Posted in Alternative Parties, Media, Politics | Tagged cynthia mckinney, gaza, green party, israel, personality, strategy | 9 Comments

Standard For Reasonable Search Hits New Low With Clarence Thomas

Mother Davis 6/26/2009

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Unfortunately, there are some people in power whose subjective lens has been knocked off balance. Among those is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Posted in Liberty | Tagged clarence thomas, fourth amendment, students, supreme court | 1 Comment

Congress Investigates Baseball But Not Bush

Mother Davis 6/18/2009

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Break the rules of baseball, and the Democrats in Congress will be on the job right away. Violate the Constitution, and the Democrats in Congress pretend nothing happened.

Posted in George W. Bush | Tagged baseball, bush, congress, Edolphus Towns, sammy sosa, steroids | 5 Comments

Only Six Senators Stand Against Guantanamo

Mother Davis 5/20/2009

Only six members of the majority-Democrat Senator had the courage to take a stand against the long-running abuses of Guantanamo. Those abuses were not just against prisoners, but against the United States Constitution, our system of justice, and our own liberty as citizens.

Posted in Democrats, Legislation, Liberty | Tagged congress, guantanamo, prisons, senate | 2 Comments

Hoodies Recalled Ethical Standards

Mother Davis 5/12/2009