Towards a Better Democracy - by Steve Bracken
It occurred to me as I was looking at the list of articles I have published on Daily Kos over the last few years, that nowhere among them was any real indication of where my own political beliefs lay....
View ArticleTulsa: Seven Days, Seven Dead
There were five gun murders today in Tulsa, Oklahoma.That brings to seven the total for the year so far.It's fixin' to be quite a year, 2013!
View Article"Guns are Fun" - Timothy Lange
We frequently break stories, or report on the utterings of others and use those quotes as the basis of examining an issue of national concern.Whether that is Sharon Angle encouraging a consideration of...
View ArticleWyoming Lawmakers Preparing to Nullify the Constitution of the United States
In 1832 South Carolina, prompted by tariffs that they felt adversely affected the State, passed a law making the offending Federal Law unlawful and unenforceable within the State.This situation is...
View ArticleAmerica! Cling to your Freedoms, while the 1st Amendment strips them away!
You cannot travel far in this great country without hearing someone mention the Freedoms that Americans enjoy. In my eight years as a resident, husband, father and taxpayer, it is one of the most...
View ArticleEquality Club - A Schoolgirl's Tale
Take the blinders from your vision, take the padding from your ears, and confess you've heard me crying, and admit you've seen my tears. Hear the tempo so compelling, hear the blood throb through my...
View ArticleBushmaster AR15 Or Chocolate Egg?
Which of the following two items is not legal for sale in the United States?This one?or this one?The answer, of course, is the Kinder Surprise.It is banned from import or sale due to it's potential to...
View ArticleMore F*ckwittery from the Great State of Oklahoma
I really should make this a series. There is quite sufficient material to run for at least as long as "Days of Our Lives", and the characters are more interesting!So what follows is a small slice of...
View ArticleLicensing and Registration
In a few minutes I have to pop out to the local Tag Agency.It's about two miles away and I have a car and a motorcycle whose tags expired at the end of December.We have a thirty day "grace" period...
View ArticleTom, Get Your Plane Right on Time
It's two am and I am sat with Mrs Twigg watching Paul Simon through my highly dubious, but very effective, connection to the BBC.The concert is great, the music is evocative and excellent in the way...
View ArticleY'all Need to Go Easy On the Comparisons with the United Kingdom
I have noticed and increased tendency recently for people to compare the United States to the United Kingdom. To an extent I fully understand that such parallels are attractive. The United Kingdom is a...
View ArticleWayne LaPierre's Speech Tonight
I'll keep this brief and provide the full Transcript:Obama ... bad, bad, bad ... Too much paperwork for Grandad .... Guns ... Lots of guns, good, good, good. Barack Obama wants your guns:: wild...
View ArticleWorking With the Enemy
This being a Liberal hangout, the "enemy" is immediately apparent. I am talking about Rand "If I were President" Paul, Jim De Semi-Minted, Paul "Have I got a budget for you" Ryan, and all others of...
View ArticleIn Which I Respond To Senator Inhofe
A little earlier I published a Diary requesting a small piece of information. That one is gone now and I am grateful to Kossack Burned, who located it for me. Allow me to thank all the others who also...
View ArticleThe Best Songs You have Never Heard!
Ambitious title. Way too ambitious actually because some of you will have heard a few of them, and others may rightfully chide me for not including their own favorites. However, the comment thread is...
View ArticleA Broken Immigration Process - My Story
Last night Rachel Maddow of The Rachel Maddow Show discussed the immigration process as it currently exists in the United States.She ably described the interminable time it can take, with pitfalls, and...
View ArticleLiving with a Loved One in Pain
The beautiful woman on the right is Jodie, Mrs Twigg, limeyswife. My wife of nearly eight years.Jodie is a High School Special Education Teacher.She is special to me in any number of ways, and she...
View ArticleAmerica has never had a Background Check System for Gun Purchases
What? I hear you ask.Has the twigg finally lost whatever is left of his Limey mind, having lived in Oklahoma for so long?Not really. I am just a bit fed up of the dishonesty apparent in the...
View ArticleEffective Regulation and Tort Reform - Some Talking Points
I know these Diaries are read by a bunch of highly intelligent people who are well versed in many of the political intricacies of American culture and law. Indeed, better versed than I, if truth be...
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