tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1334532 2009-11-09T12:02:57-07:00 Research analyst, commentator and author Milt Shook brings common sense progressive ideas to public discourse. I am just a regular guy, who checks his facts before reporting them, and also checks his sources carefully. I don't ask anyone to believe everything I say without question; check my facts. I urge you to do so... Enjoy yourself, and feel free to comment on anything you see. Just be civil. TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e883401287567bf10970c 2009-11-09T12:02:57-07:00 2009-11-09T12:02:57-07:00

Sorry for being so quiet, but I spent three days with no Internet at all, and then moved a long way away, and my broadband isn't up yet. But there is so much to write about... I will be back, and the floodgates will be open. My first piece will...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/11/be-back-wednesday.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a641372d970b 2009-10-30T14:38:41-07:00 2009-10-30T14:38:41-07:00

Ok, I’m going to say it; the new version of HR 3200 rocks. Is it perfect? Of course it isn’t. But then, few would say that Medicare isn’t a great program (and if you think right wingers think it sucks, threaten to take it away from them), and that’s had...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/ok-im-going-to-say-it-the--house-health-care-reform-bill-rocks-is-it-perfect-of-course-it-isnt-but-then-few-w.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a68aab28970c 2009-10-29T10:08:40-07:00 2009-10-29T10:08:40-07:00

I have to tell you, once in a while, the wingnuts make fun of us for being a little too "politically" correct, and often, their assessment is correct. When it comes to racism, the goal should be to treat everyone the same, regardless of skin color, ethnicity or religious belief....

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/the-pctc-police-what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-us-sometimes.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a63363e4970b 2009-10-29T06:01:36-07:00 2009-10-31T01:20:31-07:00

Do you know why so many right wing leaders like to show outrage at the stupidest things? It’s because they know they’ll get the masses inflamed enough to send them a bunch of money. That's all. It's all about the money. Does anyone believe Sarah Palin was actually offended when...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/pctc-right-wing-fart-machine-case-study-whos-pissing-on-jesus.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a62d5a69970b 2009-10-28T14:10:44-07:00 2009-10-28T14:13:41-07:00

First of all, I’m sorry for not being around much lately, but there’s something about being the parent of a soldier that makes you feel really helpless when something happens. As many who read this blog know, my son Tim was deployed to Afghanistan this past August. He’s serving his...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/the-end-of-war.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58708780 2009-10-20T08:32:00-07:00 2009-10-18T21:33:30-07:00

Some friends of mine recently watched one of the most asinine "documentaries" ever made; Ben Stein's "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." The film lamely attempts to make a case that Intelligent Design (ID) should be considered alongside other sciences in schools, primarily because the field of scientific research seems to be...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/intelligentdesignbs.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-62120930 2009-10-19T07:30:00-07:00 2009-10-18T21:26:30-07:00

Let's start by making something crystal clear; for all of their talk, the right wing is not a fan of capitalism.They like it when their heroes make a lot of money, but as organized crime, Enron and Jack Abramoff have proven over many years, it is possible to make a...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/wingnutsagainstcapitalism.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a5edc29e970b 2009-10-16T11:55:00-07:00 2009-10-16T11:55:00-07:00

I have a friend with two dogs. Okay, he’ll tell you he has one dog and his wife has the other, but she’s been working so much lately, he’s the one who walks them. He walks them both at the same time, and it’s really funny to watch at times,...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/prepare-to-laugh-impeach-obama-.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a63fe7a9970c 2009-10-15T10:00:59-07:00 2009-10-15T10:58:42-07:00

I really have to comment on this, which I just received in my e-mail from the new Air America blog, with the headline, "Does Olbermann Get A Pass For Sexist Drivel?": Last night on "Countdown," Keith Olbermann named conservative blogger Michelle Malkin the second-worst person in the world for her...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/megan-carpenter-on-keith-olbermann.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e008c7b51e88340120a639bd73970c 2009-10-13T19:25:34-07:00 2009-10-14T06:08:20-07:00

It's official. The Baucus POS health care bill has cleared committee, and now sits, dripping, on the Senate floor. (In this case, POS can either mean Piece of Shit, or Point of Sale; take your pick, they both fit.) We have to bear down starting now. We must get off...

Milt Shook http://pleasecutthecrap.typepad.com/main/2009/10/the-health-insurance-companies-make-our-case-for-us.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63564759 2009-10-12T08:44:00-07:00 2009-10-12T17:54:11-07:00

How in the HELL did so many incredibly stupid people get to be in such a position of power in this country? I'd really like to know. More importantly, why do so many people not only VOTE against their own personal interests, and the interests of their neighbors, but also...

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