Tag Archives: Obama

The Summer of Discontent and Big Changes to SoapBlox!

You may have noticed that I haven’t been posting as much as I normally do. There are many reasons for this. Most of all was the climate of the country this summer, the rest was simply trying to improve the … read more

How Republicans are Destroying the Constitution

John Boehner - speaker of the house crying again

I would like to introduce you to a new section here at Soapblox. It’s called Essential Reading. These are articles, news stories and opinion pieces that I find to be must-reads for progressives and liberals.  I tend to read an awful … read more

8 Years of Soapblox!

While there have been a few gaps where I didn’t post for months and I started posting in 2004, the site was in, what I like to call a 9 month or so pregnancy and was born on the 4th … read more

Political Obituaries – Michelle Bachman – Now with Colbert’s Greatest Hits of Bachman

In a very unexpected move, Michelle Bachmann has decided to end her political career, presumably to become a Faux News Pundit while she battles her legal problems. NOTE: To see the updated collection of Bachmann’s greatest hits a la Stephen … read more

Scandalgate: Why the Republicans will Fail to Scandalize Obama or Hillary

Exactly one week ago, things looked very different. The dead horse issue of Benghazi was brought up with a new push by Republicans armed with leaked emails, they claimed, revealed Obama’s attempts to politicize the Libyan Embassy Attacks,  a new scandal … read more