Senator Cruz accomplished his goal with his not filibuster: catapulting himself to the top of the list of Republican 2016 Presidential nominees. He spoke for twenty one hours not citing any coherent reasons for not funding Obamacare. He actually had another hour where he could have stayed to speak but he had to leave so… Continue reading
Crosswalk
This might come off as more of a rant than anything else but it’s something that bothers me a great deal and this is my avenue to express my concerns. Crosswalks allow pedestrians to travel from one side of a street to the other at a predefined roadway intersection. Many of these intersections have pedestrian… Continue reading
Poverty
Welfare is a great talking point for Republicans. “It’s my money and I want to keep it! It’s socialism!” Great. Keep going with that. By the way, do you believe in social security? Do you complain when you receive that check each month? That’s socialism. You should probably return it. An article in TownHall discusses how… Continue reading
The Ultimate Punishment has No Place in a Flawed Justice System
The United States justice system is flawed. Period. Show me someone who truly believes that no one in this country has ever been wrongfully convicted and I will show you someone with no concept of reality. Wrongful convictions happen all too frequently. Witnesses are confused. Prosecutors withhold evidence. Defense counsel is inadequate. The jury doesn’t… Continue reading
Terry Jones Arrested
The controversial Gainesville, Florida, pastor was arrested Wednesday with 2998 kerosene soaked copies of the Qur’an in his pickup truck bed. According to his website, he planned to burn all copies in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday. I guess he had a lot of s’mores to make. Mr. Jones is a hateful, spiteful individual… Continue reading
MLS in Orlando
It’s actually possible. The USL championship game last weekend, which the Orlando City Lions won, procured a record crowd of almost 21,000 fans. That’s impressive considering this is a minor league soccer team. What does this mean for the city? Well, both Orange County Mayor Jacobs and Orlando Mayor Dyer are supporting a new stadium… Continue reading
Forced Association
Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Gay marriage is not legal! You can’t force me to accept gay marriage, that’s a violation of my Constitutional rights! I have the right to associate or not and I don’t want to associate with those people! I’m certain you have heard those or similar comments at some… Continue reading
Florida 49
I live in suburbia. I am made fun of by several friends quite religiously. Many of them know I spent many years living in Chicago and wonder how I could go from such an urban area to such a non urban area overnight. Let me tell you, it took some getting used to, along with… Continue reading
Additional Stories
As you may have noticed, last week we at 2 Rights Make a Left published two additional stories. That is going to be the new norm for us. We’re going to publish stories on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. We are going to keep our focus on progressive policies and the furthering of intelligent and informed… Continue reading
Labor Day 2013
Today is Labor Day. Like most of you, we’re not working. Maybe we’re out back grilling. Maybe we’re on our buddy’s boat. Maybe we’re watching golf. It’s quite possible we’re doing all of these. Let’s remember the meaning of Labor Day: to remember the working man… by not working! Check out America’s Favorite Labor Day… Continue reading