When in Doubt, Blame the President
..In the words of my late mother, "I...Have...Had...ENOUGH!"If you do not follow "Progressive Underpants" you may have missed this...missive which may have struck a nerve. I am not in the habit of...
View ArticleYou, Me & Molly Ivins in 2012
Who's With Me?Happy 2012! I refuse to make New Year's resolutions; if you really want to do something, you don't need a specific or ceremonial day to actually do it. I once read that 80% of these...
View ArticleMolly Ivins and Financial Regulations
January 1993…January 2012Are you kidding me? In January of 1993, in speaking of newly inaugurated Big Dog, Molly set pen to paper and listed things “Bubba”‘needed done’ regarding the financial system....
View ArticleNewt the Giraffe Hunter
Oh Newt...Molly is laughing from the beyond. Only a man named for a common aquatic amphibian can invoke an exotic hoofed mammal with a straight face. While looking for an entertaining, enlightening,...
View ArticleKomen, The GOP & Molly
Last time I checked, it was 2012. I do not believe the Tardis has taken me to the not-so-distant past, but it is entirely possible. I've not put on my Ms. Underpants hat in awhile, but THIS stirred...
View ArticleRicky Williams & Mitt Romney
After reading a stellar article on Ricky Williams in ESPN the mag about the man who never really wanted to be a professional football player, I started wondering about Mitt. Stay with me.Most of us...
View ArticleBlues & Reds...What We Believe
As featured in two postings on "Progressive Underpants" -- What we Believe: GOP version ...and the rest of usRepublicans Believe...Republicans believe your privately held uterus must be highly...
View ArticleSunday Sandlot
One advantage of living in a warmer climate is the luxury of year-round use of a front porch. Front porches allow neighbors to call greetings, tune in to the regular comings and going of fellow...
View ArticleUterus, Inc.
I wonder. What would happen if 10,000 women joined together and fought the GOP with the language they understand best, otherwise known as Corporate-Speak?What if 10,000 women contributed $5,...
View ArticleDecoding the Wall Street Journal
Corporate Speak, Progressive Speak, Evangelical Speak, Couple Speak. We have all developed second "languages" understood in context. After 20 years of marriage, The Underpants' typical conversation...
View ArticleDid South Park just invade Wall Street?
For a brief moment, I thought the dynamic comedy duo of Parker and Stone had taken up writing for the Wall Street Journal. Reminiscent of the famous South Park episode where flannel-clad gun-toting...
View ArticleRunning for Congress in Florida's 12th
Perhaps the salvation of Progressives, and our Nation, will be found in the next generation of leaders. The Millennials are coming and they have had just about enough of the gridlock in DC, leaders...
View ArticleWhy
Wal-Mart is the latest of the high-profiles companies to leave ALEC. Pepsi, Kraft, Wendy’s, Mars, Intuit, the Gates Foundations and others departed earlier this year. But before we celebrate the...
View ArticleRunning government like a business
As the race for 2012 gears up, the belief or talking point that "government should be run like a business" seems to be gaining traction. Especially in Mitt-speak and Mitt-surrogate speak. Oh...
View ArticleProgressive Underpants on Examiner
After reading an article about corporate pharmacies engaging in 'wellness' programs this morning, I launched on a day long adventure posted on examiner.com. Please join the discussion. Feedback...
View ArticleHow so? When in doubt, blame the President - Part II
This morning I wrote a long overdue email of gratitude. During undergrad, a brilliant professor (thank you Dr. Kelly) changed my way of thinking. Not what I thought, but how I thought. Fast forward...
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