In his weekly radio address today President Obama has called for Republicans to stop their symbolic battles, battles which seem to this blogger to be meant in part as a salve to the Tea Partisans watching GOPers closely for backtracking on their promises to do things differently than Congress’ previous sorriness.And the millions of dollars that GOP ‘symbolism’ has cost the US taxpayer during only
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GOP takes over House, replaces gavel w hatchet
Tomorrow the Republicans ‘take over’ the House with dreams of undermining all of President Obama’s legislative successes and thus his presidency and legacy. Their agenda includes gutting or repealing the Health Care Reform bill (what I call the Health Insurance Reform bill) so if you’ve missed it, here’s a link to the January 3, 2011 letter sent to Majority Leader John Boehner from Senate
112th Congress Jan 5, 2011 @ noon w secret plans of the GOP
The GOP has a secret plan brewing to push states to declare bankruptcy and to smash unions and we will begin to see a ramping up of such unAmerican tactics implemented come January 5, 2011 when the 112th Congress convenes, teabaggers and all. Check out some astro-info on Mitch McConnell now published by Alex Da-Atria writing from budget-strapped California and displaying my own version of a natal
If Ron Paul runs for president in 2012 (video)
Here’s a video of 2008 candidate Ron Paul where he expresses precisely and succinctly what an out-of-control US government has done and why the Republican Party cannot fairly exclude him for his conservative views: of all the Ron Paul videos, this may be my favorite and shows why Dr. Paul’s candidacy should be viable in 2012 if we want America to continue to exist as a nation.Not that he’ll be
Will Bernie Sanders filibuster GOP tax cuts? (video)
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if America could shake the dust of George Bush off her sandals once and for all? But alas, Dubya’s shadow continues embroiling our nation with wars, torture, and grief, yet the latest example of Bush’s lingering influence is the devil’s deal President Obama has struck with the GOP (‘Greedy’ Old Party, as everyone knows) to extend the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% in
Rep. Alan Grayson on tax cuts for the rich (video)
Thank goodness for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) who shares his ideas for what the rich can do with the extra $83,000 they’ll each pocket if the Republicans get their way extending tax cuts for the rich.Sometimes I wonder if the Americans who put the GOP back in control (to the extent that they are) in the November midterms 2010 won’t live to regret it. And other times I know they will.And in spite of
Bill Moyers: Welcome to the Plutocracy
Here’s an excerpt from Bill Moyers new book, Welcome to the Plutocracy:"On another site – “thinkprogress.com” – you can find out how the multibillionaire Koch brothers – also big oil polluters and Tea Party supporters – are recruiting “captains of industry” to fund the right-wing infrastructure of front groups, political campaigns, think tanks and media outlets. Now, hold on to your seats,
Graphing the National Debt
Supply-siders revealed! Voo Doo Economics don’t work! Trickle Down is poppycock! There’s more behind America’s National Debt situation than most people care to admit – especially the GOP who rail against it only when Democrats are in charge.The graph begins with Ronald Reagan and morphs into his virtual sidekick, George W. Bush, which in my opinion is a very good place to start.Which reminds me:
Meet the Tea Party candidates (video)
Alex D’Atria of GOP Thinks sent along this video with details on a gaggle of Tea Party candidates and their ideas of how to govern. The smorgasbord includes Sharron Angle and Rand Paul for your ‘be very afraid’ consideration.Ah, US Politics…anything emotionally engaging that keeps the American people’s panties in a twist, us at each others’ throats, and the power elite in charge!And here’s an
Looking ahead to November midterms 2010
While Democrats pushed through a jobs bill that kept the doors open at local schools, hospitals, and senior centers, Republicans voted to lay off hundreds of thousands of Americans.While Democrats looked out for us, paying for this bill by eliminating corporate loopholes, Republicans looked out for CEOs who shipped jobs overseas.It’s a clear choice this November. Either we open doors to a better