Swords v Torches! Debt Talks & Walk-Outs Continue at the White Houseby Jude CowellAccording to his Wikipedia bio page, Eric Ivan Cantor was born on June 6, 1963 in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Cantor has inhabited the role of House Majority Leader since January 3, 2011, and is of a Republican persuasion. His father, a real estate firm owner, acted as state treasurer for the 1980 presidential campaign
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Robert Reich (Sun in Cancer) on McCaskill-Corker Spending Caps (video)
Here’s a brief video message from a top US economist whom normal people can listen to without barfing up their dinners, Professor Robert Reich (UC Berkeley.) The message concerns the McCaskill-Corker ‘spending caps’ proposal which is a dressed up effort to fund more war over the needs of the American people while decimating our nation’s social contract between the generations and thus collapsing
America’s Democracy of Hypocrisy; Rally in Wisconsin 2.15.11 (video)
The Spirit of Uprising wafts through our global air and the following video is one that I am feeling hopeful about and very proud to display on Stars Over Washington, a blog written and dedicated to my ideal of the United States of America. Not the perverted warmongering America of the neocons and Zionists, but America the Beautiful, the world’s haven of Liberty and Freedom. And that includes
112th Congress = "Swords" vs "Torches"?
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
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
Political Astrology: We Interrupt Our Regularly Scheduled Post
(Astrology Explored) We interrupt our regularly scheduled posts on ancient Christmas traditions to bring you speculations on the U.S Political scene and President Barack Obama. President Obama’s grand slam victory at getting key points of his agenda passed in the … Continue reading →
Unemployment benefits expire Dec 31, Rs rejoice!
Well, in America, droves of rich folk turned out to vote against Democrats on November 2, 2010 – to protect their own monied self-interests. And you know that they and their reps on Capitol Hill are against extending federal "jobless benefits" (unemployment ‘insurance’ checks of about $290 per week set to expire December 31) to unemployed US workers, many of which were laid off or made redundant
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
Rs not focused on ethics "at all"
Quelle relief!For a while there I thought perhaps both old and new Republican congress members might focus on ethics during the 2011 session of Congress. But no frets around here, or on Capitol Hill for the GOP transition team leader assures us that, "We’re not focused in on the ethics side of things at all."Whew! That was close. Except for one thing: if you’ve checked out my previous post from
Midterm 2010 Voting in Kansas is Nov 2 not Nov 3!
Here is the first obvious case of voter fraud I’ve found so far today where robocalls have been telling Kansas citizens to show up with proof of home ownership on Wednesday November 3!Yet I have faith that all the good citizens of Kansas have been paying closer attention to our election process than to fall for a Republican trick of that illegal nature.Sounds like someone running in Kansas needs