It is well known that money in politics affects only Republicans
I have long thought that corporate money in politics is corrupting. Well before Citizens United or McCutcheon even. Corporations are beholding to their shareholders (many of which are in the executive...
View ArticleLike US policy in the Middle East. Clinton promises more of the same.
In an article published in HuffPo and reprinted in CommonDreams.org, Jefferey Sachs looks at Hillary’s speech to the CFR on ISIS. What he, and probably many others, see is a continuation of our failed...
View ArticleGlaring evidence of white (affluent) vs. black (poor) "Justice"
So, last night I was bored. Was flipping the channels when i came across an ABC 20/20 segment. The story follows Paul Ghysels, a Vietnam era Navy vet. At retirement he decides to move into the...
View ArticleBREAKING: WI Senate plans to ARREST Wisconsin 14
I don't have any more detail at this time other than alocal news report but apparently the remaining GOP Senators passed a resolution that gives them the authority to do this.From the coverage:senators...
View ArticleGovernor Walker: “This should come as no surprise”
That is Governor Walker’s defense of his plans to effectively legislate the public service unions out of existence. Yesterday I linked to Assemblyman Mark Pocan’s blog in (a view from the inside)....
View ArticleGovernor Walker, a view from the inside UPDATE
I’ll give him one thing, the Governor must be a good poker player. You would have to be to go on so many programs and tell the lies that he has.I had started to do the research on this, but in that...
View ArticleGOP scofflaws and pay-for-play used in WI union busting
Heard a union worker roll through this on the Ed show just a while ago. Seems like you need some tax cheats and payoffs to break the public service unions here in WI.
View Article"Lamestream media" - now advises Tea Party candidates
Don't you just love the 'liberal media'? In a surprise (not a shocker) Chris Cilliza of the WaPo offers up some unsolicited advice to the unlikely candidate for NV-Sen, Sharrrrrron Angle.
View ArticleThe new CONTRACT 'ON' AMERICA
More proof that they have no new ideas, just more of the same duplicity and stale talking points. Just a loosely regurgitated and repackaged combination of buzz words (freedom, liberty, Mom, apple...
View ArticleTea Parties “Thank you Mr. President”
OK, so this wasn’t a sign at any tea party today. You know that the only reason Armey and Co. started bankrolling these morans was to give themselves hours and hours of free airtime, simply to trash...
View ArticleBaucus - Conrad hand victory to Joe Wilson
No, I'm not kidding. Apparently our two capitulators in the Senate, Baucus and Conrad, have bowed to the mighty pressure of Joe Wilson (6 yr old - SC)
View ArticleIn other news, Lindbergh has landed.....
This will be a short diary, but maybe Keith Olbermann needs to re-look at his campaign against Glenn BecKKK and FOX
View ArticleIs Dick Armey opposed to Freedom of the Press?
I was happy today to see Rachel Maddow on Meet the Press although I felt she got less screen time than any other panelist. As always she was in command of the facts. Again laying out the corporate...
View ArticleO'Donnell strikes nerve, sets tone we should follow UPDATED
As I am sure most of the folks in this community already know (via the theone718 diary) that in ten minutes of must see TV, Lawrence O'Donnell completely destroyed not only the "evil Socialist" meme of...
View ArticleDOJ Introduces The "Daily Show Defense"
This will be short, but bears some attention and I noticed there are not any dairies here on the subject. But that inventive DOJ has come up with a new strategy to block anyone from finding out about...
View ArticleScarborough on hate: listen to both sides
As linked in today's punditry, Paul Krugman had a piece entitled "The Big Hate". In the piece he added his voice to the concern that mainstreaming of the right wing hate message is radicalizing the...
View ArticleCNN Full Court "press" against Obama, stimulus, you
OK, more of a rant than a diary. But I can't take it anymore!! And I am mad as hell. It's obvious that media owners and their well paid on-air talking heads are engaged in an all out assault on this...
View ArticleMcCain, sexism, and Michelle Obama w/poll
Recently in the McCain campaign against ‘earmarks’, McCain surrogates have been pointing to a $1 Million earmark for facility expansion at the University of Chicago Hospital, where Michelle Obama...
View ArticleEarmark Reform? Thanks, already done John
An emphatic talking point in the McCain campaign is his rant against earmarks and government spending in general. From the April 20 edition of This WeekHere’s $100 billion right here for you, George....
View ArticleTony Perkins says McCain must adopt Palin's beliefs
Posted today on CNN, Tony Perkins says that McCain is at a critical point. He says that her faith is being attacked, being used as a weapon against her. People are watching. It will be very important...
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