Archive for the 'big business as usual' Category
On the Occasion of the Glorious Obama Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
the tax cut for the wealthy, which will almost certainly lead to cuts to human services and attacks on Social Security, is fait accompli. Quite a few Democrats said no to this piece of shit, but in the end, too many were too scared to vote the consciences, while many others are simply not on [...]
Read More..>>Open Letter #2: Senator Casey, Why Did You Vote Against Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure?
Senator Casey:
As I have discussed in previous emails and calls to your office, your decision to support the president’s extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans was a bad idea. I did not know that it actually endangered Pennsylvania residents however: why did you, a senator whose state is plagued with crumbling [...]
Open Letter to Bob Casey, Friend of the Wealthy
[amended from the original, which was addressed to a very good legislative aide in Casey's office. Also, instead of providing links, I have embedded them.]
Dear Senator Casey,
I am aghast and disgusted that you voted for this destructive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. With a net worth of more half a [...]
Hamsher Speak, You Listen
You can watch the whole thing here.
and call me a firebagger all you want: jane hamsher has passion and grit that you rarely see anywhere else.
Obama: Maybe Not So Progressive After All, Part Two
I never knew that protecting torturers from their crimes was a progressive value.
In its first months in office, the Obama administration sought to protect Bush administration officials facing criminal investigation overseas for their involvement in establishing policies the that governed interrogations of detained terrorist suspects. A “confidential” April 17, 2009, cable sent from [...]
Sugar House Crime Continues: Who Could Have Predicted
i heard about this on the AM News:
Police are looking for two masked men who robbed three woman at gunpoint in the parking lot of the SugarHouse Casino early today.
One victim was treated at Episcopal Hospital for a head wound she suffered when a robber hit her with a pistol and released.
SugarHouse Casino said the [...]
Remember Why You Need to Vote for Democrats
We Americans have short memories: here’s a little refresher as to who ruined the economy; who started a needless wasteful war in Iraq; who was warned months before September 11 that bin laden was determined to strike in the US with airplanes; who it was that turned a record surplus into a crushing deficit; [...]
Read More..>>Pat Toomey: He Really IS the Manchurian Candidate
Do you support jobs in Pennsylvania? Vote for Joe Sestak.
Read More..>>The Manchurian Candidates
I have been reading several articles about how the corrupt SCOTUS decision in citizens united has opened the doors to foreign money and governments buying our elections.
like this one:
According to legal experts consulted by ThinkProgress, the Chamber is likely skirting longstanding campaign finance law that bans the involvement of foreign corporations in American elections.
In [...]
Serious Question
Booman Tribune, on the latest foreclosure/mortgage crisis:
How do you fix this? I have a bad feeling that you don’t. But, probably you need Congress to come up with some patchwork retroactive fix. Basically, you have a bunch of people who can’t pay their mortgages. But no one can prove that they have a right to [...]
