Archive for the 'hypocrisy' 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 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 [...]
Bob Casey’s Office: “the Wealthy Create Jobs, so they Deserve a Tax Cut.”
That is what Senator Casey’s office told me when he voted to extend tax cuts for rich in exchange for 13 months more unemployment for those already receiving it (but of course nothing for those who’ve exhausted their 99 weeks: Senator Casey’s office would presumably prefer that those people and their kids curl up and [...]
Read More..>>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 [...]
Obama the “Progressive”
here’s your progressive Obama, right here:
The comments came after a much-anticipated meeting at the White House between Obama and GOP leaders, their first face-to-face encounter since Democrats suffered heavy losses on Election Day. No formal agreement was made, but the meeting marked a sharp departure from the practice of the past two years, when Obama [...]
Another Promise Obama Will Undoubtedly Break
Whatever happened to candidate Obama?
I didn’t contribute any money toward this ad, because it won’t accomplish anything. We all know what’s going to happen: the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest will be extended, because the President has less fight in him than an opossum.
Although I’m happy to run it, just for the sake of [...]
Bible-Thumpers and Biology: It Gets Better.
I’m sick of all this hype about homesexual teen suicides. Leviticus 20:13 – “If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”
That was the status update of a guy [...]
Time for Another Round of “No Shit, Sherlock”
UPDATED BELOW
sigh:
I simply do not understand the enthusiasm gap, and you manic progressives can figure out how you are going to change your script from blaming Obama for not being liberal enough, because this is Feingold we are talking about.
Really, John? You don’t understand the enthusiasm gap? Because I’ve been reading your site for [...]
This Makes Me Want to Vote for the Democrats
Five men who say the Bush administration sent them to other countries to be tortured had a chance to be the first ones to have torture claims heard in court. But because the Obama administration decided to adopt the Bush administration’s claim that hearing the case would divulge state secrets, the men’s lawsuit was tossed [...]
Read More..>>Heckuva Job, George, Dick, Jay, John, Rummy…
NO FUCKING DOI:
The Bush administration insisted that “enhanced interrogation techniques” — torture — were necessary to extract information from prisoners and keep Americans safe from terrorist attacks. Never mind that it was immoral, did huge damage to this country’s global standing and produced little important intelligence. Now, as we had feared, it is also making [...]
