Category Archives: The Working Class

Americans Are In Trouble: Debt, Declining Life Expectancy, Shorter Too

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Kate Chase

Thinking of Bobby Kennedy’s real passion during his ’68 campaign for the American worker highlights exactly why our candidates – and our next president – needs to pay some serious attention to the plight of Americans, especially those of the … Continue reading →

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Not Exactly Hugs Between Hillary And Barack, But That’s OK

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Kate Chase

The media has waited with baited breath – and a volume of verbiage the world has rarely seen outside of coverage of Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears’ crotches – for Hillary to do her concession bit and for the two … Continue reading →

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Dean Says Democratic Strategy Most Effective

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Kate Chase

Good news (though George Bush’s butchering of the war, the economy, education, jobs, et al have certainly helped turn minds, too): BURLINGTON €” Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean says last week’s win by his party’s candidate in what had … Continue reading →

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McCain Campaign Populated By Lobbyists, Defense Privateers

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Kate Chase

Just how many McCain finance chairman, etc., have either had to step down or pretend they don’t hear the questions being asked about their participation in the ironically-entitled Straight Talk Express? Far, far too many. For Dems and perhaps for … Continue reading →

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Want To Lose Your Social Security Savings? Vote McCain

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Kate Chase

Yes, sir. John McCain was a big proponent of Bush’s plan to kill Social Security and steal your savings, which he tried to sell as a bonus at the same time his packed courts keep ruling against retirees who suddenly … Continue reading →

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McCain’s Health Care Plan: Get Rich Or Die

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Kate Chase

That seems to sum up presumed Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s position on the health care crisis in this country when he spoke at an event yesterday where he was introduced by – what else? – a leading health insurance … Continue reading →

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PA Voters Should Sue Media, Not Hate Clinton or Obama

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Kate Chase

For all the talk in the media of how Pennsylvania voters are getting disillusioned before tomorrow’s big primary there, along with the non-stop discussion of whether Barack Obama alienated everyone with his remarks of “bitterness” last week or Hillary Clinton … Continue reading →

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Middle Class America: “We’re Not Better Off Than 5 Years Ago”

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Kate Chase

With each new economic poll, more and more Americans express real concern about the economy and their declining ability to meet their financial obligations with fast-escalating food, fuel, housing, and medical costs when their paychecks haven’t shown any significant lift … Continue reading →

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America Breaks From Neglect: 10 Infrastructures We Need To Fix NOW

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Kate Chase

Popular Mechanics tackles one of the topics that greatly concern me: our crumbling national infrastructure which we’re going to see fully fail us probably when things elsewhere are also as bad as they get. Of course, our highways, bridges, train … Continue reading →

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April Fools (Us): As Truckers Strike, Oil CEOs Defend Billions In Fed Help During Record Profits

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Kate Chase

Sadly, the only April Fool’s joke here is that I’ve yet to see a Senate or House inquiry into price-gouging and corporate welfare for energy companies EVER change a damned thing at the pumps or the heating/power bills.

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Cubans Aren’t Happy? What About Americans?

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Kate Chase

The media LOVES to grab on any story – Elian Gonzalez, as just one extreme example – that plays directly into the “Castro Ate The Fascists Who Came Before Him And He Must Die” contingent still alive and well, if … Continue reading →

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We All Lost With John Edwards Leaving The Presidential Race

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Kate Chase

I won’t pretend that I’m not bitter, sad, and very angry that Democratic presidential nominee candidate John Edwards suspended his campaign yesterday. I thought he and his wife, Elizabeth, and many fine Americans of all economic backgrounds, waged a brave … Continue reading →

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Republicans: We Trust In The Brilliance Of Dead People Who Killed America

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Kate Chase

Sorry, I got felled by hand problems the last few days BUT… I’m even more distressed to listen to the Republicans debate at California’s Ronald Reagan Library in the last GOP debate before Super Tuesday next week invoke in every … Continue reading →

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Kucinich Out; When We Lose Candidates Like Him, However, We ALL Lose

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Kate Chase

The blog at the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is dropping out of his bid for the Democratic nomination, abandoning his run for U.S. commander-in-chief in this november’s 2008 race. Kucinich stayed in throughout the … Continue reading →

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The Bush Administration Lied About Iraq… Er, Economy? Oh, Please, They Would NEVER Do That. Right?

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Kate Chase

Let me go beat my sarcasm into submission while you read this from Think Progress: A new study by the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism found that President Bush and his top officials issued … Continue reading →

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The Edwards Factor: Is There A Push To Dump Remaining Dems While GOPers Linger?

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Kate Chase

The TV talking heads sure seem in a hurry to narrow down the presidential nominee field which seems almost totally exclusive to Democrats, while a few of the piss-poor-showing Republicans, included among them those with big bucks, do not appear … Continue reading →

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Europe: Don’t Buy The Bush Bull; His Plans Won’t Stop Runaway Recession

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Kate Chase

Gee, what do the Europeans know that Bush doesn’t? (Besides American and world history, how to speak English, that tax cuts to billionaires don’t cure everything, etc.) Just as about every intelligent voice in the U.S. already says, Europe knows … Continue reading →

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Come February, It May Be Cheaper To Fill Your Gas Tank With Starbucks Overpriced Coffee

Posted on January 4, 2008 by Kate Chase

After crude oil prices surpassed their previous record high at above $100/barrel, pushed in part by the assassination of Pakistan’s opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and even moreso by the worsening situation and escalating violence in Nigeria, some experts predict that, … Continue reading →

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