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Congressional Republicans – Letting America Go Under to Hurt Obama

Posted on Thursday, May 9, 2013 by Doug Marquardt

Posted in Barack Obama, Politics, Republican Leaders, Republicans, Satire | Tagged barack obama, economy, gun control, NRA, republicans

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Ryan Borrows a Page From Romney’s Playbook

Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 by Cindy Rose

Republicans have done it to America again – plucked some less than qualified dolt from the party rank and file and convinced them they could run the country. Many believe Paul Ryan will seek his party’s nomination in 2016, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, Social Programs, Social Security | Tagged congress, debt, economic justice, economy, gop, paul ryan, republicans

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The “No Budget, No Pay” Farce

Posted on Saturday, January 19, 2013 by Cindy Rose

I don’t know, maybe they want to at least sound like they’re doing something, but the call for “No Budget, No Pay” is yet another toothless piece of Republican grandstanding. The original idea, put forth by the group “No Labels“, … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Economic Policy, Eric Cantor, Government, Paul Ryan, Politics, Republicans, The Constitution | Tagged congress, congress' net worth, congressional accountability pay act, congressional salaries, debt and budget, economy, gop, no budget no pay, republicans

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Who Does Cantor Think He’s Fooling?

Posted on Friday, December 21, 2012 by Cindy Rose

In the world of despicable politicians, Eric Cantor is a star. He has even less sense of the way most of us live than Mitt Romney does. His little boys club, the “Young Guns“, are supposed to be the rising … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Defense Spending, Economic Policy, Eric Cantor, Military Matters, Politics, Republicans | Tagged budget, congress, economy, fiscal cliff, gop, republicans

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Republicans Link Reagan/Bush Layoffs to Obama’s Re-election

Posted on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Well, not really… not yet anyway, but give them time. The conservative blogosphere has decided that any lay-off, for any reason, in any industry, that occurs from now on, is the result of President Obama’s re-election. Conservative sites are full … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Employment, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged corporate greed, economy, gop, healthcare, jobs, republicans, tax cuts

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It’s D-Day in the Class War

Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“We cannot negotiate with those who say, ‘What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.’” –John F. Kennedy On November 6th, 60 million Americans waited in line to yank the monkey wrench from Congress. We reappointed our Democratic general … Continue reading →

Posted in Auto Industry, Banks and Finance, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Campaign Finance Laws, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate donors, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Democratic Leaders, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Employment, Financial Bailouts, Financial Collapse, George W Bush, Housing Crisis, Income Inequality, Justice, Labor Unions, Labor Unions, Lefty Sites, Liberals, Mitt Romney, Occupy WallStreet, Outsourcing, Politics, Poverty, Primaries, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican Scandals, Ronald Reagan, superPACs, Supreme Court, TARP, Tax Cuts, Taxes, Tea Party, The Constitution, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, U.S. Treasury, Wall Street | Tagged boycott, D Day, demand economics, economic justice, economy, Franklin Roosevelt, george w bush, Hayek, Hostess, income, income inequality, Keynes, labor, Obama, occupy wall street, romney, ronald reagan, scott walker, supply-side, tax cuts, taxes, The Fiscal Cliff, the fiscal cliffs of Normandy, trickle-down, union-busting, unions, voodoo economics, Walmart

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Michael Grunwald On the Lack Of Real Reporting

Posted on Saturday, December 1, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Michael Grunwald over at Time, has pointed out how reporters are “dutifully” passing along Republican talking points as fact, intentionally overlooking the dishonesty in order to appear nonpartisan. It’s about time someone called them out. Here are some excerpts from … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Economic Policy, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republicans | Tagged congress, debt, economy, election, gop, republicans

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Still Undecided? The Romney Recap For Voters, Part 2: The Mythical Governor

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Mitt Romney failed in his run for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat in 1994; telling his brother after the loss: “I never want to run for something again unless I can win.” That statement likely marks the pivotal point in Romney’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Debt and Budget, Election, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republicans, The Economy | Tagged campaigns, economy, election, Governor Romney, mitt romney, republicans, Romney Massachusetts record

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The Romnzi Scheme

Posted on Monday, October 8, 2012 by Marc Belisle

“Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” –George Orwell ThinkProgress reported that Mitt Romney, his son Tagg, his campaign and campaign surrogates all have significant … Continue reading →

Posted in Capitalism, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Debates, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Mitt Romney, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republican Scandals, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Think Tanks | Tagged Allen Stanford, economic justice, economic policy, economy, lies, mitt romney, Orwell, Ponzi Scheme, Republican scandal, Solamere Capital, Tagg Romney, tax cuts, tax policy, taxes, trickle-down

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What The Hell Does It Take To Make Voters Angry In This Country?

Posted on Friday, October 5, 2012 by Cindy Rose

According to the Pew Research Center, …35% of registered voters identify with the Democratic Party, 28% with the Republican Party and 33% as independents. So why is this race as close as it is? The Republican candidate has made lying … Continue reading →