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Boehner Weighs the Pros and Cons(ervatives): a Fiscal Cliffhanger

Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2012 by Marc Belisle

As Congressional Republicans trickle back into Washington after a nice, long, relaxing, luxurious holiday vacation, House Speaker John Boehner sits alone in his office, waiting to hold a strategy session on the looming fiscal cliff. Making a piggy bank gallop … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Debt and Budget, Immigration, Income Inequality, Mitt Romney, Mother Jones, Paul Ryan, Politics, Primaries, The Constitution, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Wall Street | Tagged barack obama, eric cantor, fiction, fiscal cliff, gerrymandering, Hastert Rule, house, Jan Brewer, john boehner, majority of the majority, michelle bachmann, Mitch McConnell, paul ryan, ronald reagan, satire, senate, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, tea party, Thomas Jefferson

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Happy Labor Day, America

Posted on Monday, September 3, 2012 by Marc Belisle

Today is Labor Day. It can be a challenge to remember today’s purpose, because the accomplishments of the labor movement are marked by what doesn’t happen. But it’s important to reflect on the contours of your life to remember the … Continue reading →

Posted in Activists, AFL-CIO, Campaigns, Capitalism, Congress, Corporate Greed, Corporations, Crime & Punishment, Death Penalty, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Economic Policy, Education, Eric Cantor, Koch Brothers, Labor Unions, Labor Unions, Mitt Romney, Politics, Poverty, Republican Propaganda Machine, Right-To-Work Issues, Scott Walker, The Economy, The Middle-Class, The Poor, The Wealthy, Tweets, Wisconsin Recall | Tagged economics, eric cantor, history, labor, labor day, labor movement, labor unions, the middle class, the New Deal, workers' rights

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Boehner Claims He Can Hold His Head High, If He Gets It Out of His A**

Posted on Thursday, August 2, 2012 by Cindy Rose

According to Politico, John Boehner thinks Republicans have a good chance of retaining the House in the November elections. In a statement today, he said (emphasis mine): “I’m feeling better, I feel good about where we are as a team. … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Congress, Economic Policy, Election, Employment, Eric Cantor, Government, John Boehner, Politics, Republican Propaganda Machine, Republicans, The Economy | Tagged campaigns, congress, economy, election, eric cantor, gop, jobs, john boehner, republican jobs act, republicans

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Republicans’ Small Business Tax Cuts Sham

Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 by Cindy Rose

When Republicans talk about tax cuts for small business, does it make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Get Real People! When Eric Cantor looks into the Fox News cameras and declares (uncontested of course), “…what this bill does, … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Election, Employment, Eric Cantor, Politics, Republicans, Tax Cuts, Taxes, The Economy | Tagged congress, debt, debt and budget, deficit, economy, election, eric cantor, gop, republican tax cuts, republicans, small business tax cuts, tax cuts

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Cantor’s “(No)Jobs (It’s All An)Act”

Posted on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Rep.’s Eric Cantor and Stephen Fincher published an article in Politico yesterday to tout the so-called Republican “Jobs Act”. They begin with the Mom and apple pie bit explaining how: “America has always offered immense opportunity because innovators have had … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Corporate donors, Corporations, Debt and Budget, Deregulation, Economic Justice, Employment, Eric Cantor, Politics, Republicans, Tax Cuts, The Economy, The Wealthy | Tagged congress, economic justice, economy, eric cantor, gop, jobs, outsourcing, republican jobs act, republicans, small business, tax cuts

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How the GOP plans to manipulate the outcome of the November election

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 by Doug Marquardt

We’ve all heard of ways in which the GOP is working to steal the election, including through voter suppression and election fraud. But as I thought about this and researched the possibilities, I concluded that the GOP may already be … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Election Fraud, Electronic Voting, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Oil and Gas Prices, superPACs, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, Wars | Tagged barack obama, congress, election fraud, electronic voting, eric cantor, health care reform, john boehner, oil and gas prices, republicans, supreme court, voter suppression, Wars

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Conservatives’ Warped Idea of “Patriotism”

Posted on Friday, February 10, 2012 by Cindy Rose

Conservatives talk ad-nauseum about “American exceptionalism” and love to paint Liberals as unpatriotic every chance they get, usually because Liberals dare to question government policy. Some right wing bloggers even seek out reports to support their claims of being “more … Continue reading →

Posted in Congress, Debt and Budget, Eric Cantor, Mortgage Crisis, Politics, Republican Leaders, Republicans, Tea Party | Tagged congress, corporations, economy, eric cantor, gop, republicans, tax holiday, tea party

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We Remember Tucson

Posted on Sunday, August 7, 2011 by Doug Marquardt

I’ll never forget that inspiring scene – Congresswoman Gabby Giffords arriving at the House of Congress to cast her vote on the debt ceiling bill. It seemed that every member of the House, right and left, rose to their feet … Continue reading →