Now Know This

Really?

beth — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:45:42 +0000

Honestly. What kind of an idiot strips funding and rights, and then shows up to speak at a celebration of something he’s decimating?

Scott Walker.

Scott Walker Attempts A Speech

Keep Going

beth — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:50:40 +0000

So, Republicans, who had been demanding $4T in cuts, have retreated to a deal of $2T in cuts, but can’t present cuts that total $2T. Oops.

Full story here.

Portugal decriminalized ALL drugs; 10 years later abuse has been cut in HALF

chris — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 05:50:22 +0000

Ten years ago, Portugal decriminalized all drugs. One decade after this unprecedented experiment, drug abuse is down by 50%. It has also lead to better drugs being developed to help addicts, who are no longer incarcerated and forgotten about. Not to mention that they prisons are available for people who are actually dangers to society.

Here’s the full story.

177,000%

beth — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:11:19 +0000

We can’t afford health care.

We can’t afford education.

We can’t afford infrastructure.

We can’t afford clean air.

We can’t afford uncontaminated food.

Why? Maybe Boeing overcharging the military by 177,000% might have something to do with it.

Yeah, that’s right: One hundred and seventy-seven thousand percent.

Full story here.

Gingrich Thinks He’s Right. Frum On Why He’s Wrong.

beth — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:25:02 +0000

Newt Gingrich is telling himself anyone who will listen that Obama is such a bad president that the GOP will capture the African-American vote in 2012. (Read it here.)

But conservative commentator David Frum asks: “… how would a platform of tighter money, big benefit cuts, and upper-income tax cuts appeal to hard-pressed voters, African-Americans being some of the hardest-pressed of all?”

Read Frum’s full commentary here.

GOP, This Sad Trombone’s For You

beth — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:37:46 +0000

Turns out, Florida governor Rick Scott’s unpopularity is making voters think twice about whether to support a Republican for the presidency in 2012. Cue the sad trombone.

The electoral map just keeps trending bluer … .

Full story here.

Take My School, Please

chris — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:28:58 +0000

Since funding for education is feeling the budget hatchet these days more than usual, Michigan school superintendent Nathan Bootz wrote to the state’s governor requesting that his school be converted into a prison, where the average per-person expenditure is 4-6 times higher.

Full story here.

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

chris — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:18:26 +0000

“According to a retired brigadier general who served as Gen. Petraeus’ chief logistician in Iraq, the Department of Defense spends $20 billion air conditioning tents and temporary structures for the military. That’s more than NASA’s entire $19 billion annual budget.”

WTF?!?

The insanity is documented here.

If A Campaign Implodes And There Are No Staffers Around To Hear It, Does It Make A Sound?

beth — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:39:55 +0000

Gingrich’s finance team quit today.

It’s too bad he didn’t take the now-famous advice of a constituent and quit before he made a fool of himself.

Full story here.

Rigging the 2012 Election: Oh, Yes They Can

chris — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:08:30 +0000

Laws are being passed in Republican-controlled states, counties and districts in the name of preventing voter fraud — not really a huge problem — but which actually work to control WHO gets to vote. Specifically, groups of people who helped get Barack Obama into office.

And the worst part? Almost no one’s talking about it.

Full story here.