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Article by John on March 28th, 2009 at 7:08 am Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt2 Noam Chomsky on the economy and democracy Pt3 Stephen’s Angry Mob Will Crush AIG (click to show/hide Colbert video) The government can’t stop AIG but Stephen’s angry mob will crush these punks. He pulls out his pitchfork and gets the audience on his side. [...]
Article by John on November 25th, 2008 at 7:48 pm Howard here is wrong on the bailout. Why is it that Howard Dean and others, among them our Representative Baird, are certain, so so certain, that failure to bailout the bank monopolies guarantees a depression? Do they have a crystal ball? Sometimes doing nothing is a solution and the right solution. Bank failures do not guarantee a depression, Howard. But [...]
Article by missy on October 8th, 2008 at 11:00 am Maybe that would calm him down a little bit. John McCain can’t believe that Barack Obama could ever be his equal, much less his rival for the Oval Office. What came through last night was McCain’s unerring sense of entitlement to the Presidency, and his being absolutely appalled at the, yes, audacity of Barack Obama thinking he could ever be even half the man that John McCain [...]
Article by John on October 3rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm Brian Baird chimes in on his misguided, doing nothing for “the people”, vote for the bailout: “In companies where the government is making a direct purchase, it will also place strict limits on executive salaries and will end the tax deduction for executive salaries over $500,000. For the first time in a long while, adult supervision is returning to Wall Street.” Baird also praised the provision that [...]
Article by John on October 3rd, 2008 at 12:20 pm Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that there is a pattern with Congress passing legislation that the American people do not want and know is not in their interest? First they kick it around a little and then have a vote or two that fails to pass the proposed bill. Then they tweak the bill a little while some of the Congresspeople [...]
Article by John on June 30th, 2008 at 8:52 am Image via Wikipedia Over at OpEd News in an article titled What’s the Matter in Madison?, the author makes the comparison of the Christian Right being to the Republicans what Progressives are to the Democrats: …essential to an election victory, easily rallied and a dependable source of funds, but not to be considered seriously in any policy decisions. As Evangelicals are mocked by Wall Street, so [...]
Article by John on June 3rd, 2008 at 2:02 pm With great sadness I have learned that Michele Cotner died yesterday after a brief hospitalization with a heart related illness. I met Michele back in 2003 shortly after moving to this area at a Howard Dean Meetup at the Salmon Creek Brewpub. We both were very disturbed with the direction of our country and the Iraq war. Michele was the one that took the initiative and [...]
Article by missy on May 27th, 2008 at 11:58 am Former President Bill Clinton in South Dakota today delivered a harsh critique of how his wife has been treated during her presidential bid, telling the crowd that he has “never seen a candidate treated so disrespectfully just for running,” and that, “she will win the general election if you nominate her. They’re just trying to make sure you don’t.” Clinton spent more than six minutes calmly [...] | |
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