Cenk Uygur has a fantastic post today about how bipartisanship is used as a foil to enable the Democrats to sell us out just like the Republicans sell us out to big corporate interests. For those of you out there that thought the Democrats were different, this article goes a long way to explaining why their differences are not manifesting themselves now that they are [...]
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| Voters registered as Independent, Democrat and Republican Sometimes it is hard to tell one political party from the other when you really look at how certain candidates vote and compare that to the party platforms that are supposed to be guiding their voting decisions. How much does a party label really tell you about a candidate? Not much. But does having a certain party label on [...] Actions have consequences… Wouldn’t it be great if Specter had his petuddy(sp) handed to him by a challenger that actually acts like a true Democrat in the primary? We need a massive amount of new blood in Congress. This will be a test if people in Pennsylvania value seniority over Democratic issues. There is no way anyone can argue Arlen is good [...] Given the state of the Federal budget deficit, this just makes me sick (from Think Progress): Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) have a $250 billion proposal to cut estate taxes for the children of multi-millionaires even more than George W. Bush already did, and it’s attracting a disturbing amount of support. Their $250 billion proposal would raise the estate tax exemption [...] 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. [...] The economy is in trouble. I know they’ve been saying this for a while, but I actually believe it now. A friend’s husband is getting laid off. Another friend’s husband has lost a third of his business contracts, and she is scrambling to make sure that the family can still get needed medical and dental services. Others are afraid of losing their jobs, driving unreliable cars, [...] | Available Streams 2    | ||||
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