Goaded by his rivals … “As president, my plan would have produced a budget that was cut, capped and balanced – not one that opens the door to higher taxes and puts defense cuts on the table,” Romney said on Monday. “President Obama’s leadership failure has pushed the economy to the brink[...]
Posts Tagged ‘tea party’
July 26th, 2011 - 9:14 am § in Misc.
Who Pays For The Tea Party’s Excesses?
Republican posturing over the debt ceiling is increasing our national debt Patrick Sharma, postdoctoral fellow, The Bancroft Library | 7/20/11 | , Berkeley Blog One of the most important yet least acknowledged aspects of the debt ceiling drama currently gripping Washington is the fact that Republica[...]
July 25th, 2011 - 6:50 am § in Misc.
Norway suspect member of Swedish Nazi web forum
I truly love Sweden. This is painful. Two views of Sweden The suspect in the twin attacks that killed at least 92 people in Norway was a member of a Swedish neo-Nazi Internet forum, a group monitoring far-right activity said Saturday. “He created a profile in 2009, with a pseudonym that can [...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: A hymn for Michele Bachmann
Here we cringe in terror of The darkness that began Two years ago when Satan’s army Marched across our land Our nation has a sacred mission, Jesus tells us so, No commie pinko socialist Should ever run the show “Repent!” we cried, “You blasphemer! Your plan is plain to see You wa[...]
June 27th, 2011 - 9:09 pm § in America
America .. the World’s Tax Haven
Our Citizens and Corporations Pay Much Less Than They Once Did and Much Less Than in Most Other Countries Taxes for the wealthy, and superwealthy like Warren Buffett, have plunged in recent years. SOURCE: AP/Paul White from AP and Center for American Progress by Michael Linden, Seth Hanlon, Jordan E[...]
Using Inteligent Design To Save Billions of Federal Dollars
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann explained her skepticism of evolution on Friday and said students should be taught the theory of intelligent design. Bachmann, a congresswoman from Minnesota, also proposed a major overhaul of the nation’s educatio[...]
As the world burns …..
Glued to The Weather Channel While the World Burns By Paul Rogat Loeb Following the weather is beginning to feel like revisiting the Biblical plagues. Tornadoes rip through Missouri, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma—even Massachusetts. A million acres burn in Texas wildfires. The Army Corps of Engin[...]
Breitbart Strikes Again: How to slander democrats
Rep. Anthony Weiner exploring legal action over ‘Weinergate’ fiasco Published on May 30th, 2011 Written by: Eric W. Dolan Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner is consulting lawyers after it was reported that the New York congressman sent a racy photo to a female college student from Seattle via Twit[...]
Blasphemy: The War on Science
Right and left are equal opportunity abusers of science .. whenever science is in the way, bith sides discard it. A good example is this post from Lee Rosenberg, the marijuana fanatic at Horses Ass.: Drug War Roundup by Lee, 05/29/2011, 9:28 PM – This Thursday, June 2, multiple former world [...]
May 12th, 2011 - 7:54 am § in Environment
Climate shifts ‘hit global wheat yields’
By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Shifts in the climate over the past three decades have been linked to a 5.5% decline in global wheat production, a study has suggested. A team of US scientists assessed the impact of changes to rainfall and temperature on four major food crop[...]