Is He Lying or Stupid?

Paul Ryan (R- Wall St.) likes to tell anyone who will listen that we have the highest (or second highest) corporate tax rate in the world.

H/T Bob Cesca:

The United States actually has the second LOWEST corporate tax rate in the world.

Ryan may actually be telling the truth, if [...]

Good News: Walker Creates Clean Energy Jobs, Bad News: They are in Canada

The following is a guest blog by Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey of Madison: Good News: Walker Creates Clean Energy Jobs, Bad News: They are in Canada

In another blow to jobs and clean energy efforts in Wisconsin, Republican Governor Scott Walker signed the “Clean Energy Jobs for Canada Act” SB 81 this week to [...]

How Dare She….

What will her base do for a date on Friday night? H/T Think Progress:

Tonight, Michele Bachmann became the first presidential candidate to sign a pledge created by THE FAMiLY LEADER, an influential social-conservative group in Iowa. By signing the pledge Bachmann “vows” to “uphold the institution of marriage as only between one man and [...]

President Obama’s negotiating position on debt ceiling? Start by giving the GOP what they want, then offer more!

Color me unsurprised by this… As part of his pitch, Obama is proposing significant reductions in Medicare spending and for the first time is offering to tackle the rising cost of Social Security, according to people in both parties with knowledge of the proposal. The move marks a major shift for the White House and [...]

The “My Fellow American” project

America has always been a melting pot; a place where immigrants of different races, ethnicities, and religions could make a better life for themselves and their families. However, since the tragic attacks at the World Trade Center buildings in New York City on September 11, 2001, there’s been a rising tide of fear directed at [...]