Day: November 15, 2014
Americans are progressive on key issues IV
Scroll to the bottom of the CBS poll contained in this link and you’ll see that 71% of those polled think that individual contributions to political campaigns should be limited, and an impressive and massively whopping 76% think that spending by outside groups on political advertising should be limited. It…
An Afghanistan Fail:
When the US coalition invaded Afghanistan, along with the War On Terror, we brought along our totally failed War On Drugs. We did everything we thought possible to eradicate the poppy fields of Afghanistan…totally ignoring the fact that opium has a long history of cultivation in the area. We tried…
The President On The Keystone XL Pipeline
Just what I have been telling you all along: Now will he veto the bill if it arrives at his desk? I will have more on this later.
Urban Milwaukee’s Data Wonk: Do Democrats Have a Future?
This is an excellent explanation of the obstacles Democrats in Wisconsin face if they’re going to ever take back the majority. In trying to broaden their coalition, Democrats additionally face self-imposed handicaps and obstacles: Taking a leaf from the Tea Party, there has been an attempt to purge the party…
Walker administration proposes tax, fee increases to pay for roadwork
Well it sure didn’t take long for Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans to start talking about raising taxes and fees to pay back their benefactors from the road-building lobby. Gov. Scott Walker’s transportation secretary on Friday recommended boosting taxes and fees by more than $750 million over two years to…
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