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Sarah Palin Has Lost Weight

On December 9, 2011 By

Her bank account looks approximately $386,000 lighter.

Nearly a year after she quit her governorship of Alaska, Sarah Palin was found guilty today of another breach of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act involving her so-called Alaska Fund Trust (AFT), which she established as a private “legal defense fund” while governor.

Timothy [...]

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FINALLY!

On December 8, 2011 By

This is the Barack Obama that campaigned in Wisconsin and that I proudly voted for. H/T Think Progress:

Now, just as there was in Teddy Roosevelt’s time, there’s been a certain crowd in Washington for the last few decades who respond to this economic challenge with the same old tune. “The market [...]

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Occupy Wall Street vs The Tea Party Movement – By the Numbers

On November 14, 2011 By

Another long infographic!  From a scale standpoint, Occupy is significantly larger and more diverse.

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The Numbers Behind Occupy Wall Street

On October 21, 2011 By

Your Moment of Clarity, by the numbers.  Lee Camp runs the economic numbers driving #OccupyWallStreet.

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Alan Grayson on Occupy Wall Street

On October 8, 2011 By

Alan Grayson for President!  He get’s it.  Here’s former Congressman Grayson on Real Time.

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When Economic Forecasts Go Horribly, Horribly Wrong

On October 8, 2011 By

In 2008 when President Obama assembled his economic team to help deal with the growing financial crisis, even their worst nightmare scenario woefully underestimated the depth of the economic collapse.  Their failure is now our failure.

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Caucus Scandal Redux

On September 19, 2011 By

The Capitol Caucus scandal is in the news again, not the illegal campaigning done by the Walker campaign, the one run by convicted felon Scooter Jensen. This time Dane Count DA Ismael Ozanne has decided to bring bring Sherry Schultz to trial again.

Then there’s Sherry [...]

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Republican Thugs Part 9 – Michael Moore Edition

On September 9, 2011 By

In yet another version of our continuous Republican Thug series, comes probably the most disturbing one yet.

In an excerpt from his upcoming book \"Here Comes Trouble\", Michael Moore tells us some stories of republican hatred, violence and plain stupidity. He talks about random people attacking him, hiring [...]

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Dick Cheney

On September 1, 2011 By

I do not have any interest on writing much about Dick but he did write a book and is now going to profit on his crimes. I personally think that Dick is one of the most vile human beings in our country and maybe my biggest disappointment in President Obama’s record is the fact that [...]

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Recounts vs. Voter ID: Why Is Democracy So Damn Expensive?

On May 9, 2011 By

The vote recount for the Supreme Court race between incumbent Justice Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg is nearly over. The recount has been completed in 71 of Wisconsin’s 72 counties. Only Waukesha County is still methodically performing their hand count and has only managed to recount about one third of the ballots cast [...]

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