Upon the conclusion of the fiscal cliff debacle, President Obama in his speech to the country clearly conveyed his refusal to negotiate with the GOP over the debt-ceiling, allowing their party to “use it as a bargaining chip.” Furthermore, he reiterated a point he has made throughout his campaign for re-election, telling the GOP that [...]
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Posted by Mark Bear on January 14, 2013, at 2:47 am | Category: Big Government, Broken Promises, Class Warfare, Deficit, Economics, Election 2012, Equality, Hypocrisy, National Politics, News, Politics, Taxes, The Economy |
21 comments | In a slight break from the tradition of Thursday Music, I give you Same Love by Macklemore. Related: Read about Democratic Mayor of Newark Cory Booker’s transformation from someone who ‘hated gays’ into a a vocal supporter of gay rights. It was under Booker’s guidance that the Democratic Party’s national platform in 2012 included for [...] Posted by Zach Wisniewski on January 11, 2013, at 6:09 am | Tags: Macklemore | Category: Equality, LGBT Issues, Thursday Music |
Leave a comment | With Congress passing what is now officially called The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, the fiscal cliff crisis has been averted, while providing tax relief to nearly 98% of Americans, and predictably bringing stability to the markets when the bell rings tomorrow morning. However, the Bill is not without its critics; both progressive and [...] Posted by Mark Bear on January 3, 2013, at 4:51 am | Category: Activism, Class Warfare, Election 2010, Election 2012, Equality, Flip-Flops, Hypocrisy, Irony, National Politics, News, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
5 comments | With what can only be described as the historical re-election of our President this past November, “We the People,” have learned several things about our current electoral landscape, but perhaps nothing as dramatic as how this country has rejected the platform, agenda, and ideology of the Grand Old Party! While those within GOP ranks, and [...] Posted by Mark Bear on December 31, 2012, at 5:53 am | Category: Activism, Bigotry, Class Warfare, Duh, Election 2010, Election 2012, Entertainment, Equality, Flip-Flops, Hypocrisy, Idiocy/Lunacy, Insanity, Jobs, Liar liar pants on fire!, National Politics, Politics, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
3 comments | Isn’t it ironic that Speaker Boehner, the very man who has been screaming for the previous two years to “restore fiscal sanity” in Washington, will end up being the individual responsible for the largest tax increase in American history? Let me be clear: Should the GOP and President fail to reach an agreement over the [...] Posted by Mark Bear on December 28, 2012, at 10:16 am | Category: Activism, Big Government, Broken Promises, Class Warfare, Deficit, Duh, Economics, Election 2012, Equality, Jobs, National Politics, Politics, Polls, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
12 comments | Attention women of Iowa: no matter how great you are at your job, if you’re hot, your boss can apparently now legally fire you just for being hot. According to the Associated Press, the Iowa Supreme Court recently ruled that a boss can legally fire an employee he’s physically attracted to because he and his [...] Posted by Lisa Mux on December 24, 2012, at 12:39 pm | Tags: discrimination, Iowa Supreme Court | Category: Equality, Jobs, Snark, Women's Rights |
9 comments | Dear Mr. President: It is apparent that the Republican party continues to marginalize what can best be described as your historical victory this past November. One repeated message, “We The People,” consistently hear from the Republican Party and correspondents from their Running Mate, Fox News, is how this previous election was a status-quo election, in [...] Posted by Mark Bear on December 16, 2012, at 6:01 am | Category: Activism, Big Government, Broken Promises, Class Warfare, Deficit, Duh, Economics, Election 2012, Equality, Family, Internet/Social Networking, Irony, Liar liar pants on fire!, Mainstream Media, National Politics, News, Politics, Polls, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The Economy, Those Kooky Conservatives! |
9 comments | Just about a year ago, a candidate for local office visited Drinking Liberally to present a case for being elected over the long term incumbent. One of the knocks on the incumbent was the officeholder’s age put him out of touch with the district. Looking around the room at all of the gray hair and [...] Posted by Ed Heinzelman on December 8, 2012, at 3:48 pm | Tags: Agism, David Obey, Drinking Liberally, Ed Heinzelman, Fred Risser, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, racism, Ronald Reagan, Sexism | Category: Bigotry, Election 2016, Equality, Irony, National Politics, Politics, Social Justice, Wisconsin Politics |
3 comments | Celebrating the Trailblazing Women of Emerge Wisconsin **Emerge Wisconsin Alumna, Representative JoCasta Zamarripa (Class of 2010) who was honored by Emerge America as an Emerge Trailblazer **Nearly 40 Emerge Wisconsin Alumnae ran for office in 2012! The largest number of alumnae on the ballot in 1 year since our first class graduated in 2007! Celebrating [...] Posted by Ed Heinzelman on December 4, 2012, at 12:30 pm | Tags: Ed Heinzelman, Emerge America, Emerge Wisconsin, Wendy Strout | Category: Affirmative Action, Announcements, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2016, Endorsements, Equality, Local Politics, Politics, Social Justice, Wisconsin Politics, Women's Rights |
One comment | On January 20′TH of 2009, President Barack Obama was sworn into office as the forty-fourth President of the United States. At that time, The Onion, an online satirical news outlet opined with the following headline: “Black Man Given Nation’s Worst Job.” How right they were! Prior to this President being sworn into office, the economy [...] Posted by Mark Bear on November 6, 2012, at 8:09 am | Category: Afghanistan War, Armed Forces, Big Government, Bigotry, Broken Promises, Class Warfare, Deficit, Economics, Election 2012, Endorsements, Equality, Flip-Flops, Hypocrisy, Iraq war, Liar liar pants on fire!, National Politics, News, Politics, Polls, Racism, Satire, Social Justice, Taxes, Tea Party, The hate right, Those Kooky Conservatives!, Video |
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