After Hanging Tough Is the President About to Sell You Out?

After hanging tough on his budget proposals for avoiding the supposed ‘fiscal cliff’, it looks like the President is willing to reduce Social Security benefits. Wait, what? Social Security isn’t even part of the deficit problem. It is self funded and self sustaining and is liquid for quite a few…

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John Boehner freaks out when asked about GOP promises to repeal health care reform (VIDEO)

Watch as Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner freaks out when pushed on how Republicans would (via Politicususa): This is my favorite exchange between Boehner and Norah O’Donnell: NORAH O’DONNELL: Why not, then, if you like some of the provisions in the Affordable Care Act, why not work with…

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If This Country Is A Right Leaning Country,

Why do they have to buy their friends? A couple of stories have come to light lately that confirms what many progressives have thought for years. A Grassroots movement does not exist on the right they are just well funded. The first story, tells us that Clear Channel Communications hires…

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Tea Party gets Stomped

In Washington, House Republicans accede to the Obama Administration’s demand for an unencumbered payroll tax extension. WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday dropped their demand for spending reductions to pay for extending a tax cut for 160 million American workers, setting…

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Ladies and Gentleman – Your Republican Party

Here are a list of links about your Republican party that need to be shared, but that I did not have the time, patience or inclination to go into more detail. They however really do speak for themselves! 1. Five Missouri State democratic legislators(four of which are African American women)…

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John Boehner is one cocky S.O.B.

Boy, House Speaker John Boehner is one arrogant son of a gun… “So I think we’re in pretty strong shape for the year ahead.” Boehner said he thought it “quite likely” the party would maintain control of the House through at least 2020, “as long as we listen to the…

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The System is Rigged

The financial system in the United States is rigged in favor of the wealthy.  I’m sure you’re not terribly surprised about that.

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Ben Bernanke Gets his Dander Up!

It isn’t often you hear a Fed Chairman be quite so direct.  Or sound so desperate.  It’s a little unsettling.

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Occupy

I think I have been lax in posting about whats happening in the US right now in terms of the occupy everything movement. While I have been watching it somewhat I have not been paying full attention to it. Tonight, a couple things caught my eye and made me focus…

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$60 Billion US Tax Dollars/ $12 million a day

No thats not how much your child’s math teacher is costing the state of Wisconsin, it is how much money we have WASTED in Iraq and Afghanistan have SO FAR! According to an independent panel\'s 240 page report. Overall, the commission said spending on contracts and grants to support U.S….

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