Says the guy who predicted the Iraq War might cost $50B and the Bush Tax Cuts would erase the deficit…

NYT: Indiana Becomes ‘Right to Work http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/us/indiana-becomes-right-to-work-state.xml “Seven years of evidence and experience ultimately demonstrated that Indiana did need a right to work law to capture jobs for which, despite our highly rated business climate, we are not currently being considered,” Mr. Daniels said in a statement that his office released after he signed the [...]

The One Reason There is no Playoff System for College Football

http://www.chiff.com/recreation/sports/bowl-games.htm Who do you think would suffer with a smaller, more focused system?   Who do you think it is that is paying these colleges so much to show up?   Follow the money…which follows the eyeballs…and monthly subscription fees. – [spoiler: if my quick count is correct, 32 out of 36 games require paying [...]

House GOP Walks Out Rather Than Vote on Payroll Tax Cut

Take a look….make the pledge…then walk off…ignoring the people’s business. The Republicans then turned around and immediately started lying about what they did. All in a fight to give more breaks to Big Oil. UPDATE: Even the WSJ is calling b.s. on this…even while doing so in a b.s. way. GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell [...]

Hump Day Link Dump (Romney’s KKK Logo and Gay Rights Bashing, Dodd on China, Carrier Low IQ, Gingrich’s Latest Lie, Robert Reich Explains, Trump Fails Again, and Newt’s Class War)

Romney uses KKK tagline for his campaign, “Keeping America American”. Romney tells vet his marriage should be illegal. MPAA head Chris Dodd (yes, that one) is envious of China’s Great Firewall, and think the U.S. should have one here.   Curious note… part of the point of the Chinese firewall is to avoid paying outrageous [...]

This Week in the Police State…

First up…the Comitatas Posse is back in town, militarizing the homeland. WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Tuesday to keep a controversial provision to let the military detain terrorism suspects on U.S. soil and hold them indefinitely without trial — prompting White House officials to reissue a veto threat. The measure, part of the massive National [...]

That was #intendedasanonfactualstatement

http://m.cbsnews.com/blogsfullstory.rbml?feed_id=0&catid=57329447&videofeed=36 http://m.cbsnews.com/blogsfullstory.rbml?feed_id=0&catid=57329447&videofeed=36 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s first ad of the 2012 presidential campaign quotes President Obama out of context in what the Romney campaign is calling a deliberate attempt to show that Mr. Obama “doesn’t want to talk about the economy.” In the ad, which goes up Tuesday in New Hampshire, Mr. Obama is [...]

Discussion on SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and Dgital Products in the 21st Century

Here’s the basics… This is a subject that is near and dear to my heart.  If you are scanning down here while the video is loading or being boring, here’s the gist of the problem… …hrmm…looks like they have realized who is doing the best work against them.. The Motion Picture Association of America came [...]

After reading RPN, Republicans realize one politician’s “spending” is many thousands of people’s “jobs”

SPIN METER: GOP flips on job creation for defense http://m.cecilwhig.com/mobile/news/national_news/article_ec8924de-08b4-11e1-8970-001cc4c03286.html Consider the latest argument from Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee as lawmakers stare down at least $450 billion in cuts from projected defense spending over the next 10 years. Running for re-election, Rep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, R-Calif., said in February 2010 that the [...]

Paul Ryan and Class Mobility in 21st Century America

Original TPM link. And there ya go.

What do you do at the end of the game of Monopoly?

“cause that’s where we’re at, economically speaking.  Here’s the charts… So, what are the protesters so upset about, really? Do they have legitimate gripes? To answer the latter question first, yes, they do. They have very legitimate gripes. And if America cannot figure out a way to address these gripes, the country will likely become increasingly “de-stabilized,” [...]

Guess whats next on the chopping block before tax cuts for the super-wealthy…

….this is going to be a long series, I would guess.  Once you put yourself on an unsustainable path (and without new revenue, we’re on one), it’s just a matter of time until everything gets the ax.  First up…those guys that fought in that war we cut taxes on the wealthy to pay for (and [...]

Idiot Billionaire Says Stupid Stuff, Makes Money Off It

News from The Associated Press http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TRUMP_2012?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-08-16-15-50-08 Trump also defended Perry’s suggestion Monday that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would be committing a “treasonous” act if he pumped more money into the economy. “It was a meaningless phrase, it was just rhetorical. He’s very emotional about how the country is doing,” Trump said of Perry, pushing [...]

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