July 12, 2012
All the Republicans in the room scream "it’s the job killing regulations!"
A Reddit user asks the following question about Republicans, the government, and job creation:
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July 12, 2012
Wash. Post – D.C. officer investigated after alleged threatening comment about Michelle Obama
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July 11, 2012
AP – Texas joins other states switching to 1-drug executions amid shortage
from AP:
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July 10, 2012
Many on Wall Street say greed is necessary
Many on Wall Street say greed is good, or at least necessary. Apparently they watched the Oliver Stone movie Wall Street (1987) and interpreted it as a training tool for how to get rich instead of its intended purpose of revealing what’s wrong with the financial system.
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July 9, 2012
CNN – President Obama Calls For Extension Of Bush Tax Cuts For Middle Class
Today President Obama called for a one-year extension of the Bush tax cuts for all but the richest Americans. While a tax hike for the middle-class might have a negative impact on the economy, the same cannot be said for top tax bracket earners.
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July 8, 2012
Google Tells Governments To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Maybe politicians in America can listen to their corporate overlords and do the right thing when it comes to marriage equality. But I wouldn’t expect much from a Republican Party hell-bent on separate but equal policies, to put it mildly.
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July 8, 2012
Reuters – Texas To Test 1965 Voting Rights Law In Court
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again: Republicans see the writing on the wall. Demographics are shifting in this country, shifting in a way that is not good for a party of old white men. It is therefore the goal of the Grand Old Party to get as few people to the polls as possible, with a preference towards those for which the 1965 voting rights act did not apply.
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July 8, 2012
Senate GOP Leader McConnell Offers Obama Temp Bush Tax Cut Deal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) is doubling down on failed trickle-down economic theory. He wants to keep the Bush tax cuts in place, but more importantly the tax cuts for who he and fellow Republicans call “job creators.” Or who I and fellow liberals like to call “rich people.” Funny, I thought middle-class consumers were the job creators because they buy the products and services that fuel job growth. Silly me.
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July 8, 2012
LA Times: McManus: Attack Ad Politics
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July 7, 2012
AP – Is Libertarianism Gaining Ground In American Politics?
As a liberal I can agree with libertarians on some social issues. Libertarians, at least true libertarians, would not want government telling women what to do with their bodies. Libertarians also tend to see the nonsense that is the war on drugs, particularly when it comes to marijuana. And as a liberal I feel strongly about person freedom and civil liberties, but I also recognize the role that government can play as an extension of the community. If institutions like government aren’t working it’s our job to make them work, not rebel against them. I believe a fundamentalist libertarian worldview is untenable on a hot and crowded planet of 7 billion people.
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