Thursday, August 2, 2012
WWII Vet Senator: Birth Control Mandate Is Not Like Pearl Harbor
WWII Vet Senator: Birth Control Mandate Is Not Like Pearl Harbor: pAfter Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) compared a new regulation requiring insurers to provide women birth control without a copay to September 11 or Pearl Harbor, World War II veteran Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) called Kelly’s comments “misguided” and “insulting.” “It is complete nonsense to suggest that a matter discussed, debated, and approved by the Congress [...]/p
WWII Vet Senator: Birth Control Mandate Is Not Like Pearl Harbor
WWII Vet Senator: Birth Control Mandate Is Not Like Pearl Harbor: pAfter Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) compared a new regulation requiring insurers to provide women birth control without a copay to September 11 or Pearl Harbor, World War II veteran Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) called Kelly’s comments “misguided” and “insulting.” “It is complete nonsense to suggest that a matter discussed, debated, and approved by the Congress [...]/p
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The Immoral Minority: Just a reminder that religion does little, or noth...
The Immoral Minority: Just a reminder that religion does little, or noth...: The KKK often met in churches to plan their acts of terrorism against those they deemed a danger t othe supremacy of the white race. Thi...
The Immoral Minority: Sometime today, this will happen.
The Immoral Minority: Sometime today, this will happen.: From the YouTube page : Once a year on august 1st, the people of Warsaw pay homage to the fallen heroes that fought for freedom in 1944 ...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin on Greta Van Susteren show, referring ...
The Immoral Minority: Sarah Palin on Greta Van Susteren show, referring ...: Click image to play interview. You would think after all of this time that SOMEBODY would have explained to the Grizzled Mama that citiz...
The Immoral Minority: Tennessee Representative forwards crazy Obama cons...
The Immoral Minority: Tennessee Representative forwards crazy Obama cons...: Courtesy of The Tennessean : State Rep. Kelly Keisling, a first-term lawmaker from Byrdstown, passed along a conspiracy theory email to ...
The Immoral Minority: I thought I would end the day on an upbeat note.
The Immoral Minority: I thought I would end the day on an upbeat note.: According to the Daily Kos , it looks like this supporter is far from alone: As I've noted in weeks past, Obama is hovering near 50 perc...
Jurassic Park: Romney’s ‘Bush-Era’ Energy Team Is Dominated By Fossil Fuel Insiders And Its Lobbyists
Jurassic Park: Romney’s ‘Bush-Era’ Energy Team Is Dominated By Fossil Fuel Insiders And Its Lobbyists: pCall it Jurassic Park or Dinosaur Train: Mitt Romney’s team of energy and economic advisers, like his energy plan, is dominated by fossil fuels. Romney’s energy team relies on the expertise of lobbyists, coal and oil industry insiders, several of whom crafted the polluter agenda of the George W. Bush administration, a trend Politico described as, “Bush-era energy policy wonks … finding [...]/p
U.S. Department Of Justice Says Florida Voter Purge Violates Federal Law
U.S. Department Of Justice Says Florida Voter Purge Violates Federal Law: pAs Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) continues his Ahab-like quest to purge voters from his state’s voter roles, the U.S. Department of Justice is again accusing Scott’s administration of illegal voter suppression. The Miami Herald reports that a federal district court filing by the DOJ claims Scott’s purge required its prior permission — and did not [...]/p
Five Things Everyone Should Know About GOP Senate Candidate Ted Cruz
Five Things Everyone Should Know About GOP Senate Candidate Ted Cruz: pToday, Texas Republican primary voters selected Ted Cruz as their candidate to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX). Cruz, a former Solicitor General of Texas and law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist, is among the nation’s most skilled Supreme Court advocates. Yet his considerable intellect is rivaled by his very poor judgment. [...]/p
Former Florida Republican Party Chair Says Republicans Actively Suppressed The Black Vote
Former Florida Republican Party Chair Says Republicans Actively Suppressed The Black Vote: pIn a 630-page deposition, released to the press yesterday, former Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer described a systemic effort by Republicans to suppress the black vote. Referring to a 2009 meeting with party officials, Greer said “I was upset because the political consultants and staff were talking about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting.” [...]/p
Why Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Will Create Chaos On Election Day
Why Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law Will Create Chaos On Election Day: pAs states fight to implement voter ID laws in time for the November election, it is becoming glaringly obvious that the current election system cannot handle the added burden of implementing voter ID laws. Judging from a new report on ballot design flaws by the Brennan Center for Justice and a recent study of chaotic [...]/p
House Republican Bill Would Fast-Track Tax Cuts For The Wealthy And Corporations
House Republican Bill Would Fast-Track Tax Cuts For The Wealthy And Corporations: pHouse Republicans next week intend to vote on a plan that would both extend all of the Bush tax cuts — including those on income in excess of $250,000 — and fast-track “tax reform.” If the House GOP bill were adopted, tax reform legislation would “have special protections in the U.S. Senate, limiting the opportunities [...]/p
House GOP Tax Plan Raises Taxes On 10 Times As Many People As Democratic Proposal
House GOP Tax Plan Raises Taxes On 10 Times As Many People As Democratic Proposal: pSenate Republicans last week proposed a plan that would raise taxes on more than 20 million Americans, while maintaining the high-end Bush tax cuts. Letting those tax cuts on income in excess of $250,000 expire would affect just two million wealthy taxpayers, by comparison. Now, House Republicans have adopted the same plan, and the effect [...]/p
New Analysis Shows Romney Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes On Middle Class Families By More Than $2,000
New Analysis Shows Romney Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes On Middle Class Families By More Than $2,000: pOn the campaign trail, Mitt Romney has been promising that he will cut taxes “across the board,” while also instituting tax reform that will not add to the nation’s deficit. But a new report from the Tax Policy Center at the Brookings Institution shows that this is much easier said than done. In fact, if [...]/p
Meet Mitt Romney’s Health Care Team
Meet Mitt Romney’s Health Care Team: pAs governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney instituted health reforms that have expanded coverage to almost all residents and created a successful model for increasing access across the nation. But Romney has walked away from that plan as a Republican candidate for president and has instead adopted a traditional market-driven approach that encourages the uninsured to [...]/p
Republican Congressman Compares Expanded Birth Control Access To September 11th, Pearl Harbor
Republican Congressman Compares Expanded Birth Control Access To September 11th, Pearl Harbor: pRep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) today compared a new regulation requiring insurers to provide women birth control without a copay to September 11th or Pearl Harbor. In a speech on the House floor, Kelly said it was such a travesty that women wouldn’t be paying hundreds of dollars a year in copays that it should go [...]/p
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