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8 of the Top 10 states that don’t pay Federal Income Tax are Red States

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Mitt Romney says citizens who don’t pay income tax will never vote for him. But eight of the top 10 states with the highest number of nonpayers are red states. Mitt Romney speaking to a room of millionaire donors: “There … Continue reading →

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Some Wise Words on the Deficit from Sen Bernie Sanders

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

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The Ryan Plan – Plan to Prosperity for America or Path to Destruction for the GOP?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I will have to give him this – he is persistant.  After releasing what many saw as a political ‘silver bullet’ for Obama last year, Paul Ryan (R-WI) has done it again.  He has release yet another budget (very similar … Continue reading →

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Note to Tea Party – You may have been duped

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Similar to the way that the GOP serenaded the Religious Right during the Bush era (only to mock them behind their backs), they seem to be doing this again with their Tea Party constituents.  Two scenarios are becoming more likely … Continue reading →

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Tea Party Group Issues Warning to the GOP

Posted on February 27, 2011 by

There have been some grumblings recently from the Tea Party and they have not been directed toward their typical targets – their discontent  has been aimed at Republicans in the House.  There seems to be a feeling that they have … Continue reading →

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Can the Koch Brother’s vision for America be bought? Apparently so.

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

You see, there are good billionaires and there are billionaires that would take the very shirt off of your back if they could. The humanitarian and the locust. I’ll give you one guess which category the Koch brothers fall into. … Continue reading →

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The Wisconsin Lie Exposed – Taxpayers Actually Contribute Nothing To Public Employee Pensions

Posted on February 26, 2011 by

Pulitzer Prize winning tax reporter, David Cay Johnston, has written a brilliant piece for tax.comexposing the truth about who really pays for the pension and benefits for public employees in Wisconsin. Gov. Scott Walker says he wants state workers covered by collective … Continue reading →

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Note to Tim Pawlenty: The US has Separation of Church and State

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

There seems to be a new truth in Washington – those who proclaim their undying devotion to the constitution know the least about it.  A good case in point, Tim Pawlenty.  In a recent speech at the Conservative Action Conference … Continue reading →

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House GOP blocks bill to extend Jobless Benefits

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

Two million Americans will be getting a gift from the Tea Party fueled congress going into this holiday season.  The message from the GOP – get off your lazy back-sides and go get a job.  I think it is safe … Continue reading →

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Obama to Congress: Stop shooting down deficit proposals

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

Good morning from The Oval, and Happy Veteran’s Day — President Obama is in Seoul, South Korea, where today he said lawmakers in the United States should hold off on comments about his fiscal commission’s proposals to slash the federal … Continue reading →

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