Fiscal cliff: House GOP sends Obama counteroffer
House Republican leaders on Monday sent President Barack Obama a counteroffer aimed at avoiding the fiscal cliff, but it doesn’t hike tax rates on the wealthy or deal explicitly with tricky issues like the debt ceiling and the sequester. GOP leadership says the offer is based on testimony given by Erskine Bowles during an appearance [...]
Romney and the GOP grossly overestimated the country’s hatred of Obama
September 29, 2012 860 Comments
I’m convinced of it. I believe the Romney campaign expected to run a campaign of no-ideas and zero specifics because they felt, in the end, Obama’s popularity (or lack thereof) would sink him. I believe they felt they would overtake him in the polls in the summer and hold that lead through September and October [...]
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Article originally appeared on Huffingtonpost WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 13: Laywers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine (2nd R) speaks during a news conference to voice opposition to state photo identification voter laws with the Rev. Jesse Jackson (C) and members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol July 13, 2011 in [...]
Continue reading …“For the first time in my life,I will be voting against a Republican candidate for president.”.
August 20, 2012 1,361 Comments
A life-long Republican, voted for John McCain, and supported Mitt Romney as the most realistic candidate in the primaries. However, as both a Republican and more importantly an American, I did not share Rush Limbaugh’s view expressed in January 2009: “I disagree fervently with the people on our side of the aisle who have caved [...]
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Article originally appeared on Alternet New numbers released on July 6 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the economy added a mere 80,000 jobs in June. That’s down from an average of 150,000 jobs a month for the first part of the year, and far too little to keep up with population growth. [...]
Continue reading …Texas Republican Party Oppose Teaching “higher order thinking skills” Because It Challenges Fixed Beliefs
July 1, 2012 414 CommentsArticle originally Appeared ON Huffingtonpost Early this month, Texas Republican delegates met in Fort Worth to approve their 2012 platform, notable parts of which take aim at the state’s education system. In the section titled “Educating Our Children,” the document states that “corporal punishment is effective” and recommends teachers be given “more authority” to deal with disciplinary problems. Additionally, the document [...]
Continue reading …“War on Women” Takes Its Toll: Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Under Threat
June 23, 2012 298 Comments
The nationwide assault on reproductive and abortion rights that effects everyone with sexual health needs (so, that’s everyone, pretty much!) and has come to be known as “The War on Women” may claim its first state as a victim soon. In Mississippi, the final abortion clinic left is fighting for its survival. Bloomberg reports: Beginning [...]
Continue reading …BY SARAH SELTZER, ALTERNET Rally for Healthcare Reform and to Stop Stupak at San Francisco City Hall (Credit: Image by Steve Rhodes via Flickr) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. By now, the story of Representative Lisa Brown, almost certainly banned from speaking due to her uttering the word “vagina” during the debate of an anti-choice bill on the [...]
Continue reading …As America grows more polarized, conservatives increasingly reject science and rational thought
June 23, 2012 1,018 Comments
(Credit: Szasz-Fabian Ilka Erika via Shutterstock/Salon) This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Public education and even modern science are relatively new developments in human history. So it makes sense that it would have taken the populace a while to catch up to understanding that evolution did happen, and that angels probably aren’t real. But recent polling data suggests that [...]
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