© Jen Sorensen The whole meme started by Reagan that government is the problem keeps getting used for all kinds of excuses. Cutting taxes for the rich, getting rid of those pesky regulations that keep our air and water clean, privatizing prisons, you name it. The funny thing is that every time they do that, […]
© Ted Rall What if Washington grid lock was the best thing that ever happened to us? What if it was the only thing keeping the rich and powerful from taking over, privatizing pretty much everything, and completely looting the government? Which would you rather have: Political paralysis or corporate big brother completely controlling everything? […]
We are on track to have a record breaking 112th Congress. What record are they breaking? The record for least productive Congress since WWII. In 2012 so far, only 61 bills have become law. And in all of 2011 (right after the Republicans took control of the House) only 90 bills became law. The previous […]
This guy has to be a winner in the “do as I say, not as I do” contest. David Jungerman of Raytown, Missouri posted a large sign on a semi-truck along a major highway. The sign reads: Are You A Producer or Parasite Democrats – Party of Parasites However, a quick check of a farm […]
© Joe Heller Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
© Stuart Carlson Is turnabout fair play? UPDATE: This post hit the front page of social news site Reddit, and some pretty ironic flaming is going on over there. What I find amazingly ironic is that most of the arguments are over whether government is good or government is bad, like it could be purely […]
There is an interesting provision in the proposed Massachusetts state budget that would prohibit state agencies from hiring lobbyists to lobby the state government. Apparently, in 2008 the state government spent more than $1 million to hire outside lobbyists to lobby itself. But what makes this doubly ironic is that at least two lobbyists are […]
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