Mark Maynard | Gang of Six

Military pawns, racist scum, and living in a nation where no-one’s at the helm… Welcome to the #TrumpShutdown

By Mark | January 21, 2018

As we discussed last week, in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown, a bipartisan group of Senators led by Lindsey Graham and Dick Durbin went to the White House with a plan that, as they relayed to the President, would pass through both houses of Congress. This compromise legislation, they explained to Donald Trump and […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged #SchumerShutdown, #TrumpShutdown, America First, Bill Kristol, border security, Children's Health Insurance Program, CHIP, Chuck Schumer, Claire McCaskill, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Dick Durbin, Donal Trump, Donald Trump, government shutdown, Haiti, immigration, immigration reform, isolationism, Jordan, Lindsey Graham, Mexico, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, open borders, racism, Rand Paul, shithole, Stephen Miller, support the troops, Tammy Duckworth, Temporary Protected Status, the border with Mexico | 245 Comments

Trump was offered a bipartisan government funding bill. He essentially turned it down because it wasn’t racist enough. He owns this government shutdown. And the Democrats should not capitulate.

By Mark | January 17, 2018

Some of what you’re about to read may very well be wrong. I don’t pretend to understand the ins and outs of our convoluted government funding mechanisms. I have, however, been trying to follow along, and I wanted to share what I think is going on. As always, if you have an issue with something […]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged anti-immigration, border security, CHIP, Chuck Schumer, continuing resolution, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Department of Homeland Security, Dick Durbin, Donald Trump, government funding, government shutdown, Haiti, Homeland Security, immigration, immigration reform, John Cornyn, John Kelly, Jorge Garcia, Kellyanne Conway, Kirstjen Nielsen, Lindsey Graham, Mexico, Norway, racism, shithole, Stephen Miller, the border with Mexico | 199 Comments

The Gang of Six are serving their corporate masters, who don’t, by the way, create jobs

By Mark | July 21, 2011

I’m tired, and the sweat is running off of me in tiny rivers. The house we live in, built over 150 years ago, does not have air conditioning. It’s never bothered me before, but, tonight, as I lay here in bed, with a red-hot laptop balanced across my mountainous belly, and my sweat pooling in […]

Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, Politics, Rants | Also tagged Bernie Sanders, corporate profits, corporatocracy, deadly pet snacks, debt ceiling, Extreme Makeup Hoarders, Fortune 500, Goldman Sachs, Good Morning America, job creation, lobbying, Matt Taibbi, Paris Hilton, pet killing, pet snacks, sarcasm, State of the News Media, tax holiday, tax policy, tax repatriation, tax the rich, the sad state of journalism | 24 Comments

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Military pawns, racist scum, and living in a nation where no-one’s at the helm… Welcome to the #TrumpShutdown

Trump was offered a bipartisan government funding bill. He essentially turned it down because it wasn’t racist enough. He owns this government shutdown. And the Democrats should not capitulate.

The Gang of Six are serving their corporate masters, who don’t, by the way, create jobs

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