We gave in to the Congressional Republicans on the debt ceiling debate on almost every issue. We agreed not to raise taxes on the wealthy. We agreed not to tighten loopholes that allowed them to hide their assets elsewhere. We said that, instead, we would slash government spending. We were told that there wasn’t a […]
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Thanks, New York
Is this image offensive to gay people? If so, let me know and I’ll replace it with the photo of Ernie and Bert that’s been circulating through the tubes today. This was just the first thing to come to mind when I decided to commemorate the passage of New York’s Marriage Equality Act with a […]
The U.S. national debt would be sustainable without the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy
We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating… The following comes from a new report by our friends at Think Progress: Ten years ago today, the first round of Bush tax cuts became law. But what if they hadn’t? What would our fiscal situation look like if history had been different in just one respect: […]
Obama administration kills Osama bin Laden, secures reelection
Eight years to the day after George Bush appeared on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and announced “Mission Accomplished,” it’s being reported that Osama bin Laden has been killed by the CIA in Pakistan. “Today, at my direction, the United States launched a targeted action,” said the President… I want to say something […]
First non-citizens, now the rest of us, losing rights
There’s a big party taking place next door, and I can’t sleep. So, I’m laying here, making my way through Glenn Greenwald’s most recent piece for Salon, and trying not to get too depressed. If you haven’t read it, you probably should. Here’s how it starts. A primary reason Bush and Cheney succeeded in their […]