Tag Archives: Grover Norquist

The biggest post-election losers… Or, six old white men that need to be set adrift on ice floes

By Mark | November 14, 2012

Bobby Jindal, the Republican Governor of Louisiana, when asked a few days ago to reflect on the election, said, “We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys.” Sure, he’s probably lying, but I still think it’s safe to say that this comment, [...]

Posted in Observations, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Albert Mohler, ALEC, American Crossroads, Americans for Tax Reform, anti-government, Ashley Judd, Bill Kristol, billionaires, Birthers, Bobby Jindal, bribery, Bush tax cuts, casinos, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Crossroads GPS, CrossroadsGPS, dark money, Dean Heller, Department of Justice, evangelical, fiscal cliff, Frank Wolf, immigration reform, Libertarianism, Macau, Megyn Kelly, Miriam Ochsorn, Mitch McConnell, Move to Amend, Nevada, Obama, organized crime, racketeering, Republican strategy, revolution, Romney, Romney. obstructionism, Saxby Chambliss, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission, Senate, Shaun Casey, Sheldon Adelson, starve the beast, Super PAC, tax the rich, Taxpayer Protection Pledge, tea party, The Apprentice, The Simpsons | 34 Comments

Global climate change, as we’re seeing, is not a joke. The consequences are real. And we should scorn, mock and drive from our society politicians who fail to acknowledge that fact.

By Mark | October 30, 2012

I didn’t think it was possible for me to be any more pissed than I was during the Republican National Convention when I heard Mitt Romney say the following. If there’s any silver lining at all in what’s happening right now along the east coast, it’s that maybe, just maybe, people will begin to see [...]

Posted in Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged Chris Christie, extreme weather, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, global climate change, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, Obama, Paul Ryan, Romney, starve the beast | 22 Comments

Winning in November isn’t enough, says Van Jones. We also have to mobilize against Obama.

By Mark | June 11, 2012

I know he’s a big hero to many on the left, but Van Jones sometimes rubs me the wrong way. He’s too smiley, or something. Maybe it’s a reaction to having been taken in by John Edwards, but I now prefer my heros to be a bit more wonky, and bit less telegenic. But, at [...]

Posted in Church and State, Civil Liberties | Also tagged Antonin Scalia, Bush tax cuts, Citizens United, corporate takeover of politics, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fear, gay marriage, get the money out of Washington, hope, John Edwards, money as free speech, money in politics, Netroots Nation, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Pell grants, political organizing, Scott Walker, slickness, Supreme Court, tax the rich, tea party, Tea Partyfication, Trayvon Martin, unions, Van Jones, Wisconsin | 11 Comments

Monday night’s fight to protect what’s left of public education in Ypsilanti

By Mark | May 6, 2012

It would appear that the financial situation at Ypsi Public Schools is even more dire than we’d been led to believe, and the State is demanding that immediate, drastic action be taken. The following comes from AnnArbor.com: …Ypsilanti was anticipated to have a combined two-year $6.38 million deficit at the end of 2011-12. However, in [...]

Posted in Civil Liberties, Education, Uncategorized | Also tagged Adams Elementary, Clark Park, David Bates, David Houle, Dedrick Martin, Deficit Elimination Plan, dismantling of public education, Emergency Financial Manager, Erickson, Kelli Glenn, Maria Cotera, New Tech HIgh School, public education, Southwest Detroit Freedom School, taking back our schools, Water Street, Ypsilanti Board of Education, Ypsilanti Public School Alliance, Ypsilanti Public Schools | 36 Comments

The apparent end of public education as we know it in Philadelphia

By Mark | April 25, 2012

We’ve talked at length on this site, over the past several years, about the coordinated campaign to dismantle public education in the United States. Sadly, Michigan is often at the forefront of this national conservative movement. Images of pregnant teenage girls being arrested as they try to keep their schools from closing and boys picketing [...]