Continuing our conversation of a few days ago about cutting the military budget, I just heard that Barney Frank and Ron Paul, along with 55 congressional co-signers sent a letter this evening to the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform calling for significant defense cuts. Here’s a clip from the letter: …The Department of […]
Tag Archives: John Dingell
Funding endless war in Afghanistan
Two fucked up things happened yesterday. First, it was revealed that our government cannot account for over 95% of the $9.1 billion in Iraqi oil money that was captured with the intent of using it to rebuild the decimated nation. And, the very same day this was made public by our government, members of the […]
At least one train stopped in Ypsi this year
A week or so ago, the President of Amtrak disembarked from a train in Depot Town and met with elected officials on the future of regional rail. I, sadly, wasn’t invited to participate, but Ypsi City Council member Pete Murdock just passed along the following letter, about the meeting, from Carmine Palombo, Director of Transportation […]
Dingell on the Daily Show
My Congressman, John Dingell, was on the Daily Show last night. I didn’t find it to be a terribly insightful interview, but as he’s our representative, I thought that it belonged up here on the front page. As I think I’ve shared with you in the past, I like Dingell, but I don’t think I […]
Could the Public Option be back on the table?
I haven’t done any poking around to verify it yet, but, according to this note that I just received from MoveOn, it looks like the public option might be trying to dig its way out of the grave… Here’s the note: The best way to rescue health care reform is also the best chance for […]