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, […]
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The biggest post-election losers… Or, six old white men that need to be set adrift on ice floes
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, Grover Norquist, immigration reform, Libertarianism, Macau, Megyn Kelly, Miriam Ochsorn, Mitch McConnell, 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 35 Comments
Bill Moyers on the Supreme Court’s decision not to revisit Citizens United
Bill Moyers, if you haven’t seen it yet, shared a great essay a few days ago, on the Citizen’s United decision, which gave corporations and wealthy individuals the go-ahead to invest unlimited sums of money in hopes of influencing American elections, and the subsequent campaign being waged by those attempting to buy said elections to […]
Posted in Observations, Politics Also tagged Bill Moyers, cash as free speech, Citizens United, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, disclose act, First Amendment, Fourth of July, Free Speech, George III, get the money out of Washington, July 4, money as free speech, Netroots Nation, Ohio, Plutocracy, privatization, secrecy, Sherrod Brown, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, threats to Democracy 4 Comments