Remember how I was telling you a little while ago that an amendment was added to an education spending bill by Republicans in the Michigan House that would penalize universities that offer benefits to the domestic partners of their employees? Well, the folks at MoveOn have taken notice, and they’ve begun organizing, in hopes of […]
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“Don’t Tread on Me… Tread on Her” – the tea party gets violent
Last night, in Lexington, Kentucky, a young woman by the name of Lauren Valle was assaulted outside a debate between Senate candidates Rand Paul and Jack Conway. She was approaching Paul as he made his way into the venue, in hopes of giving him an “employee of the month” award on behalf of the new […]
Closing tax loopholes for billionaires
I don’t have the time or desire to put together a long post tonight on how our American tax code is unnecessarily complicated, and favors the super-rich. To do it well would be a daunting task, and I’m not up for it at the moment. What I am up for, however, is passing along this […]
Obama, finally, gets passionate on health care
Now that we’re in the final push for health care reform, we’re finally starting to see Obama show some spunk. It’s taken over a year to get there, but we’re finally getting a glimpse of the guy we elected. One can only hope that Sunday’s vote is successful, and that he continues in the same […]