A Reddit user who goes by the name of DrowningSink has compiled a list of potentially vulnerable politicians up for reelection in 2012, along with their voting records on controversial legislation, such as the recently passed National Defense Authorization Act, which, as we’ve discussed here repeatedly, gives the government the right to imprison American citizens […]
Tag Archives: Thaddeus McCotter
Voting out the Michigan politicians who helped scrap the Bill of Rights
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2012, Bill of Rights, common ground, Cook Partisan Voting Index, corporatocracy, Dan Benishek, Dave Camp, DrowningSink, due process, Gary Peters, Mike Rogers, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, NDAA, Obama, Patriot Act, PROTECT IP Act, PVI, reelection, SOPA, Stop Online Piracy Act, Tim Walberg 25 Comments
The Quiet Coup
My favorite quote today comes from Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter, who, commenting on the fact that Rick Wagoner had been forced out of GM by the Obama administration, said the following. “Mr. Wagoner has been asked to resign as a political offering despite his having led GM’s painful restructuring to date. Mr. Wagoner has honorably […]
Posted in Economics, Observations, Other Also tagged Big 3, coup, double standard, GM, International Monetary Fund, Obama, Rick Wagoner, Simon Johnson, The Atlantic, time to cut the head off the snake, Wall Street 10 Comments