Our modern Republican Party is dominated by its Southeastern wing and what could give it purer expression than its Texas branch. The platform is available in PDF form on the Amazon cloud. Widely quoted is this section. It is not from the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2012
SCOTUS/ACA Pay Back ($105)
(cross posted from leftinlowell.com) #middleclasswin … [Read more...]
The trouble with echo chambers
There's an interesting story in today's Globe about how two of the architects of Romney/Obamacare were just so startled that the constitutional challenges to the federal law got as far as they did. After countless hours crafting the … [Read more...]
One of the reasons our towns and states are in such bad shape.
Cop screws us all A retired Lynnfield cop — whose dubious unemployment claim triggered a sweeping effort to reform state law — had his jobless benefits reinstated yesterday in a controversial decision that has sparked cash-strapped … [Read more...]
Weekly Joke Revue: Trump traces Roberts’ ancestry to Kenya
Borowitz: Trump Says John Roberts’ Birth Certificate is Fake: Traces Chief Justice’s Birth to Village in Kenya NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) – Controversy swirled around John Roberts today as billionaire Donald Trump claimed that the … [Read more...]
Meet Dr. Raul Ruiz
Dr. Raul Ruiz, a Harvard-educated emergency room physician, is the Democrat running for Congress in California's 36th congressional district. He has an excellent shot at unseating the long-time Republican incumbent, Mary Bono Mack, who … [Read more...]
A dilemma with a DINO
Two years ago, when the Affordable Care Act was originally voted on by congress, my DINO of a congressman, Stephen Lynch, voted against it. At the time, as someone with a preexisting condition, I swore that I would never vote for this … [Read more...]
Gallup Poll: Nation Split on ACA Decision
Contrary to right wing commenters, Gallup Poll released showing reaction to the SCOTUS decision on the health care law, 46% agree and 46% disagree: Interesting note that Independents show that 45% agree while 42% disagree. But … [Read more...]
On the hagiography of John Roberts
hag·i·og·ra·phy (noun hā-gē-'ä-grə-fē, \-jē-\): the writing of the lives of saints. There's been a great deal written in the last 24 hours about Chief Justice John Roberts. And a good deal of it, some from people who usually write in … [Read more...]
Scott Brown Misleads in Response to Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Reform
[Cross-posted from the ProgressMass blog. Like ProgressMass on Facebook and follow on Twitter.] Responding to the Supreme Court’s historic decision upholding the Obama Administration’s landmark health care reform legislation, Republican … [Read more...]
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