The state would need to obtain a waiver from Obamacare, which may be a problem. Under the current law, however, Vermont would have to wait until 2017 to get the waiver that would allow the state to set up its own system. "It doesn't make … [Read more...]
Domestic spending cut; military spending increases
President Obama is continuing the process of reinflating the Pentagon that began in late 1998-fully three years before the 9/11 attacks. The rise in national defense spending since 1998 is as large as the Kennedy-Johnson surge (43 percent) … [Read more...]
[Update] Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself
I assume that as a government official, Napolitano is exempt from the humiliation we peons are subjected to at the airport, which leads me to question her 'objectivity.' In fact, everything there is so much better that I am going to do all … [Read more...]
‘Compromise’ update
As predicted, the President has agreed to Republican demands that the wealthy continue to enjoy their low tax rates. President Obama struck a tentative deal with congressional Republicans yesterday to extend all of the Bush-era tax cuts in … [Read more...]
Once again, ‘compromise’ is giving Republicans what they want
Heading off tax increases: Compromise taking shape Not long after Obama spoke, Democrats ignited a partisan row in the House with legislation that would prevent taxes from rising on lower- and middle-income wage earners but allow them to go … [Read more...]
Rule of Law awaits better political climate
Glenn Greenwald reminds us of the Right-wing wailing and Left-wing accolades that greeted AG Holder's announcement a year ago that KSM and four other Guantanamo inmates would face criminal trials. Greenwald questions the depth of Democrats' … [Read more...]
ACORN assassin O’Keefe in bizarre plot
After the aborted meeting, CNN obtained emails detailing the kinky plan. O'Keefe apparently wrote "So, I'm going to seduce her, on camera, to use her for a video. This bubble-headed-bleach-blonde who comes on at five will get a taste of her … [Read more...]
Democrats to fold again
At least 38 House Democrats have now come out publicly in favor of at least a short-term extension of current income tax rates for couples earning more than $250,000 and individuals over the $200,000 threshhold... Tax the rich? Nah. It's an … [Read more...]
Exxon still funding deniers
ExxonMobil promised in 2007 that it would no longer give money to groups that deny global warming is real. Turns out, they are still doing it. ONE of the world's largest oil companies has broken its pledge to stop funding groups that … [Read more...]
Tea Party Purge
The other part of the Tea Party is not so sensitive: In a press release, the National Tea Party Federation says it ordered the Tea Party Express to kick Williams out and say so "prominently" on their Website. They did not. Williams' … [Read more...]
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