Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Solar Stunner: America is a $1.9 Billion emExporter/em of Solar Products
Solar Stunner: America is a $1.9 Billion emExporter/em of Solar Products: pWith all the stories about China dominating the solar photovoltaics (PV) manufacturing sector, you might not think that America is a net exporter of solar products. But it is — to the tune of $1.8 billion. That’s a $1 billion increase over net exports documented in the solar sector last year. In fact, a report [...]/p
Green Jobs Reality Check: Clean Energy Still Means More and Better Jobs for American Workers
Green Jobs Reality Check: Clean Energy Still Means More and Better Jobs for American Workers: pby Adam James, Jorge Madrid, and Bracken Hendricks A lot of bogus numbers are flying around about green jobs these days. It’s time to set the record straight: Clean energy is a bright spot in the economic recovery, already creating large numbers of high quality U.S. jobs in emerging industries. Cleantech (primarily clean energy) has [...]/p
Monday, August 29, 2011
Bachmann Joins Perry, Endorses Even Bigger Corporate Tax Holiday Than Corporations Asked For
Bachmann Joins Perry, Endorses Even Bigger Corporate Tax Holiday Than Corporations Asked For: pDuring his presidential campaign kickoff tour of New Hampshire, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) signaled potential support for a temporary holiday that would allow corporations to repatriate offshore funds at a zero percent tax rate, far lower than the current 35 percent rate, under the guise of job creation. Reducing the rate to zero percent [...]/p
The insanity continues
The insanity continues
The Problem With Rick Perry’s Federalism Is Extremism, Not Hypocrisy
The Problem With Rick Perry’s Federalism Is Extremism, Not Hypocrisy: pPolitical reporters seem much more comfortable discussing allegations of hypocrisy than discussing policy substance, so I should be glad that the extent of Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s bizarre ideas are getting some attention through the lens of hypocrisy. But I do hasten to add that the real story is the ideas not the hypocrisy. For [...]/p
Perry Says Social Security Is No Longer A ‘Retirement Program’ But Simply A ‘Tax’
Perry Says Social Security Is No Longer A ‘Retirement Program’ But Simply A ‘Tax’: pThinkProgress filed this report from Ottumwa, Iowa. During a campaign stop in Ottumwa, Iowa this past weekend, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) continued his assault on Social Security, saying it was no longer a “retirement program” but has just “turned into a tax.” Perry is certainly no fan of Social Security. In his November 2010 [...]/p
Sunday, August 28, 2011
BREAKING: Perry Says He Hasn’t ‘Backed Off Anything’ In His Book, Still Thinks Social Security Is Unconstitutional
BREAKING: Perry Says He Hasn’t ‘Backed Off Anything’ In His Book, Still Thinks Social Security Is Unconstitutional: pThinkProgress filed this report from Des Moines, IA. During a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa today, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) reaffirmed all the views expressed in his book Fed Up!, including that Social Security is unconstitutional, despite previous attempts by his campaign staff to walk back the candidate’s words. In Perry’s book, released [...]/p
Friday, August 26, 2011
MN Republicans Literally Auctioning Off GOP Congressmen And State Lawmakers To Highest Bidder
MN Republicans Literally Auctioning Off GOP Congressmen And State Lawmakers To Highest Bidder: pA Republican committee in Minnesota has been caught creating an eBay-style auction site to sell access with politicians, including top lawmakers like Rep. John Kline (R-MN) and Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN), as well as State House Speaker Kurt Zellers (R-MN). With bidding starting at $250, the committee offered opportunities to “get up close and personal” [...]/p
The Tea Party Is The Hate Wing Of The Republican Party That Has Always Been There
A fake "movement" to rebrand the most vile wing of the republican party.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wingnut Alert: ALIPAC Calling For a (Possibly Violent) Coup | Crooks and Liars
Wingnut Alert: ALIPAC Calling For a (Possibly Violent) Coup | Crooks and Liars
More right wing treason and violent talk.
More right wing treason and violent talk.
GOP Rep. Brady Isn’t Convinced That His $80 Billion Corporate Tax Giveaway Is Actually A Tax Break
GOP Rep. Brady Isn’t Convinced That His $80 Billion Corporate Tax Giveaway Is Actually A Tax Break: pSeveral multinational corporations, under the banner of a campaign known as “WinAmerica” having been pushing Congress to enact a tax repatriation holiday, which would allow corporations to bring money that they have stashed offshore back to the U.S. at a dramatically lower tax rate than the 35 percent that they would usually pay. Rep. Kevin [...]/p
Just another dishonest and corrupt bum from Texas.
Just another dishonest and corrupt bum from Texas.
News Corp Set To Air 9/11 Documentary Glorifying Bush; Producer Says He’s Not Interested In ‘Facts’
News Corp Set To Air 9/11 Documentary Glorifying Bush; Producer Says He’s Not Interested In ‘Facts’: pAfter spending over a decade promoting President Bush, the PATRIOT Act, and the Iraq War, Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation appears to be up to the same tricks, this time with an hour-long promotional video about Bush’s leadership during the 9/11 attacks. Although News Corp. is perhaps best known for its Bush cheerleading through its Fox [...]/p
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Koch Industries Lobbying Puts Over 4 Million Americans in Danger | Common Dreams
Koch Industries Lobbying Puts Over 4 Million Americans in Danger | Common Dreams
The Libertarian funders of the Tea Party.
The Libertarian funders of the Tea Party.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Why Rick Perry’s War On The 16th Amendment Is The Third Prong Of His War On Seniors
Why Rick Perry’s War On The 16th Amendment Is The Third Prong Of His War On Seniors: pTexas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is taking a lot of well-deserved criticism for his absurd claims that Medicare and Social Security violate the Constitution. But these are hardly the only part of Perry’s constitutional agenda, which seem designed to inflict unnecessary cruelty on America’s seniors. Perry also wants to repeal the federal government’s 16th Amendment [...]/p
Monday, August 22, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
In '06 Bachmann Staffer Was Arrested in Uganda on Terrorism Charges | Crooks and Liars
In '06 Bachmann Staffer Was Arrested in Uganda on Terrorism Charges | Crooks and Liars
It's ok with Bachmann as long as he's a Christian Terrorist.
It's ok with Bachmann as long as he's a Christian Terrorist.
Bachmann Staffer’s Ties To Uganda’s ‘Kill-Gays’ Bill
Bachmann Staffer’s Ties To Uganda’s ‘Kill-Gays’ Bill: pJim Burroway has a good post exploring the troubling connection between GOP presidential candidate Michele Bachmann and Peter E. Waldron, a campaign staffer “responsible for her faith-based organizing both in Iowa and South Carolina.” Yesterday, the Atlantic reported on Waldron’s “arrest in Uganda in 2006 on charges of running illegal guns and ammunition,” but Borroway [...]/p
The Real Vacation Outrage: The U.S. Is The Only Developed Country Where Citizens Aren’t Guaranteed Paid Vacation
The Real Vacation Outrage: The U.S. Is The Only Developed Country Where Citizens Aren’t Guaranteed Paid Vacation: pMany political pundits and conservative politicians have seized the opportunity to criticize President Obama’s planned vacation in Martha’s Vineyard. Former Massachussetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) said he wouldn’t be doing the same if he were president, and the political paper Politico even consulted a group of “political strategists” to compile a list of less politically [...]/p
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Perry Calls For Even Bigger Corporate Tax Repatriation Giveaway Than Corporations Have Asked For
Perry Calls For Even Bigger Corporate Tax Repatriation Giveaway Than Corporations Have Asked For: pA group of corporations have launched a campaign, known as “WinAmerica,” in an attempt to convince Congress to implement a corporate tax repatriation holiday. Such a holiday would allow corporations that have stashed money offshore to bring those funds back at a dramatically lower tax rate than the 35 percent to which they are usually [...]/p
REPORT: Texas Ranks Dead Last In Total Job Creation, Accounting For Labor Force Growth
REPORT: Texas Ranks Dead Last In Total Job Creation, Accounting For Labor Force Growth: pData for this post was compiled by Matt Separa, Research Assistant with the Economic Policy Team at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX), since he launched his presidential campaign on Saturday, has paraded around the stat that “since June of 2009, Texas is responsible for more than 40 percent of [...]/p
Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups
Poll: Tea Party Less Popular Than Muslims, Atheists, 21 Other Groups: pThe debt ceiling deal has left the Tea Party more disliked than ever, as a recent New York Times poll shows. In April, 2010, 21 percent of Americans approved of the Tea Party while 18 percent disapproved of it. Now, 20 percent approve while a stunning 40 percent disapprove of it. Ironically, the conservative movement [...]/p
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Rep. Paul Ryan Refuses To Face Voters This August, But 'Welcomed The Debate' In 2009
Rep. Paul Ryan Refuses To Face Voters This August, But 'Welcomed The Debate' In 2009
That's because he's a liar, a cheat and a coward.
That's because he's a liar, a cheat and a coward.
Monday, August 15, 2011
The Profiteers Club: Congressman Darrell Issa | Crooks and Liars
The Profiteers Club: Congressman Darrell Issa | Crooks and Liars
One of the most corrupt people in our government.
One of the most corrupt people in our government.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
While Pushing Corporate Tax Cuts, Bachmann Rejects Extending Jobless Benefits: ‘We Don’t Have The Money’
While Pushing Corporate Tax Cuts, Bachmann Rejects Extending Jobless Benefits: ‘We Don’t Have The Money’: "pRight now, 14 million unemployed Americans are struggling to make ends meet. 44.4 percent of these Americans have been struggling without a job for six months or more. While Republican lawmakers continually put off their “jobs” agenda, many of these Americans receive much needed financial support from the federal unemployment benefits program. These benefits, unfortunately, [...]/p"
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Romney Defends Raising Retirement Age To Protect Corporate Tax Breaks: ‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’
Romney Defends Raising Retirement Age To Protect Corporate Tax Breaks: ‘Corporations Are People, My Friend’: "pFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) just completed a damaging campaign stop in Iowa where audience members responded angrily to his plans, and Romney frequently responded belligerently to their anger. In one of the most contentious exchanges, Romney defended his belief that we “should consider a higher retirement age” for Social Security and Medicare to [...]/p"
VIDEO: Romney Angrily Confronted Over His Desire To Cut Entitlements While Protecting The Rich
VIDEO: Romney Angrily Confronted Over His Desire To Cut Entitlements While Protecting The Rich: "pGOP 2012 presidential contender Mitt Romney today spoke at the Iowa state fair, before a key Republican debate tonight and an upcoming Iowa straw poll. At the end of his speech, a Q&A session quickly devolved into a shouting match. The first questioner asked Romney if he would raise the cap on payroll taxes, so [...]/p"
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
While Cutting Health Care For The Poor, Gov. Scott Pays Less Than $400 A Year For Taxpayer-Subsized Health Insurance Plan
While Cutting Health Care For The Poor, Gov. Scott Pays Less Than $400 A Year For Taxpayer-Subsized Health Insurance Plan: "pAfter relentlessly campaigning to abolish health care reform, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has taken every opportunity to slash health care coverage for the poor, elderly, and disabled. Since taking office in January, Scott has enacted a landmark Medicaid privatization scheme, rejected millions in federal health aid for seniors, children, and the disabled, and even [...]/p"
With Nearly 270,000 Missourians Out Of Work, Sen. McCaskill Opposes Extending Unemployment Benefits (UPDATED)
With Nearly 270,000 Missourians Out Of Work, Sen. McCaskill Opposes Extending Unemployment Benefits (UPDATED): "pYesterday evening, local news station KMOV aired a special report about unemployment. At one point, the news station asked Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) about the unemployment situation and said she “suprised” them with her response. The station asked the senator if unemployment benefits should be extended and if the payroll tax cut implemented as part [...]/p"
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Report: Health Insurer Profits Surged 13.5 Percent In Second Quarter
Report: Health Insurer Profits Surged 13.5 Percent In Second Quarter: "pHealth Care For America Now (HCAN) is out with a new release pointing out that health insurer profits are increasing as Americans are spending less on health care. “Combined profits for UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Cigna Corp. and Humana Inc., which cover one-third of the U.S. population, surged 13.5% to $3.4 billion [...]/p"
Monday, August 8, 2011
Salmonella-Tainted Turkey Sickens Dozens As GOP Seeks To Slash Food Safety Budgets
Salmonella-Tainted Turkey Sickens Dozens As GOP Seeks To Slash Food Safety Budgets: "pIn the third-largest recall on record, food giant Cargill is pulling 36 million pounds of ground turkey out of stores after a salmonella outbreak linked to one of the company’s plants sickened nearly 80 people, killing one. The recall follows other salmonella related troubles in the U.S., including salmonella-tainted eggs producing the largest U.S. foodborne [...]/p"
GOP Presidential Candidates Ignore S&P’s ‘Blast At Republicans,’ Pin Downgrade Blame on Obama
GOP Presidential Candidates Ignore S&P’s ‘Blast At Republicans,’ Pin Downgrade Blame on Obama: "pOn Friday, the credit rating agency Standard & Poors downgraded the U.S. from AAA to AA+ in the first downgrade in U.S. history. In its release, S&P took Republicans to task for using the debt ceiling as a political football and refusing to consider new revenues as an option for reducing the country’s long-term deficit. [...]/p"
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Boehner’s Folly Leads To S&P Downgrade of US Debt
Boehner’s Folly Leads To S&P Downgrade of US Debt: "pI’m no expert, but I don’t think S&P downgrading its rating of US debt will, as such, have any really big practical implications other than becoming the next political football. If you look at S&P’s definition of the AA rating, after all, it says: “An obligation rated ‘AA’ differs from the highest-rated obligations only to [...]/p"
Friday, August 5, 2011
BREAKING: S & P Downgrades U.S. Credit For First Time In History, Repeatedly Cites GOP Intransigence On Taxes
BREAKING: S & P Downgrades U.S. Credit For First Time In History, Repeatedly Cites GOP Intransigence On Taxes: "pReuters reports: “The United States lost its top-notch AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s on Friday, in a dramatic reversal of fortune for the world’s largest economy.” The new rating is AA+. In explaining their decision Standard & Poors cites both the decision by Republicans in Congress to turn the debt ceiling into a [...]/p"
REPORT: S&P to downgrade U.S. credit, will cite GOP refusal to raise taxes.
REPORT: S&P to downgrade U.S. credit, will cite GOP refusal to raise taxes.: "pABC News reports: “A government official tells ABC News that the federal government is expecting and preparing for bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the rating of US debt from its current AAA value.” Among the reasons cited will be “Republicans saying that they refuse to accept any tax increases as part of [...]/p"
THANKS TO THE TEA PARTY!
THANKS TO THE TEA PARTY!
How Predatory Lenders Are Leaving Veterans Homeless, Broke and In Debt | | AlterNet
How Predatory Lenders Are Leaving Veterans Homeless, Broke and In Debt | | AlterNet
Disgusting! Talk about a bunch of traitors.
Disgusting! Talk about a bunch of traitors.
EXPOSED: The Corporations Funding The Annual Meeting Of The Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC
EXPOSED: The Corporations Funding The Annual Meeting Of The Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC: "pThis week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. ALEC is a powerful corporate front group that allows big corporations to help write legislation that it then delivers to state legislators across the country. The organization is so influential that as many as a third of all [...]/p"
CBO: Social Security Trust Fund Solvent Through 2039
CBO: Social Security Trust Fund Solvent Through 2039: "pA new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reveals that the Social Security trust fund is actually in better shape than previously thought. The CBO had previously projected that the popular entitlement program was solvent until 2037. CBO now projects the trust fund won’t run out until 2039. In the ongoing battle over deficit [...]/p"
The Tea Party Is Coming For Your Medicare (Again)
The Tea Party Is Coming For Your Medicare (Again): "pIf It’s August, The Tea Party Wants To Take Away Your Health Care In August of 2009, the Tea Party tried to run the health care bill off the rails. Flash forward two years and the Tea Party is at it again, but this time they are dead set on pushing through the GOP’s spectacularly unpopular plan to [...]/p"
Thursday, August 4, 2011
August Town Halls 2.0: Tea Party, Republicans Plan Renewed Push For Ryan’s Medicare Privatization Plan
August Town Halls 2.0: Tea Party, Republicans Plan Renewed Push For Ryan’s Medicare Privatization Plan: "pIn yet another sign that the debt ceiling negotiations have re-ignited conservatives’ fervor to privatize the Medicare program, Reuters is reporting that Tea Party activists are planning to descend on the town halls held by members of Congress while on recess this month to demand that the new super committee and future legislative proposals to [...]/p"
Perry’s Legislative Agenda Bears Strong Resemblance To ALEC’s Corporate-Backed Model Bills
Perry’s Legislative Agenda Bears Strong Resemblance To ALEC’s Corporate-Backed Model Bills: "pOur guest blogger is Sarah Bufkin. Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) is pushing a medley of policies closely correlated with the American Legislative Exchange Council, a “corporate front-group” that represents the interests of big-name corporations by drafting legislation for state lawmakers. ALEC, which has the support of conservative heavy-hitters like Koch Industries, Walmart, and ExxonMobil, [...]/p"
Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln Shills For Conservative Lobbyists Using Repeatedly Debunked Right-Wing Numbers
Former Sen. Blanche Lincoln Shills For Conservative Lobbyists Using Repeatedly Debunked Right-Wing Numbers: "pEarlier this year, former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN), who left Congress ostensibly to engage in nobler pursuits and avoid the rancid bipartisanship of Washington, promptly became a lobbyist, signed on as a Fox News commentator, and joined an anti-regulatory road show sponsored by the right-wing U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Alongside former George W. Bush chief [...]/p"
She always was worthless
She always was worthless
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Study: Deunionization A Leading Factor Behind Increasing Income Inequality
Study: Deunionization A Leading Factor Behind Increasing Income Inequality: "pDeunionization is worsening the income inequality gap, accounting for nearly a third and a fifth of wage inequality among men and women, respectively. According to a study by Bruce Western of Harvard University, data proves “the role of unions as an equalizing force in the labor market“: “From 1973 to 2007, wage inequality in the [...]/p"
Monday, August 1, 2011
House To Recess After Debt Vote, Even Though FAA Shutdown Is Forcing Inspectors To Work Without Pay
House To Recess After Debt Vote, Even Though FAA Shutdown Is Forcing Inspectors To Work Without Pay: "pWith all eyes in Washington focused on the debt ceiling debate, little has been made of another costly impasse. Republicans have refused to re-authorize the Federal Aviation Administration without including an anti-union measure in the deal, leaving the FAA in the midst of a costly 10-day shutdown that has forced it to furlough more than [...]/p"
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