Hurricane Isaac is on course to strike Florida and the Gulf Coast Monday and Tuesday — forcing the GOP to cancel day one of their four-day hate fest. A revised schedule is due some time today. Romney folks believe that the convention will be a chance to “reinvent” etch-a-sketch Romney…
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi defined the stakes of the 2012 election this way: “Everything is at stake. Civilization as we know it today,” she said, catching herself with a laugh. “That’s all. So, no pressure.” (22)
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From the NYT: The following graph, which I put together using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, traces the annual rate of job creation under Democratic and Republican administrations from Harry Truman to Obama — with 2009 separated out as a year in which any fair-minded person would agree…
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The Pragmatic Pundit has an absolute must piece read on the history of voter disenfranchisement in the US and the GOP’s efforts to re-institute and reinforce Jim Crow. This article contains the best summation of the past four years that I have seen. Here’s an excerpt, but be sure to…
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From ThinkProgress: In spite of the massive public outcry from the right over Akin’s comments, the official GOP platform committee approved a provision Monday supporting a “human life amendment” that would outlaw abortion without specifying exemptions for rape or incest. The platform reads: Faithful to the ‘self-evident’ truths enshrined in…
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From Institute for Southern Studies: The law triggering the cuts does not slash the military budget by $600 billion. That figure — which has also been widely cited in the media — overstates the amount of military cuts by more than $100 billion. Signed by President Obama last August after…
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First, President Obama responds to Todd Akin’s comments about ‘legitimate rape’: Second, Obama told Mittens to bring it and to step, when he told Mittens that the the presidency is a privilege, not an entitlement: I think that is what the American people would rightly expect — is a sense…
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