Another attempt at humor via dehumanization. Not very funny, really.
The reality is that this country was founded by leftists, and all of the greatest accomplishments the USA can boast of belong to the socialist impulse.
Conservatism achieves nothing worthy of emulation, while progressives have given the world representative government and all the benefits of scientific thought.
If you like breathing clean air, having the right to vote, and enjoy the concept of the weekend – thank a leftist.
Peace.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
GOP and al Qaeda pursuing mutual interests...
This looks very much like the GOP platform, and the laundry list of Bush administration accomplishments. It's been clear for some time that the GOP is working on the same project as al Qaeda.
Republican government led to the suspension of habeas corpus, the out of control national debt, the suppression of homosexuals, the redistribution of wealth toward the rich, massive financial collapse due to deregulation, war based on false pretenses, increasing deaths due to health insurance company abuses, the Citizens United decision, which has left ordinary Americans to compete with foreign corporations for access to the airwaves for election advertising...
If anything, the GOP and al Qaeda have been after the same thing since the start. War on Terror? Who can take such a thing seriously?
Republican government led to the suspension of habeas corpus, the out of control national debt, the suppression of homosexuals, the redistribution of wealth toward the rich, massive financial collapse due to deregulation, war based on false pretenses, increasing deaths due to health insurance company abuses, the Citizens United decision, which has left ordinary Americans to compete with foreign corporations for access to the airwaves for election advertising...
If anything, the GOP and al Qaeda have been after the same thing since the start. War on Terror? Who can take such a thing seriously?
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
On Teabags
The Teabaggers of today have turned the motto of the revolution on its head. Rather than protesting against "Taxation without representation", the 'baggers are protesting for "Representation without taxation". So sad. A total misunderstanding of the purpose of our government.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Guest Rag: American Spectator on Polanksi
I was amazed to find that the American Spectator is actually published by a nonprofit group. Giving me all kinds of ideas...
Anyway, here's a link for the heck of it:
Polanski & Justice: What is double jeopardy?
Anyway, here's a link for the heck of it:
Polanski & Justice: What is double jeopardy?
Monday, July 12, 2010
Liars to the Right of Me, Jokers to the Left
Really? Obama is failing? Because from where I sit, he seems to be doing pretty darn well under the circumstances.
I see a lot of gratuitous reference to race here - but in all honesty, Obama's racial background had precisely nothing to do with most voters' choice to support him. He could have been any race - that's not what determined who earned the nomination. It was about policy - and it still is.
As far as policy, Obama seems to be doing pretty well. Democrats managed to get a pretty substantial piece of health care legislation passed, which is already improving access to care for millions. They also succeeded in preventing a massive depression with some timely economic stimulus, and rescued the US car industry. Democrats have also restored full funding to the Veterans' Administration, taken effective action to manage the foreclosure crisis, provided some tax relief to low income earners, and fully committed to success and eventual withdrawal in Afghanistan.
In fact, there is very little that Obama can be said to have "lied" about, if anything. In comparison to the previous administration, the current one is a vision of purity and wholesomeness.
In what sense is Obama failing? None that I can see. He is experiencing the push-back that progressive reformers always face from entrenched corporate interests. Of course his popularity has dropped since inauguration. However, Obama remains one of the most popular politicians nationally, and has been doggedly pursuing his policies in spite of complaints from both the right and the left. In reality, Obama has worked hard to embody the vision of post partisan, pragmatic progressivism that he promoted as his platform. He has been met by unprecedented levels of partisan opposition and obstruction, and in spite of this he has accomplished more than most Presidents achieve in 4 years before he has been in office for 2.
If this is failure for the Democrats, then I must have missed something...
Liar, liar: Why Obama is failing
I see a lot of gratuitous reference to race here - but in all honesty, Obama's racial background had precisely nothing to do with most voters' choice to support him. He could have been any race - that's not what determined who earned the nomination. It was about policy - and it still is.
As far as policy, Obama seems to be doing pretty well. Democrats managed to get a pretty substantial piece of health care legislation passed, which is already improving access to care for millions. They also succeeded in preventing a massive depression with some timely economic stimulus, and rescued the US car industry. Democrats have also restored full funding to the Veterans' Administration, taken effective action to manage the foreclosure crisis, provided some tax relief to low income earners, and fully committed to success and eventual withdrawal in Afghanistan.
In fact, there is very little that Obama can be said to have "lied" about, if anything. In comparison to the previous administration, the current one is a vision of purity and wholesomeness.
In what sense is Obama failing? None that I can see. He is experiencing the push-back that progressive reformers always face from entrenched corporate interests. Of course his popularity has dropped since inauguration. However, Obama remains one of the most popular politicians nationally, and has been doggedly pursuing his policies in spite of complaints from both the right and the left. In reality, Obama has worked hard to embody the vision of post partisan, pragmatic progressivism that he promoted as his platform. He has been met by unprecedented levels of partisan opposition and obstruction, and in spite of this he has accomplished more than most Presidents achieve in 4 years before he has been in office for 2.
If this is failure for the Democrats, then I must have missed something...
Liar, liar: Why Obama is failing
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Greed Over Parity (GOP≠EU)
Let me see… the “We’re Not Europe” Party. Here’s the platform…
1. Taxes should be optional for corporations and high income individuals.
2. Taxes should be reduced or eliminated, regardless of fiscal consequences.
3. Defense spending should never be criticized – ever.
4. Desperation and starvation are good motivators for the underclass – they should be allowed to flourish.
5. Government should serve corporations and the wealthy – any deviation from this plan should be fought with relish.
Supporting corporations and the wealthy is par for the course. You can call it whatever you like – the GOP is still the party of Greed Over Parity.
Join the “We’re-Not-Europe” Party
1. Taxes should be optional for corporations and high income individuals.
2. Taxes should be reduced or eliminated, regardless of fiscal consequences.
3. Defense spending should never be criticized – ever.
4. Desperation and starvation are good motivators for the underclass – they should be allowed to flourish.
5. Government should serve corporations and the wealthy – any deviation from this plan should be fought with relish.
Supporting corporations and the wealthy is par for the course. You can call it whatever you like – the GOP is still the party of Greed Over Parity.
Join the “We’re-Not-Europe” Party
Monday, May 17, 2010
Why raising taxes on unearned income makes sense.
Regardless of what term you use to describe investment income, this income is not currently subject to social security or medicare taxes. Earned income is already taxed at a higher level in most cases than investment income, which is a disincentive to work. Rationalizing our taxation system will require increasing the taxes on capital gains to at least the same level as taxes on earned income. This is entirely normal and healthy.
The truly nonsensical notion was identified by Warren Buffet.
The solution to this problem is very simple – raise the tax rate on unearned investment income. Anything else is truly nonsensical.
The Nonsensical Notion of ‘Unearned Income’
The truly nonsensical notion was identified by Warren Buffet.
Speaking at a $4,600-a-seat fundraiser in New York for Senator Hillary Clinton, Mr Buffett, who is worth an estimated $52 billion (£26 billion), said: “The 400 of us [here] pay a lower part of our income in taxes than our receptionists do, or our cleaning ladies, for that matter. If you’re in the luckiest 1 per cent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 per cent.”
The solution to this problem is very simple – raise the tax rate on unearned investment income. Anything else is truly nonsensical.
The Nonsensical Notion of ‘Unearned Income’
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