Archive for February 22nd, 2009
If you are going to steal from the US Treasury…
…GO BIGTIME!! That is what Republicans must think. Because they get into an ugly snit if they think some poor bastard might get something from the government that they don’t deserve, but when 19,000 wealthy Americans rip-off the treasury to the tune of $20 billion in unpaid taxes – that doesn’t merit a passing mention.
Legalizing Marijuana More Popular Than Republicans
And, apparently, more popular than than Republican policies, too — Chris Bowers does the work (see Open Left for links to where the polling comes from): It should also be noted that, at 40-41% (ed. note: Rasmussen and CBS polls respectively) support, legalizing marijuana is more popular than all of the following: * Opposing stricter […]
Jindal to Louisiana: Drop Dead
Would-be President Bobby Jindal has rejected $100 million in Federal unemployment assistance to Louisiana. Using classic Rethug logic, he argues that accepting the aid now could lead to an increased tax on business down the road. Of course, this is demonstrably untrue. From the article: “Today, however, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced his intention to […]
Don’t Even Think About Bailing Out These People
…not only couldn’t they even begin to pay back what they owe their fellow citizens for the BushCo disaster; but are you really going to employ somebody with that kind of failure on their resume? See here: “This is not a great time for anyone to be job hunting, including numerous former political appointees,” said […]
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