Their $300 billion investment in job creating, economy stimulating, efficient, sustainable, low carbon, non-oil dependent, high-speed rail isn't hobbled by teabag Governors and Fox News addled dim wits.
Let's start with what they don't want. Republicans don't want safety, health, environmental protections, pensions, education and infrastructure. That's all gooey liberal gibberish.
I've noticed this story, but like the unreasonably cheap $1.00 chicken sandwich, I haven't given it much thought. It appears that 100 unionized Perdue Farms chicken catchers will lose their jobs in March when their positions are eliminated. The good news: they can re-apply for their jobs, but must be willing to work longer hours for less money and fewer benefits.
I know this much: The Democratic base is awesome. This story about people from around the country rallying to support the public workers in Wisconsin makes my New-Deal-loving-Woody-Guthrie-singing, heart leap up in my chest. And when...
Is it inevitable that greedy teachers, selfish game wardens and effete bus drivers will crush our state budget with their unreasonable demands to be paid a living wage? Perhaps not. An alternative would be to raise the state income tax on the wealthiest Delawareans by 2%. In a failed attempt to not sound like a strident hippy, I meekly hinted at this as a possible option during our recent meeting with Governor Markell.
There is a business case for better workplaces. As some guy once said, “Employee satisfaction is the only real, durable source of customer satisfaction.”
Grover Norquist is married to a Muslim and is therefor spearheading "campaigns within the conservative establishment on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood." That's the theory. According to Frank Gaffney.