20 days ago by Ted McLaughlin

There are many fallacies in Republican ideology (like the idea that "trickle-down" economics is beneficial to everyone), but one of the most pernicious and damaging ones is the idea that whatever is good for Big Business (corporations) is good for America. This has never been true. The Republicans p ...

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26 days ago by Ted McLaughlin

The above cartoon by Steve Sack from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune pretty much sums up to political situation in the United States today. The Supreme Court's United Citizens vs. FEC decision equated free speech with money and ruled that Congress cannot limit the amount of money outside special intere ...

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31 days ago by vassallo

Many campaigns along with “super PACS” are working to figure out where the fight is and it seems to be in South Carolina. Tons of advertising dollars have been put into the South Carolina area within the past few days. Aside from Iowa, it seems that South Carolina is going to be another one of the m ...

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64 days ago

Question by New California Republic: California has the highest state income tax and sales tax and it’s still not enough? http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/03/support-for-jerry-browns-california-tax-plan-fading-fast-where-do-you-stand.html The public sector union members got themselves terr ...

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92 days ago by Ted McLaughlin

Rep. "Smokey Joe" Barton (R-Texas) earned his nickname. He never met a polluter that he didn't love, especially the ones that pour huge dollars into his campaign chest. And he's always been willing to fight for the right of those campaign donors to foul the air that Americans must breathe. We can al ...

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101 days ago by Elena

Does everyone remember this statement from Corey, Washington Post Oct 19th? Stewart said that developers were pleased with the direction the board has taken as a whole in easing permit restrictions, building roads and other key infrastructure and keeping taxes low. He said that he has never taken do ...

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102 days ago by Elena

Does everyone remember this statement from Corey, Washington Post Oct 19th? Stewart said that developers were pleased with the direction the board has taken as a whole in easing permit restrictions, building roads and other key infrastructure and keeping taxes low. He said that he has never taken do ...

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106 days ago by OldMan1

October 28, 2011 Corporate spending to “buy” state judges has increased substantially over the past year. The “normal” cost to elect a judge these days is $1 million in most state races. As one might expect, most of the contributions are anonymous. Too many judges owe their jobs to campaign money hi ...

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106 days ago by OldMan1

October 28, 2011 Corporate spending to “buy” state judges has increased substantially over the past year. The “normal” cost to elect a judge these days is $1 million in most state races. As one might expect, most of the contributions are anonymous. Too many judges owe their jobs to campaign money hi ...

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111 days ago by Opinion

Tweet Cate Edwards, the daughter of former presidential candidate John Edwards and the late Elizabeth Edwards, married college sweetheart Trevor Upham yesterday. The couple wed beside an altar candle lit in her mother’s memory. Read more on Cate Edwards and Trevor Upham: Married!…

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