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Category Archives: Political News – National
Interesting article on Harvard Business Review’s blog: Does Standard & Poor’s Deserve a Downgrade?
http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/08/does_standard_poors_deserve_a.html?cm_sp=most_widget-_-default-_-Does%20Standard%20%26%20Poor’s%20Deserve%20a%20Downgrade%3F about 2/3 down the page you’ll come to : We must separate the risk of politicians acting childishly (extremely high) from the risk of the United States actually defaulting on its debt (extremely low). Ironically, the political gridlock that … Continue reading
on the 66th Anniversary of the Bombing of Hiroshima
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/05/1003546/-On-the-Sixty-Sixth-Anniversary-of-the-Bombing-of-Hiroshima?via=siderecent Although many others could be cited, here, finally, is the statement of another conservative, a man who was a close friend of President Truman’s, his Chief of Staff (as well as President Roosevelt’s Chief of Staff), and the five … Continue reading
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Have you watched/listened to the Scott Walker blues?
pretty damn inspiring: http://vimeo.com/27163437 (linked from Daily Kos) great signage: were those cows in solidarity? and LOVED the sail . . .
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Proof that Citizens United undermines the democratic process: hedge funds & private equity firms are more vocally represented than voting citizens
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-cantor-hedge-funds-and-private-equity-firms-have-voice-at-debt-ceiling-negotiations/2011/07/22/gIQAZYNVYI_story.html As the debt ceiling talks tick down to the Aug. 2 deadline, leading the opposition to any deal that includes higher taxes is the new tribune of rank and file House Republicans: Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia. . … Continue reading
when I signed the Stop Anti-Gay Bullying in Anoka-Hennepin, MN on change.org I didn’t realize it referred to Michele Bachmann’s district
http://www.change.org/petitions/stop-anti-gay-bullying-in-anoka-hennepin-mn http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/07/michele-bachmann-teen-suicide “Throughout all of this, Bachmann has remained uncharacteristically quiet. Her office did not respond to a request for comment. But she is on the record opposing anti-bullying legislation. In 2006, Bachmann attended a hearing on an anti-bullying bill … Continue reading
The personal is political . . . or is it the other way around (at least for Eric Cantor)
http://www.gocomics.com/paulszep/2011/07/18
Here a pledge, there a pledge . . .
http://www.gocomics.com/robrogers/2011/07/22 having rewatched “1776” July 4th . . the song “Lees of Old Virginia” might have be going thru my mind . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1LOGXbR-ns&feature=player_detailpage (skip the video – just listen . . . ) you’ll need to listen to … Continue reading
Some Minnesotans have been concerned about Michele Bachmann for far longer than we have . . .
http://www.dumpbachmann.com/
Wall St fumbles the debt ceiling crisis . . .
Was it so important for Wall St to back the Republicans no matter what, that they couldn’t acknowledge the ramifications of failing to increase the debt ceiling? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/business/economy/wall-st-makes-fallback-plans-for-debt-crisis.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all “One of the worst possibilities that people in the financial industry, like Mr. … Continue reading
