He Would Know

Pat Buchanan: Black People Bought 'Propaganda' On The 'Liberal Plantation'

Whatever. Black people were actually enslaved on the conservatives' plantation, the modern incarnation of the Republican party deliberately built its base with racists, and to this day the GOP has its geographical and philosophical power base in the confederate south. Buchanan knows The Southern Strategy well. He was one of its architects.

Al Capone

Raw Story: Twenty House Democrats called Thursday on the U.S. Judicial Conference to formally request that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate Justice Clarence Thomas's non-compliance with the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

Justice Thomas indicated on his annual financial disclosure forms that his wife had received no income since he joined the bench in 1991, despite the fact that his wife had in fact earned nearly $700,000 from the Heritage Foundation from 2003 to 2007.

If they disclosed this income on their tax return, Thomas should be impeached for violating the ethics rules designed to prevent corruption. If they didn't, they should be indicted for tax evasion.

Crazy

Herman Cain: Blacks 'brainwashed' into supporting Democrats ...

Or maybe they just know the GOP deliberately built its base with racists, is more often partial to the confederate flag than the American flag, and to this day has its geographical and philosophical power base in the confederate south. African American's mental state should not be questioned because of their political affiliation. It's entirely logical for them to hate the GOP. Herman Cain on the other hand seems to want to be the only black man at the country club.

The Public Needs To Know

Congressman Gary Peters (D-Bloomfield Hills) on Tuesday pledged his support to U.S. Postal Service employees as nearly 100 letter carriers, mail handlers and postal workers gathered outside his office in Troy to rally for federal legislation they say would prevent a collapse of the postal service.

"We need to make sure we have a strong postal service," Peters told the crowd. "You can make sure I will be there with you."

"Tell the Hill to pass the bill," Royal Oak letter carrier John Dick shouted into a megaphone while dozens of people marched with picket signs. “The public needs to know why the postal service is in a financial mess,” Dick said. “If it was not for the unprecedented pre-funding of the Retiree Health Benefit Fund, the postal service would have actually made a profit of $611 million over the last four years.”

At the crux of the issue is a 2006 federal mandate that requires the postal service to pre-fund future retiree benefits for the next 75 years, and do so within 10 years. Supporters of the proposed legislation say the bill would fix the pre-funding requirement.

The public needs to know... the public needs to know... the public needs to know the Republican party is a corrupt, dishonest, America killing piece of garbage. The public needs to know they set up the USPS to fail. The public needs to know they did this because they're working on behalf UPS and Fedex instead of the American people, and they're trying to kill the 600,000 strong postal union. Try to get UPS to deliver a letter for 42 cents, suckers.

Gamers

AP: HARRISBURG, Pa. — The first trial of Republicans in Pennsylvania's corruption scandal is under way in Harrisburg.

Lawyers are making opening statements Monday before a Dauphin County jury of six men and six women. Judge Richard Lewis has said the trial could last eight weeks.

The defendants are former Rep. Brett Feese, a one-time House GOP whip; Brian Preski, chief of staff to former House Speaker John Perzel; and former Feese aide Jill Seaman. They are accused of participating in a scheme to illegally spend millions of taxpayer dollars on technology and other public resources to boost GOP election campaigns.

Six other Republicans pleaded guilty and may testify for the prosecution. Among them is Perzel, who prosecutors say was the ringleader.

While we maintain the real crime is the longstanding cesspool that is Republican party voter suppression, it's a trip to comprehend all the different levels on which these people attack our democracy. This particular bit of illegality not only games the system, but steals from the taxpayers to do it. Outrageous, really, and not hugely remarkable only because the Republican party does this kind of stuff all the time.

Party Like It's 1899

Above chart courtesy of Daily Kos.

In 1979 we had a massive middle class, production capacity that was the apple of the world's eye, and a national debt that was under a trillion dollars. Then came Reaganomics. Since then it's been standard Republican public policy. And since then the middle class has been ravaged, the top 1% has more than tripled their wealth, our production capacity has collapsed, and the national debt has grown to 14 trillion dollars. And now we're beyond screwed.

GOP public policy is a God-damn-national-disaster. Don't vote for a national disaster.

Don't Like Democrats, Not Too Keen On Democracy

Fox analyst: ‘I Really Don’t See The Downside’ to Gov. Shutdown

Well, except for jacking around millions of Americans...

Republicans are not really into government by the people. They prefer corporate rule. Fans of democracy should take note.