Did anybody notice…?
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings …that Rep. Paul "I'm a millionaire" Gosar (R-AZ1) pushed an anti-Davis-Bacon Act amendment to the Homeland Security funding bill passed by the House this week? The Davis-Bacon Act requires that workers on public works projects are paid the "prevailing wage" in their area. The amendment failed, even with … Read more
Al Qaeda urges followers to exploit the gun show loophole
by David Safier Unfortunately, this is for real: Al Qaeda urging its followers in America to buy firearms at gun shows where there are no background checks and use them in acts of terrorism. In a video released today Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn encourages terrorists to use American gun shows to arm themselves for … Read more
An infuriating post about corporate tax cheats
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: I recently received a letter from the IRS kindly informing me that I made a miscalculation and that I owe them a small sum of money (less than the cost of a tank of gas). I totally disagreed, but I paid it anyway because the small amount was not worth the aggravation and … Read more
Medicare is going bankrupt again! (and again, and again, and again . . .)
by David Safier The year Medicare was supposed to go bankrupt was 1976, and 1985, and 1989, and 1992, and 1998, and 2000, and 2002. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune has a long string of quotes from our top national papers predicting the imminent demise of Medicare. You can follow the link to read … Read more
GOP ‘austerity’ measures put the brakes on job recovery
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Steve Benen breaks down the May jobs report. Political Animal – Jobs landscape deteriorates, unemployment up: In the first four months of 2010, we saw steady and encouraging growth in the job market, and optimism was high. Then May came and the job market faltered badly. This year is starting to look … Read more
GOP Luddites reject the future of clean-energy development
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Tea-Publicans are dedicated to turning this country into a third-world banana republic ruled by a corporatocracy of über-rich plutocrats. Many of these plutocrats are tied to the coal, oil and gas industries. They understand that in the era of peak oil they stand to make huge profits from scarcity of supply … Read more
Palin guilty of misdemeanor election fraud in Prescott?
by David Safier I promised myself I wouldn't write about Sarah Palin. But when this one fell in my lap . . . how could I resist? Apparently, over Memorial Day weekend, Palin was in Arizona, and Friday, she went to Prescott where: A large band of California-based motorcyclists, wearing American-flag and other patriotic gear, … Read more
