Monthly Archives: September 2011

by | September 30, 2011

Darrell Issa Goes Postal!

From Open Secrets blog: The fate of the U.S. Postal Service, now $9.2 billion in debt, lies with a handful of lawmakers its workers’ unions hope will enact the serious reform needed to save the federal agency. Rep. Darrell Issa … Continue reading →

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by | September 29, 2011

Who needs a wake-up call with all that caffeine?

From George Zornick at THE Nation: According to [POLITICO's] Mike Allen’s “Playbook”—a daily memo of DC conventional wisdom—the biggest story of the day involves remarks by the CEO of Coca-Cola about the horrid US tax structure. Muhtar Kent says [at … Continue reading →

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by | September 28, 2011

Happy Birther to You!

From Salon: President Obama released his long-form birth certificate months ago, but leading Birther activist Orly Taitz is still insisting to anyone who will listen that the president is not a natural-born citizen. Last Thursday she traveled to Capitol Hill … Continue reading →

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by | September 27, 2011

Mittsie: “My Alma Doesn’t Mater”

From The Boston Globe: It always provokes a laugh among conservative audiences but is no less curious each time it happens, those attacks Mitt Romney makes on his own alma mater. He did so again yesterday, when the Republican presidential … Continue reading →

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by | September 26, 2011

Gov. Little Ricky Goodhair Gets (Ice) Creamed by Pizzaman!

From philly.com: ORLANDO – Georgia businessman Herman Cain scored an upset win in the Florida Republican Party’s straw poll Saturday, dealing a setback to national front-runner Rick Perry. …snip… Cain received 37 percent of the 2,657 votes cast, more than … Continue reading →

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by | September 25, 2011

Boo-zing it up at the Rethuglican Debates

From POST POLITICS at The Washington Post: Forget the sound bites from the stage. Some of the most memorable moments from a series of Republican presidential debates have come not from the candidates competing for the nomination but from the … Continue reading →

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by | September 24, 2011

Middle Class? More Like No Class

From abc NEWS: Mitt Romney may be a multimillionaire, but on Wednesday he set his net worth aside and declared himself a member of “the great middle class.” “We ought to provide help to the people who have been hurt … Continue reading →

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by | September 23, 2011

The Bucks Start Here

From THINK PROGRESS: Two months ago, the Washington Post revealed that Mitt Romney’s presidential bid is largely fueled by Wall Street money, including major donors from Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America. Today, the former Massachusetts governor took … Continue reading →

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