Wednesday, April 20, 2011
© Tom Tomorrow It does seem perfectly straightforward, doesn’t it? If high deficits are really going to ruin our country and its economy, then it seems obvious that every rich person should be for raising their taxes.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
“President Obama is slated to appear on one of Oprah’s last shows. He’s hoping it’s the one on which she gives away 14 trillion dollars.” – Conan O’Brien “Barack and Michelle Obama will appear on Oprah’s show soon. Not to be outdone, Donald Trump’s hair will be making an appearance on Animal Planet.” – Jay […]
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
© Jim Morin How do some people get away with blaming the unions and illegal immigrants for our current economic troubles?
What did we ever do before the Innertubes allowed us to instantly figure out when someone was lying to us. Here’s a case in point. Last week, Donald Trump appeared on Fox News and praised Reagan as one of the presidents he admired most. HANNITY: Who are our past presidents that you admire most? TRUMP: […]
If you think the Republican budget proposal written by Paul Ryan was bad — gutting Medicare and giving tax breaks to the rich — consider that it could have been worse. The Republican Study Committee (RSC) wrote an alternative budget that was Ryan on steroids, all but destroying the social contract and giving even larger […]
Having a problem forming a Political Action Committee (PAC)? There is another approach you can try — It’s called a SuperPAC. Learn all about it from Stephen Colbert:
“President Obama wants to raise taxes on the country’s richest people. And you thought Donald Trump hated him before.” – Jay Leno “Donald Trump said he will not decide about a possible run for the presidency until after the current season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ wraps up. Say what you want about Trump, at least this […]
© Chan Lowe The GOP scheme to cynically appeal to their older base by preserving Medicare for anyone over the age of 55 — while simultaneously screwing anyone younger than that — seems to have backfired.
“It’s starting to look like Donald Trump may be a serious presidential candidate. If you’re in my line of work, Trump running for president for real is the greatest thing that has ever happened.” – Conan O’Brien “The White House is saying Donald Trump has ‘zero percent chance’ of being elected. That seems a little […]
Consider long-time anti-gay activist Louis Marinelli. Last year he was the person behind the Summer for Marriage Tour sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage, literally driving the bus for a series of protests against gay marriage. But sometime during the tour, Marinelli actually started talking to some of the gay people he was supposed […]
Borders Bookstore has filed for bankruptcy and closed 225 stores, putting 6,000 employees out of work. The company is in debt and doesn’t have enough assets to pay off its creditors. But that didn’t stop the CEO from asking the bankruptcy judge for $8.3 million in executive bonuses, including $1.7 million for himself. That’s on […]
“Republicans are obsessed with abortion. If they really wanted to protect the weakest, most helpless people, wouldn’t they protect the Democrats?” – Bill Maher “I’m not going to pay taxes. When they say I’m going to prison, I’ll say no, prisons cost taxpayers a lot of money. You keep what it would have cost to […]
Happy Tax Day! Taxes are one of the most politicized and misunderstood parts of our country. Both parties and the media are awash in tall tales and myths about taxes, so here are some little known but absolutely true facts to help clear things up: Fox News says “47 percent of Americans don’t pay any […]
© Pat Oliphant After Republicans worked so hard to let the birther nonsense die down — Karl Rove even tried to blame it on the Democrats, speculating they kept the rumors alive so Republicans would look stupid — Donald Trump stirs up the birther pot again. And that brings out all the wingnuts, including Sarah […]
