Wednesday, September 7, 2011
© Tom Tomorrow This explains everything!
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Conservatives like to harp on how high corporate taxes and excessive regulations are killing small businesses, and the best way to create jobs is to cut taxes. But as an owner of several small businesses, I’ve always known that was a lie. It is absolutely silly to think that businesses hire employees when their taxes […]
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
One of the things I like about Texas is their sense of humor. So it is only natural that they would be making lots of fun of governor Rick Perry, who is leading in the Republican race for president. The most common joke I hear is that Perry is the candidate for those people who […]
Monday, September 5, 2011
© Clay Bennett Even though Michele Bachmann won the straw poll in Iowa, she has been trailing badly since then, and is struggling now in fourth place behind Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul. Perry is currently the Tea Party flavor of the month, but it will be interesting to see how he does […]
Monday, September 5, 2011
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has an excellent article in the NY Times about the rather direct correlation to how well the middle class is doing to how well the economy does. (Memo to supply-siders: trickle down economics does not work, and has never worked. It is, as George Bush Sr. put it in […]
Sunday, September 4, 2011
by Art Buck, from the Ashland Daily Tidings I have been following the election build-up and I’ve made up my mind: I am voting a straight Republican ticket. The thing that tipped me over the edge was the Republican incandescent light bulb position. They say it is a Democratic police state that is forcing manufacturers […]
Sunday, September 4, 2011
“I read Dick Cheney’s book. I don’t want to ruin it for anybody, but in the final chapter he kills Harry Potter. If you want the book, in the bookstore go past the self-help section. It’s in the self-serving section.” – Jay Leno “Michele Bachmann is publishing her memoir. Why can’t we pray that away?” […]
Sunday, September 4, 2011
© Clay Bennett Given the high unemployment rate, and the attacks on unions and the labor movement in general, is there much to celebrate on this Labor Day?
Saturday, September 3, 2011
A few days ago I reported on the Justice Department filing suit to block the merger of AT&T with T-Mobile, but there is more news about how much AT&T has been lying about the benefits of their proposed merger. In order to promote the merger, AT&T announced that they would be moving 5,000 call center […]
Saturday, September 3, 2011
[by Andy Borowitz of The Borowitz Report] Libyan Madman Turns Up in New Hampshire CONCORD, NH (The Borowitz Report) – The mystery surrounding Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s whereabouts was resolved today as the dictator announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in a town hall meeting in Concord, New Hampshire. In announcing his candidacy, the […]
Saturday, September 3, 2011
“Dick Cheney’s new memoir contains some startling surprises. For example, he is still alive.” – Jay Leno “Dick Cheney’s new memoir will be a best seller. I think it’s published by ‘Simon & Shooter.’” – David Letterman “If you like light summer reading, Dick Cheney’s memoir came out at midnight . In Washington, D.C. this […]
Friday, September 2, 2011
© Matt Bors When will the “Drill Baby, Drill” crowd wake up and realize that even if we open for drilling up every last potential source for oil, we will still eventually run out of oil? And meanwhile, destroy our environment, our health, and keep having to fight wars to keep the oil flowing. We […]
Friday, September 2, 2011
© Stuart Carlson So, is Perry just the latest flash in the pan, brought on by a not-too-stellar line up of candidates, or will he burn out once people actually listen to what he is saying?
Thursday, September 1, 2011
[by Cliff Schecter] Towards the beginning of the original Terminator film, Kyle Reese, who has come back to the past to save Sarah Connor – whose spawn will save mankind – lets her know what she’s facing in her new cybernetic stalker. “Listen, and understand. That terminator is out there. It can’t be bargained with. […]
Thursday, September 1, 2011
© Lee Judge Doesn’t it seem like the current crop of candidates are running away from the viewpoints held by the majority of voters? For example, a strong majority of voters would like to see a tax increase on the rich.
