May 2012
66 posts
“It’s obvious to me that the powerful religious elite preferred to read scripture...”
– Crystal St. Marie Lewis (via azspot)
Robert Reich: Obama has to Explain Why Fairness is... →
robertreich:
The Cory Booker imbroglio has ignited a silly but potentially pernicious debate in the Democratic Party between so-called “pro-growth centrists” who want the President to focus on how well he’s done getting the economy back on its feet after the Bush administration almost knocked it out, and…
“I have my own beliefs, and those beliefs are very dear to me. One of them is...”
– Mitt Romney, 1994 Massachusetts Senatorial Debate
The abortion that Mitt doesn’t talk about anymore - Abortion - Salon.com
(via fatsy)
It’s a tough thing, trying to be the Republican nominee, while still, at times, holding amazingly reasonable views regarding governance. One of two...
“If you let one (truant student) run loose, what are you gonna’ do with the rest...”
– Houston judge Lanny Moriarty • On his decision to sentence a 17-year-old honor student, who (since her parents divorced and both skipped town) has had to work both a full and a part time job just to support two siblings, to spend a day in jail, after she missed school recently. Diane Tran, who also...
Quebec on the verge of martial law: Canada protest... →
americanindignants:
Students stage a protest against tuition fee increases on May 25, 2012 in Montreal. (AFP Photo / Rogerio Barbosa)
TAGS: Protest, Politics, Opposition, Education,North America, Police, Security
Ontario students have pledged to take to the streets in solidarity with their protesting fellows in Montreal and other cities of Quebec. The students are defying emergency laws...
“Mitt Romney has been a devout Mormon all his life. He was 31 years old in 1978,...”
– P.C. for Me but Not for Thee (via azspot)
Letters To My Country: More Scenes From The War On... →
letterstomycountry:
A lot of folks of Conservative disposition, and perhaps pro-life people more generally, take exception to the idea that the recent nation-wide expansion of policies which restrict the reproductive choices of women amount to a “War on Women.” They feel that it’s an overwrought appeal to emotion…
Robert Reich: The Commencement Address That Won't... →
robertreich:
Members of the Class of 2012,
As a former secretary of labor and current professor, I feel I owe it to you to tell you the truth about the pieces of parchment you’re picking up today.
You’re f*cked.
Well, not exactly. But you won’t have it easy.
First, you’re going to have a hell of a hard…
“What they did not want you to ever realize is that your generation, the...”
– John Cleveland
Poor Richard's News: GOP leaders: Hey, Obamacare's... →
poorrichardsnews:
Just when it looked like there might be some hope for our federal government, the GOP goes and talks about keeping parts of Obamacare if it’s struck down by the Supreme Court.
From Politico:
House Republican leaders are quietly hatching a plan of attack as they await a historic Supreme…
Robert Reich: How Odd that Mitt's Smitten With... →
robertreich:
Mitt Romney is full of praise for Bill Clinton even as he heaps scorn on Obama.
“Almost a generation ago, Bill Clinton announced that the era of big government was over,” says Romney, “Clinton was signaling to his own party that Democrats should no longer try to govern by proposing a new program…
Politicalprof: In politics, it seems as though... →
politicalprof:
Symbols are how we make sense of life. I can’t know your inner thoughts, feelings and truths. They are hidden by your skull and your lies (possibly) and your self-interest.
But I can know what you wear, how you carry yourself, and how you speak. I can know what car you drive and where you live…
