Archive for March 9th, 2011

Wisconsin GOP Senators Pass Stand-Alone Anti-Union Bill Without Democrats Present

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Newt Gingrich Committed Adultery Because He Loves America – You can’t make this up.

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Newt was too busy loving America and defending the our national honor to be faithful to his wife. That talking point should clear the way for the nomination.

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Wednesday Open Thread

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The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Fox News Celebrates International Women’s Day

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Fox News Celebrates International Women’s Day

Fox’s Megyn Kelly asks if she was askin’ for it.

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Another Governor says “F-you!” to the Governed

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60 percent of Pennsylvanians would still support taxing the natural gas drillers at a rate similar to the other energy-producing states.”

Too bad those 60 percent of Pennsylvanians didn’t contribute $1.2 million to Corbitt’s recent election campaigns like the oil-and-natural gas interests did.

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Return Of The Angry Town Halls

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The angry Town Halls are back! This time it’s Republicans feeling the heat from constituents.

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Guest Post from DFA — Netroots Nation Scholarship Competition Launches

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Most of our regular readers know about Netroots Nation and believe it or not, that time of the year is coming up again. I’ve never been and I *really* want to go — the schedule has just never quite worked. In any event, Democracy for America sponsors attendees to this conference every year by providing scholarships to progressive bloggers and activists who couldn’t otherwise go.

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12% of Nothing is Nothing

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If you can get through this, Donviti actually makes a good point. With Union membership at 12% and the wealth of the country concentrated at the very top, the plutocratic overlords who call all the shots have the middle class arguing over a pittance. (What is one value less than a pittance? A dribble?)

I know there are bigger issues involved, but from a practical perspective, even if Scott Walker backs down and allows Wisconsin unions to the right to “collective bargaining” the unions will have won the right to try and grab a handful of steam.

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