Category Archives: politics

A Daily Dose of Dumb

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

For an indication of how far we have fallen as a nation, examine the amount of serious coverage given by network and cable news shows to the field of freaks running for the Republican presidential nomination. The lineup on the … Continue reading →

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Obama: QUIT NOW!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

If this struggling country has any hope of reversing the death slide which began over three decades ago, but which has escalated dangerously during the last ten years, it will require a strong, resolute president who will fight for all … Continue reading →

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The Future of American Elections

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The spending on Tuesday’s Wisconsin state senate recall election exceeded $35 million, according to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, which tracks political money. Some believe it will top $40 million. Money raised for all the 116 legislative campaigns in Wisconsin last … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Corporations are People

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“Corporations are people, my friend… of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People’s pockets. Human beings my friend.” Mitt Romney Speaking at Iowa State Fair

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Ratigan Explodes!

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Dylan Ratigan loses his cool and makes sense at the same time.

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Democracy R.I.P.

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

Thom Hartmann echoes what I’ve been writing, the 2010 Citizens United decision of the conservative Supreme Court has destroyed what was left of our democracy. Hartmann is more generous in saying we are a just a few years from being … Continue reading →

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Bad News From the Badger State

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The failure of Democrats to pick up more than two of the six state senate seats in Wisconsin is immensely discouraging.  As I wrote yesterday: “If the huge amounts of campaign money sent in to sabotage the recall effort can … Continue reading →

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BPR Quote of the Day: Strip Poker

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

“It’s plain enough that Obama is a quitter by nature. As someone joked bitterly last week, he turns up for a strip poker session already down to his shorts.” Alexander Cockburn  (after the debt ceiling bill was passed last week.)

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Bigger Than Wisconsin

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

The implications of the recall elections in Wisconsin Tuesday are huge. What happens will tell us much about the political landscape and balance of power in America. Have the Republicans, personified by Gov. Scott Walker and his legislative allies in … Continue reading →

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Republicans = Obstruction

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Arlen Grossman

As Congress enjoys their summer break, it looks like there will be no presidential recess appointment of the first head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. President Obama, bowing to Republican opposition, had already dismissed the idea of appointing the best … Continue reading →

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