Sen. Whitehouse To Introduce 'Buffett Rule' Bill To Raise Taxes On Millionaires

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:14 PM EST (Think Progress)

President Obama renewed his call for raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to help reduce the deficit during his State of the Union speech, a proposal that became known in 2011 as the “Buffett Rule” after Obama mentioned that Warren Buffett paid a lower tax rate …

congress, 1, politics, whitehouse, fairness, equality, class-warfare, right-wing-lies, tax-rates, right-wing-extremism

Romney, Damon Corporation and a $119 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:10 PM EST ()

According to a cited Forbes report, in 1989, Bain Capital purchased controlling interest in Damon Clinical Laboratories Corporation, a medical testing company located in Needham, Massachusetts. In 1996, Damon admitted that from 1988 to 1993 it had shored up its earnings by sub …

politics, gop, 2012, fraud, ethics, 1, romney, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism

Sarah Palin: Vote for Newt Gingrich to 'annoy liberals' and 'rage against the machine'

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:00 PM EST (Daily Kos)

How dumb is Sarah Palin? So dumb that she thinks Newt Gingrich—former speaker of the House, regular guest on the Sunday talk shows, and, according to Nancy Reagan, the leader of the conservative movement to whom St.

politics, gop, palin, 2012, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, gingrich, right-wing-extremism

No one is trying to 'gut the military'

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:03 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R) of California appeared on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" the other day, and repeated a variety of familiar talking points.

politics, military, budget, deficit, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, obama-derangement-syndrome, maher, rohrabacher

DREAM Activists Heckle Romney In Miami

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:01 AM EST (Think Progress)

Three immigration activists interrupted Mitt Romney’s stump speech in Miami last week, shouting, “Why are you trying to separate our families?” and “What about equality?” Romney ignored the three hecklers, who said they were part of the DREAM Act m …

politics, immigration, florida, romney, bigotry, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, dream-act

Senate Republicans To Unveil Bill Authorizing Keystone Pipeline

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:58 AM EST (Talking Points Memo)

Senate Republicans will soon unveil legislation to approve the Keystone pipeline, Sen Dick Lugar’s (R-IN) office said Monday.

politics, congress, games, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, kaystone-pipeline

Newt Gingrich Says Mitt Romney 'Misled' Country, But Would Still Endorse Him If He's the Nominee

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:30 AM EST (ABC News)

He has called Mitt Romney a “liar” who “misled the entire country” in last week’s debate.

politics, gop, 2012, romney, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, gingrich, right-wing-extremism, gop-primary

President Obama Calls Out Mike Lee's Scorched Earth Obstructionism

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:25 AM EST (Think Progress)

Last week, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) announced he would take revenge for President Obama’s decision to make four recess appointments by engaging in a scorched earth campaign of obstruction against the president’s nominees.

congress, politics, appointments, right-wing-lies, mike-lee, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-obstructionism

Gingrich Outspent In Florida By Up To $12,000,000

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:23 AM EST ()

In the end, Newt Gingrich never really had a chance in the media war in Florida: Newt Gingrich has been outspent on the Florida airwaves by a nearly $12 million margin, according to a source monitoring the Sunshine State ad war. Through Friday, the Romney campaign and the su …

politics, gop, media, florida, 2012, romney, gingrich, big-money

The Sorry State of Gov. Brewer

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:19 AM EST ()

She just had to go and do it, didn’t she. Gov Jan ‘Brew-ha-ha’ Brewer, Arizona’s illustrious governor, embarrassed every one who lives, has lived, ever lived, or knew anybody who might have any connection to the Grand Canyon state Wednesday when she met …

politics, arizona, president-obama, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, class, brewer, disrespect

What Rubio doesn't understand about the economy

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:12 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Sen Marco Rubio (R) of Florida delivered his party's weekly address on Saturday morning, and made a provocative claim about President Obama. "The bottom line is this president inherited a country with serious problems," Rubio said.

politics, economy, florida, stimulus, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, aca, rubio

Why Mitch McConnell should avoid discussing the debt

Seeded on Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:06 AM EST (msnbc.com)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) was asked about an extension of the payroll tax break yesterday, but instead of answering the question, the Republican changed the subject.

politics, economy, congress, jobs, debt, greece, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, mcconnell, payroll-tax

Moon colonies! Death rays! A brief history of Newt Gingrich's 'crazy' ideas

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:31 PM EST ()

"I think grandiose thoughts," former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said at a recent presidential debate.

politics, gop, 2012, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, gingrich, right-wing-extremism, crazy, insanity

Unstable? Tea Party Republican Congressman Tells Obama To Leave USA

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:24 PM EST ()

Alan West, a tea party-backed congressman from Florida raised questions about his mental stability with comments he made on Saturday arguing that President Obama and other top Democrats should “get the hell out of the United States of America.” West was speaking at …

politics, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, insanity, allen-west, obama-derangement-syndrome, wasserman-schultz

Obama deserves more credit than GOP gives

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:30 AM EST ()

Republicans and right-wing conservatives, desperate for any pretext to discredit President Barack Obama instantly and lastingly, are preemptively striking out to derail and demean any successes that may accrue to his administration.

politics, president-obama, foreign-policy, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, birthers, right-wing-media, obama-derangement-syndrome, andrew-sullivan

Why Gingrich would lose in a debate with Obama

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:22 AM EST ()

Newt Gingrich is basing his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, in large part, on one premise: He is the candidate best equipped to debate President Obama. If he becomes the nominee, Gingrich asserts, he will challenge the president to seven Lincoln-Douglas-style d …

politics, president-obama, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, gingrich, right-wing-extremism, debates, speaking

A Fine Day to Discuss the Value of the ACA

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:12 AM EST (Political Animal)

This morning brings some sad news, that Rick Santorum’s daughter, Bella, has been hospitalized in Philadelphia.

politics, health-care, health-care-reform, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-extremism, class-warfare, santorum, aca

Banks Weren't Meant to Be Like This

Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:58 AM EST ()

The inherently symbiotic relationship between banks and governments recently has been reversed. In medieval times, wealthy bankers lent to kings and princes as their major customers.

politics, government, finance, fraud, banks, banking, 1, right-wing-lies, regulation, bailouts

Watch Bill Maher Smash The Right's Obama Paranoia Into Tiny Pieces

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:44 PM EST ()

After Maher discussed the crazed Republican paranoia over Saul Alinsky, he said, You know, Republicans have created this completely fictional president.

politics, racism, hate, fear, bigotry, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, bill-maher, obama-derangement-syndrome

Targeting of Occupy journalists drops U.S. to 47th in press freedom

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:01 PM EST (Daily Kos)

Congratulations to the enforcers of the 1 percent.... Today, Reporters Without Borders released their annual Press Freedom Index, a leading assessment of how well countries are living up to principles of transparency and media freedom.

violence, 1, politics, journalism, law-enforcement, freedom-of-the-press, fascism, suppression, right-wing-media, right-wing-lies

PolitiFact devolves into absurdity on latest ruling

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 5:58 PM EST (Daily Kos)

Here's the statement being fact checked..During Thursday's debate, Mitt Romney said: "I've never voted for a Democrat when there was a Republican on the ballot." Now, people had a wee bit of a problem with this, because the context was Romney's vote for Democrat Paul Tsongas …

politics, media, romney, voting, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, right-wing-media, politifact, useless, absurdity

Why The Obama Recovery Has Been Much More Impressive Than Reagan's

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:53 PM EST (Silicon Alley Insider)

The first, obvious, point is that soon after Reagan entered office THE US WENT INTO A RECESSION! ... Since the Recession ended, Obama has maintained growth in private investment.

politics, taxes, recession, president-obama, deficit, housing, analysis, right-wing-lies, reagan, financial-collapse

Grover Norquist: impeach President Obama if he doesn't extend tax cuts for the rich

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:37 PM EST (Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News)

As screwed up as things are in Congress right now, it’s natural that nobody much wants to contemplate how much more screwed up things might be after the November elections unless one party or the other emerges with united control and something of a mandate.

taxes, politics, impeach, norquist, national-journal, right-wing-lies, right-wing-extremism, president-obama, right-wing-crazy, tea-party-republicans

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GOP Collateral Damage

Seeded on Sat Jan 28, 2012 9:28 AM EST (Political Animal)

The hatefulness consuming the Romney-Gingrich struggle in Florida is spreading pretty rapidly through the opinion-leaders of the GOP, whose exchanges are beginning to resemble Dollar Beer Night at a professional wrestling venue. The oddest back-and-forth involves an attack on …

politics, south-carolina, romney, right-wing-lies, gingrich, right-wing-extremism, progressives, gop-primary

Why, Yes, Mitt Romney Does Lie a Great Deal

Seeded on Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:22 PM EST (New York Magazine)

I’ve always had a soft spot for Mitt Romney, who strikes me, in a way I can’t completely define, as a good guy.

politics, gop, taxes, 2012, 1, romney, right-wing-lies, tea-party-republicans, class-warfare, obama-derangement-syndrome

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