List/Grid Monthly Archives: March 2011
Indiana Seeks to Pass Restrictive Abortion Measure
In Indiana, hundreds of protesters showed up at the statehouse on Tuesday in order to protest a new restrictive abortion measure. House Bill 1210, introduced by Indiana state Rep. Eric…
Sharron Angle Plans Another Run for National Office
Nevada Republican Sharron Angle lost her Senate bid to Majority Leader Harry Reid last November. But, she is trying again. On Wednesday afternoon, Angle announced her plans, via a web…
Rep. Schakowsky Proposes New Tax Brackets
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced on Wednesday new legislation designed to reform the outdated and overly simplified tax brackets. The new law would create new tax ranges for earners who…
Rush Limbaugh’s Horrific Responses to Japanese Earthquake
On his show Tuesday,Rush Limbaugh, the pompous radio host, laughed as he mocked Japanese refugees over a recycling program. A caller asked Limbaugh, “If these are the people that invented…
Rick Snyder in Michigan
The protests that consumed Wisconsin for over three weeks and spread to Indiana and Ohio have now moved on to Michigan. Newly-elected Republican governor Rick Snyder signed into law on…
Hillary Clinton Not Interested in Second Term
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer during an interview on “The Situation Room” that she is not interested in serving a second term if President Barack Obama…
Obama Gets Serious About Gun Control
The Obama administration is looking for ways to change the nation’s gun laws strictly by using executive action. The current Congress, led by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), has expressed strong…
House Approves Short-Term Spending Measure
The House approved another stop-gap spending bill on Tuesday, funding the government for another three weeks until April 8. The measure provides an additional $6 billion in budget cuts and…
Wisconsin Governor May Have a Mental Illness
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is the poster child for denial and delusional behavior. Last Friday, Walker signed into law the controversial union-stripping bill that sent tens of thousands of residents…
Controversy Begins in Gingrich and Barbour Camps
Likely presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Haley Barbour have attracted media attention in the last few days and not necessarily for the right reasons. Gingrich is aligning himself with a…
Former New York Candidate Paladino Still Mad
Former gubernatorial candidate from New York, Carl “I’m mad as hell” Paladino is still mad. According to the Buffalo News, Paladino has stiffed his campaign workers out of thousands of…
Appeals Court Agrees to Expedite Obama Healthcare Ruling
Last week, a U.S. appeals court agreed to accelerate the Obama administration’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling that struck down The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Court…
Voter Rights are Targeted
Democracy continues to slip away. After Republican lawmakers, especially at the state level, have recently rammed through widely unpopular legislation, states are now looking at ways to reduce the likely…
Senate Panel Investigates Ashford University
Last week, a Senate panel investigated a small Iowa college that has seen tremendous growth in the past six years. Ashford University, now a for-profit college, and its parent company,…
Union Stripping Bill Caused Massive Earthquake
If there is a God, and I am not sure there is, I would assume he/she/it would not be vengeful and mean. But, I could be wrong. Maybe it is…
Op-Ed: We Can’t Afford to Neglect the Mentally Ill
Despite mental illness being the leading cause of disability in the United States, funding for mental health—which was poor to begin with—is being attacked by GOP state and federal lawmakers…
Media Blackout of Wisconsin Protests
The last few days, I have begun to notice something. The mainstream media has been literally ignoring the protests in Wisconsin. At first, I didn’t think much of it. But,…
Obama to Blame for Rising Gas Prices?
In the latest round of “Blame the President for Everything”, there is a growing chorus of GOP lawmakers that are now accusing President Obama of somehow being behind the growing…
