Category Archives: Progressives

On Wisconsin: Vote Out Scott Walker and the Koch Bros.

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Today’s (Lengthy) Quote: Charles P. Pierce on the Scott Walker Recall

This country’s best and funniest political journalist, Charles P. Pierce, currently camped out in Wisconsin for Scott Walker’s recall, renders a brief analysis of the situation on the ground there in the excerpt below: “If there’s any prominent recollection among … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: This and That, But Mostly This

“It is not the function of the government to relieve individuals of their responsibilities to their neighbors, or to relieve private institutions of their responsibilities to the public.” — Republican President Herbert Hoover in the depths of the Great Depression. … Continue reading

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Video: Donald Trump Thinks He’d be the Best Choice for Romney’s Veep

The humble and dignified Manhattan real estate tycoon famous for yelling “You’re fired!” at the slippery, wheedling masochists who appear on his TV game show (one of his few projects from which he turns a profit), recently sat down for … Continue reading

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Today’s Quotes: Wealth, an Empty Stomach and Hard Work

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Today’s Quotes: The Dumb, the Mean and the Smart

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Signs o’ the Times for May 22, 2012

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Today’s Quotes: How Far Right Can You Lean Before You Fall Off?

“How am I going to fix the economy? I’ll tell you how I’m going to fix the economy. I’m going to look at what Obama has done and do the opposite. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.” — Mitt Romney, … Continue reading

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Today’s Quote: The Fearful Right

“Consider for a moment just how terrifying it must be to live life as a true believer on the right. Reality is scary enough, but the alternative reality inhabited by people who watch Glenn Beck, listen to Rush Limbaugh, or … Continue reading

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Excerpt: “Stephen King: Tax Me, For F$@k’s Sake!”

The wildly popular and hardworking but unfairly condemned by the literati writer (because he’s been so successful, most likely), speaks out straightforwardly about the inequities of our bizarre tax system.   Stephen King: Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake! The iconic … Continue reading

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