According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute, the wealthiest 1 percent of American households had a net worth 288 times as large as the median household wealth of $57,000 in 2010. This constitutes a huge increase from 1962, when the ratio was 125-1….
Florida Sheriff Jokes About Using His Political Opponents As Target Practice: When you’re head of the local Good Old Boy network, you can pretty much do whatever you choose, right??
Obstruct and Exploit: It’s a brilliant, if cynical policy: obstruct the President at every turn, and then blame the President for not making any progress. So much for doing what’s best for America, eh?
America’s 1 Percent Have 288 Times As Much Wealth As The Median Household: Now there’s a compelling argument for Socialism, no?
Decision Upholding Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Relied On 1869 Case Warning Of ‘Rogues,’ ‘Strumpets,’ and ‘Wandering Arabs’: And we all know what a compelling threat wandering Arabs are these days….
Two conventions, two Americas. Seldom has the divide been greater: It’s difficult to have unity when one party works to exploit the undercurrent of White resentment and the other party tries to look positively to the future.
Bob Woodward’s New Book Exposes Boehner’s Debt Ceiling Duplicity: John Boehner a hypocrite? Quelle surprise….
9/11 politicking makes an unexpected comeback: Remember when Republicans promised not to politicize 9/11? Then Barack Obama became President….
Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial: Clearly, he’s unaware that being a Republican means never having to say your sorry…or worry about being held accountable for your actions, no matter how criminal, inhuman, or reprehensible.
California politician not yet famous for phony abortion theory: Equating abortion with an increase risk of cancer? It doesn’t get much stupider or more disingenuous than that.
WASHINGTON TIMES STAKES OUT DNC PRAYER ROOM; BOTHERS, JUDGES PEOPLE: Judging those who think, love, live, and/or believe differently: it’s what Conservatives do.
Lies, damned lies, and statistics in Fox News graphics: Fox News Channel peddling lies and misinformation? Whodathunkit??
Michael Tomasky On What Will Happen When Romney Gets Desperate: We could be looking at one of the dirtiest and nastiest Republican campaigns in memory.
