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Republicans in Congress have blocked a bill for medical care for 9/11 responders because of an alleged concern it would add to the deficit.Yet at the same time Republicans insist on tax cuts for the most wealthy regardless of the impact on the deficit.I wonder sometimes if we live in a legitimate country, or if we all exist and work so a powerful few can prosper.How do average working people who vote Republican tolerate these things?Even if you...

North Korea has lobbed shells at South Korea.Two South Korean marines were killed and many houses were destroyed.(Above--North Korean soldiers peering into South Korea. Like you and I, these troops in the pcture are people in a world they did not create.)This took place on Yeonpyeong Island. This is not the first conflict between the two Koreas over this island.President Obama has said that the United States will help defend South Korea if that is what is required.With all...

It has been two weeks since Republicans made significant  gains across the country on Election Day.The focus of the election was jobs and the economy. 56% of folks in a recent CBS News poll say the most important issue for the new Congress is jobs and the economy.Yet as millions of Americans still deal with unemployment and underemployment, the Republican focus is on everything but jobs and the economy. Where incoming Republican governors have addressed jobs,...

Last night, a group of Rand Paul goons assaulted a Move-On supporter protesting Paul's support of the corporatization of the Republican party.  Paul was arriving at his debate with oppponent Jack Conway in Lexington, Kentucky when Lauren Valle approached his with a sign that said "RepubliCorp Employee of the Month".  She was either tripped or shoved to the ground by a large middle aged male supporter, who then stomped on her head before being called...

Wannabe Speaker John Boehner says a few reasonable sounding words on Face the Nation and the headlines are about a 'shift in policy,' a 'crack in Republican solidarity,' a 'victory for the Obama administration,' and 'Republicans caving on the tax cut battle.' Three words of advice:Don't buy it.First, why would anyone believe a word Boehner says? Then look at the entirety of his comments. Yes, he said,  "If the only option I have is to...

So I guess the desecration of September 11th and showing insensitivity to the families and friends of those who lost their lives that day doesn't extend to Reverend Glenn and Sister Sarah soaking the suckers for a few extra bucks or Newt the Pious, defender of the sanctity of marriage, peddling his latest piece of anti-Obama, anti-Islam garbage on that day. From Think Progress: "This weekend, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are hosting a rally...

After Wednesday night's debate debacle Arizona Governor Jan Brewer-Angle-Palin has decided she's not going to make that mistake again. She's taking her message to the people of Arizona "in a different venue" (presumably one where they don't ask questions, or only ask the ones Brewer wants to answer). Besides, she only did the first one for the money. From the Arizona Daily Star: "Incumbent Republican Jan Brewer said Thursday she has no intention of participating in...

Watch as Arizona Governor Jan Brewer kind of .......uhhh, loses her place in her opening statement during last night's debate with Democratic challenger Terry Goddard:  But it got even weirder. During the debate Goddard asked Brewer to retract her ridiculous statement about the alleged beheadings in the Arizona desert. Brewer evaded the question. Afterwards, several reporters posed the same question to Governor Brewer. First she gave a non-answer, then did her best Sharron Angle impersonation and...

An SAT-like question: Which of the following is unlike the others?A. George WashingtonB. Abraham LincolnC. Frederick DouglassD. Thomas EdisonE. Henry FordF. Martin Luther King Jr. H. "Goldline" Glenn BeckI. There is no difference, they're all great figures in American history.If you answered "I" either your name is Glenn Beck or you're one of the sheep on the way to Washington for the great Saturday fleecing. Watch as much as you can of this promotional video...

From The Daily Herald:  Under the theory that perhaps thousands of Utah college students are having babies paid for by Medicaid that they could pay for themselves, one lawmaker has a plan: cut all elective epidurals and elective C-sections. Sen. Dan Liljenquist, R-Bountiful, has vowed massive Medicaid reform in next year's legislative session, and first on the list is people who may be freeloading. Medicaid pays for 15,000 births a year in Utah, a third...