I’m sure the right is going to object to this big time: Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) and 17 House Democrats, including several Congressional Black Caucus members, proposed legislation Wednesday that would increase the minimum wage to $10 an hour. Jackson said his bill, the Catching Up to 1968 Act, is needed to help low-income […]
Here’s the summary from Slashdot: “Republican Assemblyman Jim Conte said, ‘[this] turns the spotlight on cyberbullies by forcing them to reveal their identity.’ Republican Senator Thomas O’Mara added, ‘[this will] help lend some accountability to the Internet age.’ The two are sponsoring a bill that would ban any New York-based websites from allowing comments (or […]
It’s amazing how Republicans complain about the wasting of tax payer money, but when it comes to one of the most asinine conspiracy theories ever, spending that money is fine: Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s volunteer investigation into documents pertaining to President Barack Obama’s residency status now includes the services of a taxpayer-funded deputy, according to Arpaio. […]
Since President Obama announced his support of gay marriage last week the pundits have gone into overdrive. Some are saying this could spell the end to his presidency, while others are saying it shows he embraces a future. A new poll out by CBS sheds a little bit of light into this: A new CBS […]
That she decided to become a citizen of a nation known for it! Rep. Michele Bachmann is now officially a Swiss miss. Bachmann (R-Minn.) recently became a citizen of Switzerland, making her eligible to run for office in the tiny European nation, according to a Swiss TV report Tuesday. Arthur Honegger, a reporter for public […]
I have always been pro-Second Amendment. By that I mean that responsible and stable adults should be allowed to own firearms. Two stories out of Arizona this week goes against the “responsible and stable” part. First was this shooting rampage: An Arizona man who on Wednesday reportedly killed four people, including a 47-year-old grandmother and […]
Yesterday the draconian Republican leadership in the House decided to rush through the CISPA legislation: Up until this afternoon, the final vote on CISPA was supposed to be tomorrow. Then, abruptly, it was moved up today—and the House voted in favor of its passage with a vote of 248-168. But that’s not even the worst […]
JobsOhio has been governor John Kasich’s big plan to bring jobs to Ohio, but it is hitting some major hurdles: A private economic development agency created by Gov. John Kasich to move “at the speed of business” has been slowed to a near halt in obtaining its start-up money as it awaits the outcome of […]
Forget the good part of the 90’s. It appears the Republicans are wanting to relive the bad part of them with bogus investigations into the President: Now comes complainant Republican National Committee, snark firing on all cylinders, formally requesting that a government auditor look into whether President Barack Obama has been bilking taxpayers by billing […]
As the trial starts, get ready for a lot of talk about John Edwards: CBS News) With opening arguments in the trial of former U.S. senator and presidential candidate John Edwards set to begin on on Monday, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows that public opinion of him has plummeted since he was a […]