A week after Congress was given another raise, Senate has sent a big fuck-you to the American workers: The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated a proposal pushed by Democrats to raise the federal minimum wage in increments from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour by Jan. 1, 2009. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, unsuccessfully tried to […]
The Republicans have once again said “fuck middle America” and spent their time giving tax breaks to the rich: The Senate gave final approval Thursday to a $70 billion election-year package of tax cuts that will extend lower rates for investors and also save billions for families with above-average incomes. The Senate passed the measure […]
Here is a very interesting article that somewhat slipped under the radar last week. This one is out of the U.K.: Blogger puts guide to abortion online By Andrew Buncombe in Washington Published: 17 March 2006 A blogger has added fresh fuel to the abortion debate that divides the US by posting online detailed instructions […]
Out of all the Republicans in the country, the pick by the Southern Republican Convention to be the next President is (excuse me while I wipe the tears from my eyes, I have been laughing hard) Bill Frist. I got only one thing to say about that. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (ok three things). Frist would […]
Well ABC News is reporting on an interesting development in the Dubai ports deal: The White House asked Dubai Ports World, a company owned by the United Arab Emirates, to give up its management stake in U.S. ports, to save President Bush from the politically difficult position of vetoing a key piece of legislation to […]
Theres an interesyting debate opened up here in the UK (see report from Yahoo News below). It is over guidelines and proposed changes to the law regarding rape. The guidelines say that a man must get consent from a woman prior to having sex. This is due to the increase in cases where women have […]
So we just found out that Homeland Security can not even keep their own offices secure but they are sure good at keeping an eye on Americans. Scripps Howard has a story up about a retired couple who decided to pay off some debt on their credit card. They sent in a little over six […]
Here is our turn back in time from the AP S.D. Governor Signs Abortion Ban Into Law By CHET BROKAW, Associated Press Writer Gov. Mike Rounds on Monday signed legislation banning almost all abortions in South Dakota. The Legislature passed the ban late last month, focusing nationwide interest on the state as the governor decided […]
The New York Times reported today that a “scant” drop in abortions are seen in states where parental notification are required. This is something that people should really take notice on. Now that more states are pushing for legislation that could make it to the Supreme Court and try to get Roe overturned, a study […]
When Bush signed the torture ban into law in December he used his “executive privilege” to make sure that a he could pick and choose where it applies. It seems like he wasted no time either: Bush administration lawyers, fighting a claim of torture by a Guantanamo Bay detainee, yesterday argued that the new law […]