Now would be a good time to pick up the phone and add some pressure for your GOP Representative to stop acting like such an ass about the tax and spending negotiations. If his party wants to cut social welfare programs, then man up and propose something. Otherwise just pass the Senate bill that protects …
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This is Disturbing
After announcing layoffs of 700 workers, this happened: A California utility said Thursday it has notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of potential sabotage, possibly by an employee, of a crucial piece of safety equipment attached to one of its nuclear power reactors. Southern California Edison said the incident did not pose an immediate safety threat …
Open Thread: Salting Romney’s Wounds
From Matt Viser, at the Boston Globe: WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney and President Obama dined together at the White House on Thursday afternoon, attempting to heal campaign wounds over a lunch of white turkey chili and Southwestern grilled chicken salad…. According to the White House, the two former rivals also “pledged to stay in touch, …
You are the change we’ve been waiting for
So, fiscal cliff. Austerity crisis. Whatever. Obama has decided that upper tax brackets will go up, and so it will happen, since anything else requires his signature in lieu of an override vote in both houses of Congress. The whole package of Bush tax cuts expires in January, plus useful items like unemployment insurance, and …
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Hanging Tough
Republicans have a major sad that Obama is not crumbling in to their demands: Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner presented the House speaker, John A. Boehner, a detailed proposal on Thursday to avert the year-end fiscal crisis with $1.6 trillion in tax increases over 10 years, $50 billion in immediate stimulus spending, home mortgage refinancing …
Thursday Recipe Exchange: Stuffed Peppers
__ From our Food Goddess, TaMara: I decided that we’d do stuffed peppers tonight and when I went trolling around the blog, found we’ve done a few variations on them over the years. Tonight’s featured recipe is from my cousin Scott. He mentions in the original post that we’re a family who loves to cook …
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What Does This Vote Mean
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to grant Palestine status as a nonmember observer state, with basically everyone but Israel and her client state the US voting in favor: More than 130 countries voted on Thursday to grant Palestine the upgraded status of nonmember observer state in the United Nations, a stinging defeat for Israel …