I haven’t been following things in Michigan that closely. Here’s Gin and Taco’s take on the new “Financial Martial Law” bill: Michigan’s widely reported ‘Financial Martial Law’ bill, soon to be signed into law by teabagging mannequin Rick Snyder, is portrayed by leftists as another salvo in the ongoing Republican war against teachers and public …
Fuck The Middle-Class
These Are The People In Your Neighborhood
Went to an after-work rally in Toledo last night to oppose the anti-union bill that is moving through the Ohio legislature. There was a steady cold rain and the turnout was still quite good. The gathering was near the intersection of two busy roads, and we got lots and lots of support from rush hour …
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What Is At Stake
Here’s who the anti-union jihad of the GOP and the glibertarians is targeting: Jodi and Ralph Taylor are public workers whose jobs as a janitor and a sewer manager cover life’s basics. They have moved out of a trailer into a house, do not have to rely on food stamps and sometimes even splurge for …
When the Umpire is biased…
During his opening statement at his confirmation hearing, Chief Justice John Roberts told the Senators that his job was to be an umpire: Judges are like umpires. … The role of an umpire and a judge is critical. They make sure everybody plays by the rules. … And I will remember that it’s my job …
Hoosier Daddy?
Roger Ailes, of course: Fox News officially announced on Monday afternoon that former Democratic Senator Evan Bayh is becoming a contributor to the network. Michael Clemente, the network’s senior vice president for news, announced the move in a statement. He said that “Senator Bayh’s decades of experience in the political arena and his participation in …
An Ohio Update
Reading John’s post on the lack of national media coverage of the worker protests in Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and elsewhere, I have to say, I’m not surprised or even particularly disheartened. I anticipated this well prior to the (understandable) media focus on events in Japan. In Ohio our new Republican governor is a former FOX …
BoA
Anonymous has released a set of BoA emails. Their site is down, but here’s a roundup courtesy of commenter Elia. I didn’t see anything totally awful, but we’re going to have to wait for a few Tantas to look it over before we know the full impact of the leak.