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Proposed Agenda For Occupy Wall Street #2: Lifetime Ban On Elected Officials & Their Staff From Being Employed As Lobbyists

November 21, 2011

The most notorious lobbyist in recent memory Jack Abramoff who had over 100 congressional representatives and senators in his back pocket and wielded power and influence unchecked for so many years has admitted the only sure fire way to limit lobbyist influence is to limit the career choices of elected officials after leaving office–put simply [...]

Tagged as: cleaning up washington d.c. one wrong at a time, jack abramoff, lifetime ban on elected officials and staff as lobbyists, lobbyists, Obama, Occupy Wall Street Rally, proposed agenda for occupy wall street, tax loopholes and post congressional careers, tax rates favor wealthy

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First Order of Business For Occupy Wall Street: Passage of H.R. 1148 The Stock Act

November 13, 2011

CBS 60 Minutes tonight exposed the insider trading going on within the sacred halls of Congress.  ReporterSteve Kroft exposed the inside information that many elected officials are privy to and act upon for personal financial benefit.  Although not necessarily illegal by congressional act, acting upon information for personal gain represents at the least a conflict [...]

Tagged as: Congressional Insider Trading, H.R. 1148, Occupy Wall Street Agenda, S.E.C., The Stock Act

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A Lonely Nation…

October 11, 2011

“Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon. Going to the candidate’s debate. Laugh about it, shout about it When you’ve got to choose Every way you look at this you lose. Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio, Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you. What’s that you say, Mrs. Robinson. Joltin’ Joe has [...]

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Bank of America to Rick Perry: You Scratch My Back, I’ll Scratch Yours

August 19, 2011

Like something from a James Bond flick – A man believed to be James Mahoney, Director of Public Policy for Bank of America, approaches Rick Perry. He relays a message to Rick Perry, casually, like a scheming nemesis from a James Bond film: “Bank of America, We’ll Help You Out.” This is significant because it shows once [...]

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Obama Supporter Michael Moore Suggests Obama Should Give Back Nobel Peace Prize

March 26, 2011

Filmaker Michael Moore, a supporter of Obama for President in 2008, tweeted against the President’s recent military action in Libya.  Moore points out the dichotomy of U.S. foreign policy bombing against the Libyan tyrant at the same time not applying the same standard to the Saudis (invasion of Bahrain). In 2009, Moore objected to Obama’s resurgence of forces [...]

Tagged as: Left has problem with war president obama, Michael Moore, moore wants obama's nobel peace prize returned, Nobel Peace Prize, Obama's Base Disaffecting, Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

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Breaking News: Wisconsin Republicans Convene To Pass Governor Walker’s Request To Bust The Unions!

March 9, 2011

While the  14 Democratic state senators remain in Illinois to prevent a quorum that would destroy collective bargaining for Wisconsin state employees, the word around the state is that the Republicans  met today ostensibly to destroy the unions.  It’s hard to say what legislative loophole or procedural technicality the Wisconsin Republicans  have found to give Governor Walker [...]

Tagged as: Breaking news in Wisconsin, collective bargaining, End run by Republicans and Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker, state deficits, Union busting

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DITTO! Independents Have Problems With President’s 2011 Budget (VIDEO)

February 17, 2011

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) went on the PBS News Hour yesterday to voice  concerns about President Obama’s 2011 Budget.  The type and timing of the proposed budget cuts are worrisome during this time of high unemployment and especially given recent statistics of the middle class slipping into poverty quarter-by-fiscal quarter. Click Photo Here To View [...]

Tagged as: 2011 Budget, Cayman Island Tax Haven, Community Action Committees, Dealing with the Deficit, deficit, Democrats, Extension of tax cuts, Exxon, Falling Into Poverty, Fiscal Reduction Committee, Heating Grants, Independents, Middle America, Middle Class, Military, Pell Grants, President Obama's 2011 Budget, Republicans Debt Reduction, Social Security, U.S. Budget Cuts, Ul.S. Debt, unemployment

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It’s Jobs, Stupid!

February 16, 2011

Republicans have already forgotten the major issue that created their victory in the November Election, regaining the U.S. House of Representatives with the help of the Tea Party, and have returned to  promoting their partisan agenda. The lame duck session and their inflationary tax breaks were passed not in the name of curbing the national debt, but in the name of [...]

Tagged as: A U.S. Regime Change?, Boehner, Deficit Cutting, Democrats, Economy, GOP, Jobs, Jobs v. Deficit, Lame Duck Session 2010, Main Street, Obama 2011 Budget, Republicans, Taxes, Tea Party, Wall Street

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Sitting On A Fence Only Means Splinters

February 1, 2011

Particularly noted by this writer was the media’s response to the pro-democracy movement in Egypt; in a nutshell it was all about us–how this crisis would impact the U.S.  Maybe what should have been on our minds all along was how could a democratic nation in good conscience back a dictator?  This situation in the [...]

Tagged as: Egypt, Hillary Clinton, Middle East Pro-democracy movements, Mubarak, Obama, Saudia Arabia, Tunisia, U.S. Foreign Policy, Yemen

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Hillary Comes Up Short As Egypt’s Pro-Democracy Middle Class Demonstrates Against Mubarek’s Regime

January 27, 2011

Egypt is facing 10% inflation rate and 10% unemployment resulting in the educated middle class and the poor to protest against the corruption of its’ present government.  The initial response to Egyptian Pro-Democracy demonstrations by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday was an indication of the ambivalence of this administration to support demonstrations for [...]

Tagged as: Egypt Demonstrations, Hillary Clinton's Response to Egypt Demonstrations, Middle East, Obama Disconnect, U.S. and global democracy, U.S. economy

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15 Minutes Of Pain…

January 15, 2011

The recent event in Tucson has generated calls for more civility and a suggestion that political discourse and rallies  should be tempered.   To be fair, both extremes of the political spectrum have come under scrutiny by the media because of this and other horrific events experienced by  our nation.  But is the violence of one lone [...]

Tagged as: Arizona, Civility, Congresswoman Gabriel Gifford, Democrats, Jared Lee Loughner, Media, Republicans, Tuscon

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