We shall pass through this world but once, and any goodness we can do, or any kindness we can show to any human being, let us do it now. Let us not defer nor neglect it for we shall not pass this way again.

Caught on Tape: Wisconsin Republican Committing Vote Fraud in Assembly

Seeded on Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:56 AM EST ()

Yes, Virginia, vote fraud also occurs in legislatures. The Framers were concerned with making elected representatives accountable for their actions.

politics, voter-id-supporter-breaks-legislative-voting-rules, wisconsin-republicans-cheating-in-chamber-votes

Republicans Don't Agree On Much But They're 100% Unified On Degrading Women

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:14 PM EST ()

There is nearly always some dissent within a political party concerning an issue that conflicts with a member’s personal ideology or benefit for constituents that prevents them from supporting a specific agenda.

politics, pro-choice, womens-health, house-oversight-committee, affordable-care-act, gop-war-on-women-s-health

Rove and Hannity's Barely Conceal Glee Over Rising Gas Prices Ignoring Primary Cause -- Oil Speculators | Crooks and Liars

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:09 AM EST (Crooks and Liars)

Karl Rove and Sean Hannity had a lot of fun "worrying" over how rising gas prices might affect President Obama's re-election.

gas-prices, politics, karl-rove, fox-news, sean-hannity, election-2012, president-obama, koch-brothers

Newt Gingrich Says Beating President Obama Is A Matter Of National Security (VIDEO) | Addicting Info

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:41 AM EST ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Newt Gingrich is obsessed with the Middle East. He’s also obsessed with painting President Obama as some kind of Islamic fundamentalist sympathizer who seeks to destroy America.

terrorism, politics, republicans, fear, national-security, newt-gingrich, oral-roberts-university, president-obama

Outrage: Congress Gives States the Go-Ahead to Drug Test for Unemployment Benefits (and Stick Taxpayers With the Bill) | Drugs | AlterNet

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:56 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

As part of a deal approved Friday to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits through 2012, Congress has given its okay to allow states to drug test people applying for those benefits.

congress, state, democrats, politics, unemployment, republicans, deal, government, bill, employees

Texas group calls for the end of church-state separation - Los Angeles atheism | Examiner.com

Seeded on Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:14 AM EST (Examiner)

Separation of church and state is causing most of the nation's current problems. At least that's the contention of God and Country, a new political group in East Texas. It was also the theme of their first rally held on Feb.

politics, christians, separation-of-church-and-state, first-amendment-rights, tea-party, christian-leaders

Minnesota GOP Refuses To Allow Citizens To Testify As It Steals Their Right To Vote | Addicting Info

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 9:23 PM EST ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Last Wednesday, more than 200 protesters holding signs that read “ALL Our Voices Count No Voter ID Amendment” waited in the halls of the capital building while the Minnesota Senate committee conducted a hearing on a voter ID amendment.

politics, minnesota, voter-fraud, voter-id, voter-suppression, the-gop

Why President Obama is more like Jesus Christ than any Republican - Orlando liberal | Examiner.com

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:20 PM EST (Examiner)

In American politics today, religion has seemed to find its way into the conversation more than it's intended to.

politics, barack-obama, jesus-christ, food-stamps, unemployment-benefits

America: Stop Blaming President For Your Lot in Life - Forbes

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:30 PM EST (Forbes)

Is the Oval Office Occupant responsible for whether you have enough money to pay your bills and achieve your aspirations? That’s certainly what some believe to be true and others use as fuel for a firestorm of anger that they hope will throw out the guy in power now. But …

politics, republicans, barack-obama, john-boehner, the-economy, wall-st-speculators, holly-kukulik

Which President Grew Pot? 9 Shocking Things You Might Not Know About U.S. Presidents | | AlterNet

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:10 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

It's President's Day and just like every year, lists ranking the legacy of the 44 U.S. presidents proliferate. But we thought it would be fun to show you the wild side of the White House. 1. Calvin Coolidge, Naked Cowboy.

history, white-house, marijuana, presidents, george-washington, thomas-jefferson

Why Is Rick Santorum Obsessed With Your Sex Life? | | AlterNet

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:43 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

Here is where I have to give Rick Santorum a perverse (indeed) sort of credit. Unlike a vast majority of those running for office, he is totally OK with going there, penis-in-various-holes-wise.

politics, santorum, sex, gop, republicans, birth-control, contraception

Daily Kos: You don't own me

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:21 AM EST (Daily Kos)

There's a basic, historical misunderstanding at the root of modern Republican philosophy. A little fact that seems to get overlooked. It's not their insistence that the road to fascism begins with good health care.

politics, health-care, employees, rick-santorum, employers, wage-slavery, john-boehner-president-obama

Batsh!t Alert: Michele Bachmann Tells CNN's Candy Crowley GOP Is 'Pro-Woman' | Addicting Info

Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:53 AM EST ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

Despite the fact the pretend human being Michele Bachmann had primary numbers equivalent to milk, thus forcing her to drop out of the Republican presidential race unceremoniously, it certainly hasn’t stopped her from saying totally fictional nonsense on cable …

politics, gop, republicans, contraception, womens-rights, michele-bachmann

Romney Tells The GOP He Is The Hero Who Will Destroy Social Security

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:49 PM EST (Politicususa.com)

Human beings are fortunate that one function of memory is to forget the enormous amount of data a person absorbs throughout their lifetime.

wall-street, politics, mitt-romney, cpac, new-deal, social-security-trust-fund, republicans-to-privatize-social-security

President Obama is not a shoo-in despite Republican flubs - NY Daily News

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:42 PM EST (NY Daily News)

Barack Obama seems to channel Napoleon Bonaparte these days, emulating the “little Corsican’s” celebrated observation that a commander should never interfere with an adversary who’s screwing up. That shouldn’t suggest Republican prospects are doom …

politics, republicans, mitt-romney, barack-obama, rick-santorum

Why Obama Will Embrace the 99 Percent - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:50 AM EST (The New York Times)

The last time I considered Barack Obama’s re-election chances in this magazine, in mid-November, things were looking pretty bleak for the president.

politics, santorum, republicans, mitt-romney, john-kerry, george-w-bush, gdp, president-obama, super-zips

Why Obama's the Least Socialistic President in Modern History (And That's a Shame) | Election 2012 | AlterNet

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:05 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

The Republican presidential candidates keep calling Barack Obama a socialist. If they're trying to invoke the Red Menace like Republicans of past campaigns, they're a generation too late. Americans between the ages of 19 and 29 have no memory of the Cold War.

politics, republicans, obama, dwight-eisenhower, socialism, wingnuts, ron-paul

Obama's slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change | Reuters

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:29 AM EST (Reuters)

Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit.

politics, barack-obama, slogans, 2012-elections

Reagan Would Envy Obama's Economic Record | Addicting Info

Seeded on Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:47 AM EST ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

If there are two things that Republicans want us to believe, it would be these: 1. Barack Obama’s economic policies are a failure which made the recession worse. 2.

economy, jobs, election, politics, obama, george-w-bush, employment, economic-policy, election-2012, obama-economic-policy

Chris Wallace Defends MSNBC Firing Of Pat Buchanan, Calls Glenn Beck 'Irresponsible' | Mediaite

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 10:29 PM EST ()

In an interview on The Mike Gallagher Show, Fox News host Chris Wallace defended MSNBC’s decision to fire longtime contributor Pat Buchanan, calling the conservative pundit out for saying “some very incendiary things about Israel, about Jews, about Blacks, about oth …

politics, glenn-beck, pat-buchanan, mike-gallagher, chris-wallace, roland-martin, dana-loesch, the-mike-gallagher-show

9 Kick-Ass Things Obama Should Do In a Second Term | Election 2012 | AlterNet

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:13 AM EST (AlterNet.org)

Lady Luck may be smiling once again upon President Obama.

medicare, politics, barack-obama, election-2012, higherr-education, end-buying-of-elections

Poor Republicans Angry At Government Because Government Doesn't Do Enough | Addicting Info

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:41 AM EST ( Is Rick Santorum The Second Coming Of Bush/Cheney? | Addicting Info)

I’ve often thought that being poor and voting Republican is like wanting to be a doctor and going to, I don’t know, blogging school.

politics, tea-party, poor-people, pew-research-poll, anti-government-sentiment, republican-voters, gop-voters

The best way to judge Obama's first term — and his second - The Washington Post

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:22 AM EST (The Washington Post)

In his essay on President Obama’s first term, James Fallows dismisses Obama’s conceit that he would prefer to be “a really good one-term” president than a “mediocre” president who served two terms.

afghanistan, politics, bill-clinton, mitt-romney, second-term, the-republican-party, baraack-obama, citizzens-united

Republicans Declare War On Women But Ignore America's Gang Problem

Seeded on Fri Feb 17, 2012 12:31 AM EST (Politicususa.com)

There’s a critical issue in the U.S. involving multiple murders, drugs and heartless thugs. Entire neighborhoods are under siege, their residents house-bound for fear of being mugged or beaten.

violence, politics, rick, newt, mitt-and-ron-ingnoring-critical-gang-problem, republicans-not-responding

Poll Finds The Republican Party On The Verge Of Political Death

Seeded on Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:51 PM EST ()

A new Democracy Corps survey has found that the Republican Party has begun 2012 by falling into state of near collapse, as over 50% of those polled gave the GOP a negative rating. The Democracy Corps poll found three reasons for the Republican decline.

poll, politics, republican-party, mitt-romney, barack-obama, congressional-republicans, 2012-election

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Rove and Hannity's Barely Conceal Glee Over Rising Gas Prices Ignoring Primary Cause -- Oil Speculators | Crooks and Liars
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Newt Gingrich Says Beating President Obama Is A Matter Of National Security (VIDEO) | Addicting Info
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