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Thursday, April 7, 2011

Wisconsin Questions: How long can this go on? Which side are you on? | blue cheddar.


Wisconsin Questions: How long can this go on? Which side are you on? | blue cheddar.

"And “this” has transformed itself from protests at the Capitol building to hundreds of protests around the state of Wisconsin, recalls against 8 Republicans Senators (1 of which has already turned in its required signatures), and a come-from-behind candidate who has won an election she was not wagered to win 6 months ago: Joanne Kloppenburg our newest Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice.

Scott Walker is next. Enough votes were cast in yesterday’s usually sleepy spring election to recall our governor. This would be only the 3rd time it will occur in U.S. history."

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

You Thought the Koch Brothers Were Bad? Turns Out They're Even Worse Than You Thought | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet


You Thought the Koch Brothers Were Bad? Turns Out They're Even Worse Than You Thought | Tea Party and the Right | AlterNet CHICK HERE for Full Story

" The Kochs donated directly to 62 of the 87 members of the House GOP freshman class...and to 12 of the new members of the U.S. Senate.

No wonder, then, how that continuing resolution -- the means for funding the government when a budget has not been passed into law -- managed to get through the House. (It was subsequently rejected by the Senate, setting the stage for a possible shutdown of the government at the end of this week.) Those 62 Koch-backed freshmen are essentially driving the agenda of the House Republicans, because together they form a large enough bloc to prevent House Speaker John Boehner from amassing a majority on any piece of legislation, should they choose to, despite the 2010 Republican victories that handed control of the House to the GOP."