The Grand Old Plot Against the Tea Party New York Times By FRANK RICH October 30, 2010 ONE dirty little secret of the 2010 election is that it won’t be a political tragedy for Democrats if a Tea Party icon like Sharron Angle or Joe Miller ends up in the United States Senate. Angle, now […]
she’s the blond… Bet you didn’t know I could zoom in like that. She’s the blond with sunglasses and the tee-shirt with her father’s saying on it. Oh yeah, the blond with sunglasses and the tee-shirt with her father’s saying on it, on the left…
DADT is dead #6 ShrinkRap 10/30/2001 Silly reason #39 not to repeal DADT: "Freedom of religion." A group of 65 retired military chaplains has sent a letter to President Obama and Secretary of Defense Gates presenting what they consider an insurmountable problem if DADT is repealed. For some chaplains it will become "impossible to serve […]
275 Investors Demand U.S. Chamber Disclose Funds And Stop ‘Punitive Campaign’ Against Health Care Law ThinkProgress October 29, 2010 The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has become a behemoth of political influence, making high-powered and well-funded attempts to reshape policies to fit its agenda. Thanks to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision and its trade association […]
Obama: Suspicious packages are a ‘credible terrorist threat’ Washington Post By Greg Miller, Peter Finn and Anne E. Kornblut October 29, 2010 President Obama said Friday that packages mailed from Yemen and intercepted in the last 24 hours contained explosive material and represented a "credible terrorist threat." The packages, mailed via UPS and FedEx, were […]
Panel Says Firms Knew of Cement Flaws Before Spill The New York Times By JOHN M. BRODER October 28, 2010 WASHINGTON — Halliburton officials knew weeks before the fatal explosion of the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico that the cement mixture they planned to use to seal the bottom of the well was […]
Carl was having a particular eloquent day when he commented: In my (then teenaged) mind, I wondered whether it was a good thing that “we” weren’t making stuff – even then – that you could pick up and carry to a nearby port and send if off into the world and have cash money come […]
Glaxo to Pay $750 Million for Sale of Bad Products The New York Times GARDINER HARRIS October 26, 2010 GlaxoSmithKline, the British drug giant, has agreed to pay $750 million to settle criminal and civil complaints that the company for years knowingly sold contaminated baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant — the latest in a […]
From 2003 to 2008, among McConnell’s top 20 donors have been 5 financial/investment firms: UBS, FMR Corporation [Fidelity Investments], Citigroup, Bank of New York and Merrill Lynch. During his entire political career, the top three industries donating to McConnell have been: Lawyers [$1.5 million], Securities and Investments [$1.5 million], and Health Professionals [$1.4 million]. Lessons […]