There is an angry, fringe-left in this country, but the progressive base of the Democratic Party is not fringe. At least, we're not fringe if you poll the American people on what they want to see in domestic and foreign policy. But, we are feeling a bit dispossessed at the moment because we're seeing policy get crafted to appeal to the most conservative elements of the Democratic Party. Part of this is just a concession to the make-up and rules of the Senate, which make the Senate more conservative than the nation as a whole, and allow any Democrat to exercise veto power over policy. But, most progressives don't concern themselves with such details. All they know is that they're getting treated the same way the right-wing base has been treated by the economic elites for decades.
Are we going to let republicans take control of the Alabama State School Board? You Betcha we are!
So while Republicans are celebrating their wins in New Jersey and Virginia last week, we need to remember that all politics are local. And you can’t get much more local than a race for school board. Results like these show that when push comes to shove, people really aren’t ready to give the conservatives any more chances
64 DEMOCRATS voted to put a Bureaucrat between you, your doctor and your insurance provider on the issue of abortion.
In the House, the Stupak anti-abortion amendment passed 240 to 194 with one member voting present. 64 Democrats votes yes on the Stupak amendment. The Stupak amendment would effectively ban insurance companies from selling insurance plans that cover elective abortion on the individual and small group market. It would be one of the most far reaching national restriction placed on abortion in decades. It could also potential be used by insurance companies to allow them to legally discriminate against low income Americans.
By The Grace of God go I Redux
How would you feel if you, or someone you loved, was diagnosed with cancer then fired from their job because "they were obviously unable to perform their duties"? Never mind they aren't able to perform their duties because they are undergoing chemo therepy. Never mind they won't have health insurance because it goes with the job. Never mind they can't afford the cobra payments to maintain their insurance because they have no job. Never mind they can't get health insurance because they have a pre-existing condidtion. Never mind their former employer has sentenced them to death.
The difference between Teaching and Educating
A group of middle school girls were practicing their kissing skills by applying bright red lipstick to their lips and kissing themselves in the mirror in the girls bathroom. One morning the school Principal appeared in the girls bathroom with the school custodian and said they wanted the girls to see how the custodian kept the mirrors they were kissing so bright and clean. The school custodian took his squeegee and dipped it in the nearest commode and proceeded to remove all the red lip prints. Problem solved.
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