The Rise of the Super Rich

  “In 1988, the income of an average American taxpayer was $33,400, adjusted for inflation. Fast forward 20 years, and not much had changed: The average income was still just $33,000 in 2008, according to IRS data. Meanwhile, the richest 1% of Americans — those making $380,000 or more — have seen their incomes grow [...]

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TeaBaggers’ Claim to “Grassroots” is Laughable Farce

I always wondered how a grassroots organization suddenly came up with a fleet of shiny, brand spanking new, $1+ million dollar (each) buses to cart around the party’s faithful. Soccer Moms holding bake sales? Maybe Joe the Plumber chipped in the rest, ya think? Well, this reporter has done the research for us, have a [...]

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Republican Cronyism at it’s Finest: Senator Ted Stevens

From this August photo we see that Senator Ted Stevens has taken to wearing some type of quasi-military looking uniform and I am quite sure that is a GIANT American flag behind him.  My first thought was, “Does this guy really think this will help him?”, but then I realized the collective mental abilities of [...]

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GRIST FOR THE MILL, an opinion by C. Orr August 12, 2008

I don’t know about anyone else but, for me, this whole summer has felt like I’ve been inside one of those Russian novels where the characters are discussing politics and religion in such a way that even with the smattering of existentialist philosophy I’ve managed to co-opt as a means of coping with the sheer [...]

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GRIST FOR THE MILL – PART 3 – an opinion by C. Orr

 I think we know what’s being said here. I apologize to those who are offended. But, when I saw this one on noquarterusa.net I just had to share it. Now he does look a little those on the ‘dollar’ bills. Sort of. In the campaigns this past week it was a sticky business.  Obama tried [...]

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