Alternet, Mother Jones, and other reality based or liberal sources:

* Latest Pathetic Conservative Attack on Social Security: Disability Fraud Hysteria
Move over Welfare Queen. The Disability King is the new pet scapegoat for all that’s wrong with America.
* A Fetus Is Not a Person if it Costs us Money, Says Catholic Church ( Read more... )

So, I was looking at various stuff online and in the stores this holiday season, specifically purses, bags and the like. Most of it was sheer, unadulterated crap - ugly, all that same thrown together look, regardless of "brand", like it was made in the same third world sweatshop. Yeah, the labels were different, but the workmanship, the colors, ( Read more... )

Screw you.

Seriously, your man Bush spent us into this hole, all the while cutting services and infrastructure. His guy Paulson wanted us to bail out the fucking banks without any oversight at all on where the money was going ( Read more... )

Lawmaker sees Fannie, Freddie bonus "insult"

When are these fucking jackasses going to get it:
If a company loses money, and has to be bailed out, no bonuses should be paid, period. They're lucky to still have jobs!Retention? So what? These fucking entitled people should just be glad they still have a company to work for. That's their ( Read more... )

The Great Repudiation: Why voters have had enough of conservative ruleTrue, we are not in any sort of liberal nirvana. And the Democrats who sucked up to the movement conservatives are just as much to blame as the Republicans ( Read more... )

Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980: While this allowed a few better banking services (for higher fees), it is also why savings account interest rates dropped like a rock (from 5% or 0.5%) while credit card rates rose. Where'd the money go? Into shareholders' pockets! The customer got screwed coming and going.

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In the world of common sense, this statement would be obvious: "Too Big To (allow to) Fail" is "Too Big To (allow to) Exist". Otherwise, you are always on the hook for bailouts and concessions to these institutions. Simple, no ( Read more... )

I Don't Care About AIG's Bonuses

Well, I do, and I still care about the trillions of dollars wasted in Iraq - including those pallets of cash (over half of which probably went into AlQ's pockets, as a "thanks" for helping keep the Bushies in power) and sweetheart contracts to Haliburton, KBR and Blackwater ( Read more... )

Bernanke defends AIG rescue, says U.S. had no choice.

BULLSHIT!!

AIG must be broken up, and the business units that are rotten must fail. No more sucking at the public teat for this INSURANCE company ( Read more... )

This post is public, because it's an important concept. ( Read more... )