‘Politics’ Archives
WTF
New York lawmakers passed a budget bill that took effect the other day increasing cigarette tax another $1.60. Which now brings the total tax per pack to $4.35. Raising the average price of a pack to $11.20. Shit is whack. I either need to quit or work out a deal with my buddy in Georgia and have him send me cartons. They are only [...]
Burned Alive
News has just emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive. A boat captain who has been leading efforts to rescue the endangered turtles says BP has blocked his crews from entering the areas where the animals are trapped, effectively shutting down the rescue operation. BP is using "controlled burns" to contain [...]
Now That’s Progress
President Obama is expanding the rights of gay couples by allowing a partner to take leave at work to care for the other partner's child, even if they have not legally adopted the child. From the NYTimes article: It is one of many actions taken by the Obama administration to respond to the concerns of gay men and lesbians within the constraints [...]
Tell Congress to fully fund NPR and PBS
The United States has one of the lowest funded public media systems in the developed world. The federal government allots only $1.43 per person each year to maintain the system, compared to more than 70 times that amount spent per citizen by the United Kingdom or over 80 times that amount in Denmark. The Public Broadcasting Act was passed [...]
Spill Baby Spill
BP has caused an unprecedented environmental and economic disaster in the Gulf of Mexico and along with conservative politicians, a well oiled public relations machine and their countless and shameless lobbyists they continue to push for more irresponsible drilling and want to make us believe that what they are doing is righteous and [...]
Love has no gender.
BREAKING NEWS: "As the trial over California's prohibition on same-sex marriage enters its final stage today, the ban's sponsors are urging the judge to go a step further and revoke state recognition of the marriages of 18,000 gay and lesbian couples who wed before voters passed Proposition 8. Such an order would honor 'the expressed will of the [...]
If It Was My Home
Current estimates put the amount of oil being discharged from the broken well into the ocean at above 1,050,000 US gallons per day. There are over 400 different species of animals living in the area affected by the spill. 316 sea turtles and 38 dolphins have been found dead within the spill area (NOAA). BP is operating oil skimmers and other [...]
Impose sanctions on BP now.
BP continues to stonewall the American people about the growing Deep Horizon disaster in the Gulf, even while the company reaps millions of dollars in profits each day from its other federal leases. The White House, the Department of Interior, and Congress are all crying foul, but they are not taking action to hold BP accountable. If the [...]
