Look, Enough With The 'Shared Sacrifice' Talk. We've Already Had More Than Our Share, Time For The Wealthy To Feel The Pain

I've been looking over the Gang of Six's bipartisan class war manifesto.

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Five Fun Facts About the $14 Trillion National Debt | Economy | AlterNet

3. Republicans Leave More Debt Than Dems

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EXCLUSIVE: Tactical Nuke Use By Gaddafi Suspected In Benghazi Explosion

WERE "MICRO-NUKES" IN ISRAELI AID PACKAGE TO GADDAFI?

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Unprecedented Event: Secretary Clinton Calls All Ambassadors Called Back to Washington

In an unprecedented move, apparently one that has never happened before, nearly all U.S. Ambassadors to all nations have been called back to Washington for a summit conference. This event, mostly unreported, concluded on 4-Feb-2011.

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Black History Month, it is time to get rid of this celebration

Let's be honest: It's time to get rid of Black History Month. I can already hear the calls of racism, but I'm not a racist. In fact, I believe that this supposed celebration actually hurts race relations.

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12 Examples of Stunning Hypocrisy from Tea Party Republicans In One Short Month

They made lots of promises -- and they already have broken many as they came out of the gate.

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Tucson tea party founder says Giffords to blame for getting shot

One tea party leader says that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) has herself to blame for getting shot in the head Saturday.

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Arizona Republican Leaders Resign After Shooting

Last weekend's shootings in Tucson have prompted a string of resignations from within a local Republican Party in Arizona.

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French TV: Goldman Sachs Are Scum - Sprword.com - Spread the Word

Corporations have a lot of control in the US and around the globe but I am beginning to wonder how deep the rabbit whole goes.

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The Liberal left just doesn't get it

This seems totally nuts, purely on the merits. Obama and the Democrats passed a major stimulus that cut taxes for the middle class and invested heavily in public works.

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Confederate flag 'a symbol of Jesus Christ.'

This is what the new Arkansas state representative - elect, Republican Loy Mauch believes. He is part of and former head of a neo-confederate group, Sons of the Confederate Veterans. He is also a current member of The League of the South.

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As the Rich Get Richer, the Middle Class Disappears

According to the McClatchy article, during the period between 1992 and 2006 (prior to the recession), "the top 1 percent of earners in the nation captured almost half of the growth in income over a period of stellar growth in the U.S. economy.

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To What Shrinking Extent Do the Rich Any Longer Need the Rest of Us?

"If this were a functioning democracy, our financial institutions would be helping everyday Americans and businesses get the mortgages and loans -- the capital -- they need to keep going; but they're not doing that, even as the financiers are reaping robust rewards.

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"For 30 years and more, the Christian Right has so successfully eaten away at the core, bedrock values that shaped this nation at its founding."

Thirty-five years ago, in a time that seems like ancient history to most young people today, the eminent social critic Robert N. Bellah wrote a book that illumines the current American crisis with devastating precision.

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Rand Paul: 'a free society' will allow 'hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin'

In a May 30, 2002, letter to the Bowling Green Daily News, Paul's hometown newspaper, he criticized the paper for endorsing the Fair Housing Act, and explained that "a free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to  …

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What Did Rand Paul Really Say On Maddow Last Night?

It didn't take long for Kentucky Republican Rand Paul to stumble into trouble.

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YouTube - Bill Clinton Admits "I Was Wrong"

Couldn't have gotten that from a better source.

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Ron Paul: Obama Is Not a Socialist

The idea that President Barack Obama is a socialist is popular among many conservatives; all of us have seen automobiles sporting the bumper sticker reading, Don't Blame Me; I Didn't Vote For the Socialist — obviously referring to Obama.

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Arizona goes it alone with tough immigration laws | World news | The Guardian

Under the new laws, anyone the police suspects of being in the country illegally can be asked to produce an alien registration document, such as a green card, that allows non-citizens a right to work, and could face a $500 (£320) fine if they fail to produce one. This will be a …

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'Cheney the Coward' tries to undermine the Presidency and America again

Two articles: DICK THE COWARD... DICK THE COWARD.... It was only a matter of time before Dick Cheney decided to trash the president again.

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YouTube - BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Jeremy Scahill | PBS

What is going on?

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Behind the War Between White House and Fox - NYTimes.com

"We simply decided to stop abiding by the fiction, which is aided and abetted by the mainstream press, that Fox is a traditional news organization," said Dan Pfeiffer, the deputy White House communications director.

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Ignore FOX: Obama's right. It's time to stop taking Fox's skewed news seriously. - By Jacob Weisberg - Slate Magazine

Rather than in any way maturing, Fox has in recent months become more boisterous and demagogic in rallying the opposition against Obama. The "fair and balanced" mask has been slipping with increasing frequency

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YouTube - Could This Be The Drunkest Guy Ever??

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YouTube - Shep Smith Defends Public Option Against Republican Senator

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