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Category Archives: Progressives
GOOD RIDDANCE, MARGARET THATCHER
April 9, 2013 By Jack Jodell. The United Kingdom’s former Conservative Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, passed away from a stroke on Monday. She was 87 and had been in declining health for many years. Thatcher had been a very powerful … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, labor unions, news, Politics, Progressives, reactionary Republicans
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Argentina, Conservative Party, Eric Cantor, Falkland Islands, far-right, John Boehner, Labour Party, Margaret Thatcher, Paul Ryan, polarizing political figure, revisionist history, Ronald Reagan, Tony Blair, United Kingdom
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AN END TO THIS “PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY” GAME!
March 1, 2013 By Jack Jodell. The dreaded sequester is now upon us, thanks to Republican unwillingness to budge on closing unneeded tax loopholes for the very rich and their bitterly partisan desire to shift blame for this action solely … Continue reading
Posted in commentary, conservative Republicans, Democratic Party, economics, extremists, Politics, Progressives, reactionary Republicans, special interests, Tea Party, Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans, wealth disparity
Tagged compromise, democracy, dissolution of Congress, manufactured crises, parliamentary democracy, regression in action, sequester
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THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES!
February 25, 2013 By Jack Jodell. This being the age of information, we are literally swamped with trivia, advertising, and a sorry lot of DISinformation as well as an ample supply of useful and factual data, all thanks to the internet … Continue reading
Posted in extremists, Fox "News", lobbyists, Politics, Progressives, talk radio, Tea Party, Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans
Tagged A People's History of the United States, age of information, DISinformation, Howard Zinn, low-information voters, Newsmax, Rush Limbaugh, Savage Nation, Ted Cruz
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TIME TO DUMP THE TEA PARTY OVERBOARD! (Part One)
January 16, 2013 By Jack Jodell reactionary adj. : of, pertaining to, or marked by, or favoring reaction, especially extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change. The abovementioned adjective, reactionary, is the perfect word to describe … Continue reading
Posted in Progressives, Tea Party, taxes, commentary, Politics, reactionary Republicans, extremists, Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans
Tagged Grover Norquist, Founding Fathers, George Washington, intolerant, unyielding, League of Women Voters, Nazi Brown Shirts, political killer bees, Republican primaries, Thomas Jefferson
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YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHIN’ YET!
January 4, 3013 By Jack Jodell What an eventful week it has been! First, the Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans were unable to drive us off the fiscal cliff. The Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure which prevented taxes from going up … Continue reading
Posted in Progressives, Tea Party, Bush tax cuts for the rich, taxes, commentary, Politics, reactionary Republicans, Democratic Party, extremists, Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans
Tagged John Boehner, Grover Norquist, Eric Cantor, debt ceiling, President Obama, Hurricane Sandy, Republican civil war, Harry Reid, Chris Christie, Kevin McCarthy, budget debates
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YEAR-END MUSINGS, 2012
December 29, 2012 By Jack Jodell As I begin this post, the country remains in a tight political gridlock and apparently will plunge headlong over a somber fiscal cliff. Tea Party-infested reactionary Republicans absolutely refuse to raise anybody’s taxes, especially those of … Continue reading
Posted in Progressives, conservative Republicans, Tea Party, Bush tax cuts for the rich, taxes, commentary, Politics, economics, reactionary Republicans, Democratic Party, extremists
Tagged NRA, National Rifle Association, Tea Pasrty-infested reactionary Republican Party, women, Hispanics, ban on automatic weapons, mass murder, gun violence, Mother Jones, ban on assault rifles, ECONOMIC democracy, workers' rights, gay marriage rights, multiple martini tax write-offs, Puritan-style austerity budget
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THE SLY TEA PARTY ATTEMPT TO CIRCUMVENT OUR GOVERNMENT!
May 1, 2013 By Jack Jodell. With very, VERY rare exception (notably in its earliest years and again, briefly, during the progressive-era presidency of Teddy Roosevelt over 100 years ago), the Republican Party has never stood for or represented the best interests … Continue reading →