The poster boy of the Roberts Court

I don’t know about you, but I don’t mouth words when I’m thinking. When I mouth words, slowly and carefully enough to be easily deciphered by non-professionals, I very much intend to be seen.
… the behavior of Justice Alito at last night’s State of the Union address — visibly shaking his head and mouthing the [...]

Need a pep talk?

Tristero echos Digby: “Don’t give up.”
This country’s politics are clearly in a state of rapid, dramatic transition. A transition to exactly what is far from clear. The way I see it, we may resume our rapid descent into the abyss of fascism so ruthlessly engineered by Nixon, Reagan and the two Bushes.To be sure, that [...]

Holding Obama to the same standard as Bush on ’stupid wars’

Here are my photos from today’s demonstration against Obama’s escalation of the war in Afghanistan.
The turnout was pathetic. I’m sure there are many reasons why. Even while Bush was still in office, there were fewer and fewer people coming to various events. But once Obama was elected, interest in the actions really evaporated, with [...]

I’m against this war no matter who’s running it

Well, more disappointment from Obama. Now we know who really runs this country while he is president — the same folks who have been running it (badly and into the ground).
I will be joining The Peace House folks and others tomorrow at a demonstration to say No to Escalation in Afghanistan. (I think there is [...]

Oklahoma progressives pushing back against health care reform disinformation and myths

I got the following email from MoveOn.org this morning, but I’m always getting grandiose action items from them that don’t take into account that Oklahoma has completely hopeless representation in DC. So I wondered if there really would be such an event in OK.

Dear MoveOn member,
August is the make-or-break month for health care [...]

Daily Kos: Whole Foods is anti Health Care reform

White House Confirms: Deal With Big Pharma Bars Price Negotiations

White House Confirms: Deal With Big Pharma Bars Price Negotiations

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

In closed-door negotiations with President Obama and his top aides throughout the spring, Big Pharma offered its support for comprehensive health care reform and pledged to cut $80 billion in costs over the next ten years. …

    Obama doesn’t know who his fucking friends are. While big pharma funds and stokes racist crazies with guns, his people are negotiating with the same companies in selling out average Americans.    

Stop the race baiting!

DownWithTyranny!: Max Baucus Kills The Public Option?

DownWithTyranny!: Max Baucus Kills The Public Option?

Source: downwithtyranny.blog…

An invitation to a “barbecue & hoedown” at the Sieben Ranch north of Helena from Max Baucus reminded me I need to call Baucus today. He wouldn’t come to the phone, of course, but when I asked his assistant …

    “Just now some poor woman from the DSCC called soliciting money from me to help elect more Democrats so they could complete the work that we started by electing president Obama and enact the policies Americans care about most. I asked her what those policies were. She seemed stunned by [sic] eventually she said “health care.” I asked her how many Democrats were in the Senate. She didn’t know. I asked her if she knew who Max Baucus is. She didn’t. I asked for her supervisor. He said he’d pass my misgivings along… to someone. If you hear from the DSCC let them know why you won’t be donating to their scam.”