Category Archives: taxes

Bernie Sanders is the real Obama, no fooling

Posted on March 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

In my view, we do need to boldly address our deficit crisis, but we need to do it in a way that is fair – that is not on the backs of the sick, the elderly, the children and the … Continue reading →

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Know your enemy. Keep the Brawny boys in the news.

Posted on March 14, 2011 by oddmanout215

Interesting reader’s comment on a Crooks and Liars story about the Saturday rally in Madison, WI, that drew 100,000 protesters: I think that the Koch brothers may finally have unwittingly jumped the shark. While it may be a bit premature … Continue reading →

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Very politely, NYT calls Christie a liar

Posted on March 11, 2011 by oddmanout215

Mr. Christie, a Republican who took office in January 2010, would hardly be the first politician to indulge in hyperbole or gloss over facts. But his misstatements, exaggerations and carefully constructed claims belie the national image he has built as … Continue reading →

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DiCicco drops out, but has DROP to console him

Posted on March 8, 2011 by oddmanout215

And so it comes to pass that one of Philly’s most consistently [GASPS, GRABS FACE]-inducing City Council members would rather just take the DROP money and run, rather than deal with your broke asses for another cringe-inducing term. And it’s … Continue reading →

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To D.C. Dems, compromise means capitulate

Posted on March 7, 2011 by oddmanout215

Unfortunately, the efficacy of slashing spending and taxes on the wealthy will become conventional wisdom now that Democrats have signed on to the program and the disaster capitalists will have won their war against egalitarianism and redistribution. The Democrats didn’t … Continue reading →

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Wisconsin cops to GOP: We won’t round up Dems

Posted on March 3, 2011 by oddmanout215

The thought of using law enforcement officers to exercise force in order to achieve a political objective is insanely wrong and Wisconsin sorely needs reasonable solutions and not potentially dangerous political theatrics. — Jim Palmer, director of the 11,000-member Wisconsin … Continue reading →

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Media guy blames media for Wisconsin turmoil

Posted on February 26, 2011 by oddmanout215

Wisconsin says a lot about our political discourse, none of it good… Complex issues are reduced to sound bites. Talking points of the extreme left and right dominate. Americans obediently fall into line, either for “free enterprise” or the “working … Continue reading →

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Wis. workers try to slip pharoah’s yoke

Posted on February 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

I dig a ditch, I shape a stone/Another battlement for his throne/Another day on earth is flown/We’re all working for the pharaoh. — Richard Thompson, “Pharoah” The nicest thing you can say about the mainstream media’s skimpy coverage of the … Continue reading →

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Christie & Obama: We do big, stupid things

Posted on February 17, 2011 by oddmanout215

… Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I’ll take it that way. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reacting to President Barack Obama’s use of the phrase “big things” Who’s more contemptible, Christie or Obama? The former is … Continue reading →

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Coming soon to a town near you — Camden-ization

Posted on January 21, 2011 by oddmanout215

Somebody send out the cadaver dogs to search for my midwinter optimism. In the fall, at least, I was able to bike across the Ben Franklin  from Philly to take care of business. But after the first dusting of snow, … Continue reading →

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