If This Happened in China, The U.S. Would be Screaming!

I'm amazed at the U.S. government:  Of course, this is another failed, or successful if you are a right-wing nut, policy brought to us by tough-on-immigration Republican Nazis.  If it was any other country the U.S. would be screaming "human right's abuse" and be looking to score political points depending on what country committed the same atrocities that the U.S. government is doing everyday.  The number of deportations and the shocking treatment of these families and kids is deplorable and would be condemned if they weren't done by the U.S. itself!  Here's a chart of the number of deportations:

   

In these rising numbers is an increasing number of families that are being ripped apart needlessly.  You'd think that when someone was being deported it would be required to send their kids with them, but instead the government chooses to place the kids in foster care.  Read it for yourself here and here.  Also check this Frontline documentary here for more info

Another Retort to Republican Lies

The rewriting of history by Republicans continues unchecked.  They want us to believe that government caused the 2008 financial crisis and not bankers or other financial players.  It's a ruse to continue with their harmful deregulation that ended in with the worst financial crisis we have seen since the Great Depression!  We can't really blame these lying Republicans like Boehner or Cantor as they are just mouth pieces for their financial backers—the financial industry that profits from deregulation but makes the public pay when their bets move against them. 


http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/what-caused-the-financial-crisis-the-big-lie-goes-viral/2011/10/31/gIQAXlSOqM_story_1.html?sub=AR

When Republicans Blame Government

I'm so tired of Republicans blaming government for everything without any facts while the press just accepts it without question.  We keep hearing, more and more, that government is the root of all problems. Of course it's nonsense but it's often difficult to stand up for government, but there's some great ideas here.

Hugh Hendry

Hugh Hendry, Eclectica Asset Management and Steven Drobny, Drobny Global Advisors from LSE SU AIC on Vimeo.

Howard Zinn from 2001

Ran across this insightful interview with Howard Zinn at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMt7cFFKPeM

Boycott Paypal

Paypal has got to be one of the most fucked up organizations on the web.  If you haven't already, I would suggest just closing your account and sending a big "fuck you" to them.  Fuck Paypal and  help speed up their eventual bankruptcy—it's just a matter of time before they just shoot themselves again!

Reuters on Goldman Sachs

Great write-up on Goldman Sachs by Reuters here.

Tuning Out of the Political Absurdity

The total disconnect between reality and Republican politics has reach the pinnacle of absurdity.  Their call for less regulation as a way to tackle the jobs problem is laughable.  We tried every one of their ideas under bush, less taxes for the wealthy, less regulation for financial firms and others, lower environmental standards,
ad nauseam!  The only thing it got us was a financial crisis that the Republicans blame on the President that just inherited the result of these inane policies.  I'll vote and send money and hope that the U.S. will see through this bullshit.  I'm not that hopeful as these would be the same Americans that gave war-criminal Bush a second term.

Republicans Attempt to Sabotage U.S. Economy!

Our good old Republicans are at it again.  See their letter to Mr. Bernanke here.  You have to give them great credit to so openly attempt to stop any progress with this difficult economic situation, but that is what they are doing with this latest warning.  If it wasn't for the Fed's recent actions we would be a catastrophic depression right now.  What would Republicans like?  I guess they would like congress to do nothing except lower taxes on the wealthy and for the Federal Reserve to do nothing. Well, if the politics of it all weren't so obvious I guess it would be amusing.  I think the Republicans are starting to over-reach and it will hurt them come the election.  Their plan: do nothing to improve the economy, block all attempts to improve it, sit back and win the White House in 2012.  I think enough will see through their cynical politics to vote their asses right out of office.

More Republican Lies Exposed

It's truly remarkable that the main-stream press doesn't refute the lie and lie spewed from Republican talking points.  Over and over we have heard how Obama's stimulus package made things worse and caused more job losses.  It's another Republican lie and the fact that they can just repeat it over and over without any accountability is appalling.  Anyway, this chart from the Congressional Budget Office says it all.  It clearly portrays the CRISIS that Obama inherited from that war-criminal Bush.  Without the stimulus package we would probably be looking at a much higher unemployment rate.  The stimulus package that was enacted in early 2009 clearly stemmed the tide and turned the situation around.   How Republicans can get away with their lies while the press stays silent is beyond belief!