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Weekend wound up: God squads
Submitted by Blue NC on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 9:02am
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The national debt ceiling
Submitted by Blue NC on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 7:06pmReceived via email: The National Debt Ceiling, by Jack Dawsey
The nation’s debt ceiling is hovering around $14.2 trillion. (That is not much money if you say it real fast).
Except for super computers, there is not a 10-key calculator on the commercial shelf that can calculate $14.2 trillion. Nonetheless, the debt ceiling needs to be raised, lest the US defaults on its obligations.
If you have been alive since 1981, you know that the nation’s debt was about $1 trillion. Obviously, it has grown exponentially. Who caused this enormous problem? Who has the biggest spending habits, republicans or democrats? Moreover, in political terms, who should be held responsible? But first a point of fact is necessary with respect to the United States Constitution.
The science of supporting public health above titanic profits
Submitted by Blue NC on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 1:27pmNorth Carolina Governor Bev Perdue was recently asked to comment on where she stood regarding Titan America’s ongoing efforts to secure an air permit for what would be the nation’s 4th largest cement plant in Castle Hayne, a small community just outside of Wilmington, NC. She reportedly said, “I am going to wait for the science to determine what will happen.”
Precisely what piece of science the Governor is waiting on is anyone’s guess. If she’s waiting to see how Titan’s emissions (fine particulate matter like PM2.5, sulfur dioxide and mercury) are going to affect sensitive populations in our county, she’ll have to wait decades because that sort of science isn’t included in North Carolina’s air permit review.
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Wow, Pop, thanks! A Congressional District just for me?
Submitted by Blue NC on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 12:12pmThe NC Democratic Party calls a spade a spade. Via email. No, it's not the Gerber Baby. Meet the hand-picked Republican frontrunner for the newly drawn 13th Congressional district and the son of the most powerful Republican in the Senate: The Berger Baby. Phil Berger Jr may be 39 years old, but he is one lucky kid. His Dad - Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger Sr. - not only had a big hand in purging Brad Miller’s district of registered Democrats and proposing it run from Surry to Wake County, but he'll be able to steer incredible GOP resources to his son's Congressional campaign when the announcement becomes official this fall. The GOP maps mean big opportunities for the children of gerrymandering in new majority Republican seats across the state. How many more Berger Babies are there?
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Weekend woundup: GOP fiscal policy in action
Submitted by Blue NC on Fri, 06/03/2011 - 9:15am- 1 comment
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A thousand words are insufficient
Submitted by Blue NC on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 7:52am
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Paying the piper
Submitted by Blue NC on Sun, 04/17/2011 - 7:28am
We have to raise taxes, again, this time to to pay for George Bush's incompetence.
I told the truth in 1984. “The American people will have to pay Mr. Reagan’s bills,” I said in my acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco. “The budget will be squeezed. Taxes will go up. It must be done. Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won’t tell you. I just did.”
I lost the election, but I won the debate. Reagan ended up increasing taxes in 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987 to mend the budget and tax systems.
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