An apolitical approach to deficit reduction: $1 trillion over 10 years without tax increases or dismantaling social safety nets

A conservative think tank and a liberal think tank got together and actually put together a plan to reduce the deficit they could both live with. It is balanced and reasonable and has been sent on to the 'Super Committee' for consideration (Never to be heard from again).

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Wisconsin Set To Defund Planned Parenthood, Slash Family Planning

Scott Walker, not satisfied with putting people out of work and generally making life harder for working people, has decided to make it just a little harder for the less affluent to get health care as well.

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Stats don't support Pinal Sheriff Babeu's statement on trafficking

I think this quote from the article says it all: "Listeners who want to lodge a complaint with the sheriff's "political office" are transferred to the Arizona Republican Party."

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Official: Border agent in Arizona kills man climbing wall

"A Mexican man was climbing a ladder when a Border Patrol agent fatally shot him three times, a sheriff's spokeswoman told the Associated Press on Monday."

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Texas Economic Miracle Beginning To Tarnish

I would say Texas is the perfect example of what the GOP wants to do with the US. The GOP have had complete control of the state for more than 3 Presidental terms. Sweetheart deals for business, low taxes for everyone. Laws preventing raising taxes at any level of government.

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Bill O'Reilly And Bernie Goldberg Attack New York Times' Bill Keller

The O'Reilly Factor equates criticism of Fox viewers with racism. 'nuff said I think.

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Arizona House OKs $5 million to Sheriff Babeu for border security, except Pinal county is NOT on the border.

In the midst of a budget crisis in Arizona that is so great people are already being denied medical care due to budget cuts and there is legislation in process to completely end medicaid in the state as well as severe cuts to education the Az legislature and governor have appropr …

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Ariz. Senate OKs bill on guns in public buildings

The Az legislature citing the need to allow citizens to protect themselves in what is apprently a state with an out of control crime rate.

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Ben Quayle Defends Calling Obama The 'Worst President In History' (VIDEO)

Ben Quayle lies in order to support his politically required belief that Pres. Obama is bad.

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Scott Walker's Budget To Include Major Cuts To Schools, Local Governments

Gov. Walker is looking to cut 9% from the education budget. I actually have no issue with that.

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Wait-a-minute! State Senators are immune to arrest?!

After being taken into custody, Bundgaard told officers that because he is an Arizona state senator, he is immune from arrest. Thompson said the department confirmed Bundgaard's statement, and he was not arrested.

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Not satisfied with her current Death Panel, Gov. Brewer and the AZ legislature want to end Health Care for 1.2 million people in Arizona

There can be no clearer sign that the GOP/TP wish to kill poor people to save a buck than SB1519 in Arizona.

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The Arizona Legislature Wants the Authority Reserved by the Supreme Court.

The Arizona Senate is attempting to pass a bill that authorizes the majority party in power (currently the GOP/TP) to arbitrariliy determine the constitutionality of any federal law or executive order.

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Six Things Everybody Knows About Deficits ... That Are Completely Untrue

That's like saying empty gas tanks are caused by driving. They're actually caused by driving and not filling up the gas tank. Sure, one way to prevent empty gas tanks is to just stop driving.

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Pentagon Paid Billions To Contractors Suspended For Fraud -or- How we can afford to cut $300 Billion from Defense

The military paid a total of $285 billion to more than 100 contractors between 2007 and '09, even though those same companies were defrauding taxpayers in the same period, according to a new Defense Department report.

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This is what a Fiscally Responsible Compassionate Conservative Does: Drop 280,000 People from their Health Care and Borrow Half a Billion Dollars

Jan Brewer has doubled down on her real life death panels and kicked AZ's deficit problems down the road.

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The GOP/TP value education! As long as you agree Thomas Jefferson is not relevant to American History

Two civil rights organizations are seeking a federal review of public school education in Texas, accusing state school administrators of violating federal civil rights laws after curriculum changes approved earlier this year by the Texas Board of Education.

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Bush: Being Called A Racist By Kanye West The Worst Moment Of My Presidency

"I faced a lot of criticism as President. I didn't like hearing people claim that I lied about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction or cut taxes to benefit the rich. But the suggestion that I was racist because of the response to Katrina represented an all time low."

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GOP congressional candidate David Harmer wants to eliminate public education

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The Family Values Party Strikes Again- NY GOP Lawmaker sentenced for attempting to solcicit sex from an 11 year old

Thsi is GOP hypocrisy at it's height. This guy sat on a parole board judging others, he was convicted of this one offense but is there any reason to think this was his first time? the GOP is worse than the Catholic church with this crap.

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Judge Blocks Parts of SB1070

A federal Judge blocked several key parts of the controversial Az Law designed to put police officers to task on enforcing immigration policy.

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Sarah Palin Calls Obama's Policies Un-American

At her Tea Party Express Speech in Boston Sarah Palin told the crod, "I'm not calling anyone un-American, but the unintended consequences of these actions -- the results -- are un-American."

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GOP demands bribe before lifting blanket confirmation hold

Sen. Shelby from Alabama insists on being paid off before he will allow any Presidential Appointments to go through.

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Palin Fox News Contributor: NYT Reports Multi-Year Deal

Palin signs on as Fox News Contributor - A match made in heaven. She can't open her mouth without lying, so she should feel at home.

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