Governor Dirty – More Retribution Claims aimed at Chris Christie

HOBOKEN — In the wake of the George Washington Bridge controversy, several Democratic mayors are speaking out saying they, too, believe they were punished by the Christie administration for failing to endorse the Republican governor’s re-election in November, WNYC reports. Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer said that after Hurricane Sandy, she applied to the state for… Continue reading Governor Dirty – More Retribution Claims aimed at Chris Christie

Water Ban Lifted in Parts of West Virginia – Back To Hating The Government in 3,2,1…

While private corporations contaminated the waters of the Elk river in West Virginia, causing hundreds of thousands of people to go without usable water, the government stepped in and brought water to those affected. Now that the ban on using the water is lifting, how soon before they start hating on government again? Prepare yourself… Continue reading Water Ban Lifted in Parts of West Virginia – Back To Hating The Government in 3,2,1…

Feds Investigating Chris Christie and Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds

When it rains, it pours. Chris Christie,  presently dealing with the bridgegate controversy, is now faced with another crisis – a federal investugation into his use of Hurricane Sandy funds. The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has opened a federal investigation into whether New Jersey… Continue reading Feds Investigating Chris Christie and Hurricane Sandy Relief Funds

Dennis Rodman – “I’m sorry that I couldn’t do anything” about Kenneth Bae

BEIJING – Former NBA star Dennis Rodman, the only foreigner with access to North Korea’s reclusive dictator Kim Jong Un, returned from Pyongyang Monday defending his controversial “basketball diplomacy” there. Americans and North Koreans “can actually get along,” said Rodman, who apologized he “couldn’t do anything” about Kenneth Bae, a Korean American missionary imprisoned in… Continue reading Dennis Rodman – “I’m sorry that I couldn’t do anything” about Kenneth Bae

Email from Head of Publishing Company Regarding Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh is feeling the heat, as advertisers abandon his hate machine. After he was recently picked up by WOR, longtime advertisers on the station began objecting to having their products and services affiliated with Rush. On Friday a Mexican-American Flush Rush volunteer contacted a WOR advertiser called Page Publishing to politely request that they… Continue reading Email from Head of Publishing Company Regarding Rush Limbaugh

For Republicans, Public Enemy Number One? – The Poor

Paul Krugman writes: Suddenly it’s O.K., even mandatory, for politicians with national ambitions to talk about helping the poor. This is easy for Democrats, who can go back to being the party of F.D.R. and L.B.J. It’s much more difficult for Republicans, who are having a hard time shaking their reputation for reverse Robin-Hoodism, for… Continue reading For Republicans, Public Enemy Number One? – The Poor

Some Great Tweets about The West Virginia Water Crisis

We all feel for the crisis in West Virginia… well, maybe not the Republicans. In fact, as the water situation in West Virginia got contaminated, House Republicans voted in favor of a bill that will take away the authority of the EPA – the agency responsible for among other things, making sure our water supply… Continue reading Some Great Tweets about The West Virginia Water Crisis

House GOP Gutted The EPA, the Same Day West Virginia Waters were Contaminated

As West Virginians were learning Thursday of a devastating chemical spill in the Elk River that has rendered water undrinkable for 300,000 people, the US House of Representatives was busy gutting federal hazardous-waste cleanup law. The House passed the Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act that would ultimately eliminate requirements for the Environmental Protection Agency to… Continue reading House GOP Gutted The EPA, the Same Day West Virginia Waters were Contaminated