This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Shooting report
Did I mention that we're still shooting each other? We are - and there's still nothing being done in most states to curtail the spread of guns.
Guns - an obsession for some
One thing that is absolutely fascinating about the NRA's position on gun ownership - that everyone should be able to own guns without restriction - is that it exacerbates the very problem they are worried about. By refusing to support background checks, more guns get into the hands of the bad guys and that generates more fear among the NRA members, so they have all the more reason to buy more guns. Self-perpetuating policy - those are the words I've been looking for.
Can't earn more than the President
Since no one working for the government can earn more than the President, one solution might be to increase pay for Barack Obama. Ha ha ha ha ha. Like the Republicans would ever do THAT!
Monday, December 02, 2013
Gun Control Laws CAN work well
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Gabrielle Giffords and Eric Schneiderman at the Washington Post write—A new model for background checks at gun shows:
Last weekend, at the Saratoga Springs Arms Fair, one of the largest gun shows in New York, we saw firsthand a new model for background checks at such events. It would ensure that all gun purchasers get background checks quickly and easily.
It works like this: Guns are tagged at the entrances to the show. Show operators provide access to federally licensed gun dealers to do background checks before completing a sale. All guns are checked on the way out to ensure that background checks were performed.
It’s that simple.
These procedures do not infringe on anyone’s constitutional right to bear arms. Rather, they recognize that responsible gun laws go hand-in-hand with the free exercise of gun rights.
Republican values via Godwin's Law
Sorry - I've resorted to Godwin's law - but there IS some sort of lesson to be drawn here.
Sunday, December 01, 2013
Shooting report
Far too many of the handguns in this country are in the hands of people who have no need for them. We need stronger gun control laws to make guns harder to obtain.
Republican hate for the poor is beyond refute
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When Republicans talk about their big tax cut coming in January, people will be forgiven for not getting all that excited. The bottom rate will drop from 6.0% to 5.8%, which qualifies as nothing more than chump change. For a person making $25,000, the tax cut is whopping $50. Impressive. Of course, if you happen to be a high-income earner, the picture is a lot prettier. Your tax rate will drop from 7.75% to 5.8%. So if you're making $200,000, you'll get a $3,900 tax break. In other words, your benefit from the Republican plan is 78 times higher than the person at the bottom of the income scale. Seventy-eight freaking times!
But the gift that keeps on giving doesn't stop there. In addition to that whopping $50 savings, all income earners will now be paying taxes on movies, museums, live entertainment, service contracts, warranties, maintenance agreements, repair contracts, electricity and natural gas, manufactured homes and modular homes sold at retail, and a whole lot more. So if you spend as little as $5,000 on all of those services combined, you'll be paying an additional $235 each year. Most people will pay twice that.
Over the month ahead, right wing nutjobs will be singing the praises of tax reform as a giant step forward for North Carolina families. Don't buy their bullshit. You've been played. This is nothing more than the old bait and switch, and the only people who will make out are ... you guessed it ... the rich and well-to-do.
At BlueNC, James writes—The Great North Carolina GOP Tax Increase of 2014:
When Republicans talk about their big tax cut coming in January, people will be forgiven for not getting all that excited. The bottom rate will drop from 6.0% to 5.8%, which qualifies as nothing more than chump change. For a person making $25,000, the tax cut is whopping $50. Impressive. Of course, if you happen to be a high-income earner, the picture is a lot prettier. Your tax rate will drop from 7.75% to 5.8%. So if you're making $200,000, you'll get a $3,900 tax break. In other words, your benefit from the Republican plan is 78 times higher than the person at the bottom of the income scale. Seventy-eight freaking times!
But the gift that keeps on giving doesn't stop there. In addition to that whopping $50 savings, all income earners will now be paying taxes on movies, museums, live entertainment, service contracts, warranties, maintenance agreements, repair contracts, electricity and natural gas, manufactured homes and modular homes sold at retail, and a whole lot more. So if you spend as little as $5,000 on all of those services combined, you'll be paying an additional $235 each year. Most people will pay twice that.
Over the month ahead, right wing nutjobs will be singing the praises of tax reform as a giant step forward for North Carolina families. Don't buy their bullshit. You've been played. This is nothing more than the old bait and switch, and the only people who will make out are ... you guessed it ... the rich and well-to-do.
U.S. Vatican Embassy moves - Republicans go mental.
Bush Makes Ridiculous Accusation Against President Obama Over Vatican Embassy Closure (Click on this heading to read more)
November 29, 2013 By
You know, sometimes I think Republicans just sit in rooms playing a game called, “How can we blame _____ on Obama.” I truly believe that if President Obama cured cancer, Republicans would say he was trying to kill the cancer treatment industry.
Jeb Bush becomes the most recent Republican to make a completely absurd accusation. Bush accused the president of closing the U.S. embassy to the Vatican out of spite due to some Catholics opposing the Affordable Care Act.
Bush Tweeted:
Why would our President close our Embassy to the Vatican? Hopefully, it is not retribution for Catholic organizations opposing Obamacare.Yes, Bush more or less accused President Obama of closing one of our embassies to “get revenge” on a few Catholics who don’t support his healthcare law.
Because that makes perfect sense, right? A United States President would go to the trouble of closing down an embassy just because he had his feelings hurt. I guess because Republicans are so small and petty with their attacks toward the president, they’re projecting that same immaturity onto Obama — feeling that he behaves in the same juvenile ways.
Oh, by the way, the embassy isn’t even closing. They’re simply moving it to a large U.S. compound in Rome that’s expected to save around $1.4 million annually.
Despite the fact that President Obama is not actually closing the embassy (they’re simply moving it) the National Republican Senatorial Committee still ran a petition this week which claims that President Obama is going to close the embassy to the Vatican
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