- kittydesade | We matter more than pounds and pence / your economic theory makes no sense
- [A link roundup on Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, and Tennessee, followed by a heartfelt plea to get informed.]
It's like doing your taxes, you might not want to do it, but once you've done it then you know, and contrary to what the news would have you believe politicians don't flip flop all over the place that quickly or that often. Some do. But not all.
And once you've gotten informed, even if you don't vote, talk to people. And even more important than talking, listen. Ask questions. Listen to the answers. Make your opinion heard, and respect the opinions of other people as well. Some of them will disagree, and that's fine. Part of, an increasingly big part of why Scott Walker is getting so much flak these days is because he flat out refuses to compromise with people who disagree with him. Don't be that guy.
- Brown’s Budget Proposal Wins Business Support – The Bay Citizen
- Gov. Jerry Brown told reporters Friday he'd consider weakening environmental regulations and changing public pension rules in an effort to win additional support for his proposed budget, which combines equal amounts of service cuts and tax extensions to eliminate a $26.6 billion deficit.
- EXCLUSIVE: Celebrating International Women’s Day: Reflections from Natalie Portman, Maya Angelou and Other Renowned Women – WMC Blog
- [Women's Media Center]
- Wisconsin recall drives could make history | The Political Carnival
- “I don’t think there’s a precedent for what’s going on in Wisconsin,” said Gary Moncrief of Boise State University, an expert on legislative politics. “I don’t think there’s ever been a case where pretty much everyone has been subject to a recall attempt at one time on both sides. That’s really amazing.”
- Michele Bachmann: Yes, Obama Runs ‘A Gangster Government’ (VIDEO) | TPMDC
- "I don't take back my statement on gangster government," she said. "I think that there have been actions that have been taken by this government that I think are corrupt, thoroughly corrupt."
- How Republicans Could Dramatically Undermine Health Reform Law Without A Fight | TPMDC
- Multiple Democratic sources say they're worried leadership won't pick a fight with the GOP over this because the 1099 provision itself is so unpopular. But if the House position prevails, it would essentially write a significant tax on middle class consumers into the health care law.
- Protesters vacate Wisconsin Capitol, seeking to foil Scott Walker – Isthmus | The Daily Page
- The crowd members were told that they could not be found to be in violation of a court order until a court order was presented to them. This was still being prepared, and so the protesters waited.
- Plain Talk: Guess why Walker wants to freeze self-supporting State Life Fund
- …Wisconsin's little-known State Life Fund, a small state-operated life insurance plan that was enacted 100 years ago this year by progressive Republican legislators in the wake of insurance scandals that rocked the state back then…
The plan is totally self-supporting and continually runs a surplus. It requires no extra workers in the Office of the Insurance Commissioner. It's a good deal for young families who want to have at least a little life insurance protection. Some cash in their policies and use the cash value to help pay for their children's college. Older folks are known to purchase a policy to cover funeral expenses.
Yet Walker wants to freeze it in place come July 1 and close it to further purchases.
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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