Scuba
Scuba's JournalBy actual count, in 2013 I got 8,217 emails from Democratic/liberal candidates and organizations ...
... asking me to donate money.
Not one of them, not even one, promised to fight for what I consider the most basic of Democratic/liberal values ....
... Medicare for All
... Lifting the cap on Social Security, or applying FICA tax to anything besides payroll
... Living wage (no, $10 an hour is not a living wage)
... Higher taxes on capital gains and other high earners
... Reducing military spending
... Reining in the NSA
Of course there's still a few hours to go. Perhaps later today.
And we wonder why half the electorate doesn't bother to vote.
Minnesota Officials Complain That Drug Testing Welfare Recipients Is A Waste Of Time And Money
Typical Teabaggerism: Create a bogeyman, waste time and money, punish the innocent.
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/12/30/3108101/minnesota-drug-testing/#
The drug-testing policy was touted as a method of saving taxpayer dollars, intended to lower the number of people who receive state benefits by excluding drug users. But county officials and anti-poverty advocates point out its based on the flawed assumption that a large portion of welfare beneficiaries are using illegal drugs. In reality, according to a recent analysis from the states Department of Health Services, welfare recipients are far less likely to have felony drug convictions than the general population.
And the law which requires each country to conduct random drug tests among the small pool of people who receive government benefits and also have a prior felony drug conviction will result in a web of complicated new regulations. Its up to each county to figure out how to enforce it, so local officials are currently devising plans for notifying beneficiaries about the new law and asking them to come in for testing. Since the legislation didnt include additional funding to carry out the drug testing, counties are taking on any extra costs themselves.
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One of the biggest issues with Minnesotas new law is that some people may end up getting cut off from their benefits not because theyre actually using drugs, but because they dont have the right paperwork. Now, in order to keep receiving state assistance, the people who have previously been convicted of a drug felony must prove that theyre either participating in drug treatment, have successfully completed treatment, or have received a county assessment confirming they dont treatment. But according to Kathleen Davis, a supervising attorney at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, many of these welfare recipients are homeless or in transitional housing. It may be too difficult for local officials to contact them in time, and they may not have all the required documents.
Bwahahahahaha. Wisconsin Transparency Force gives Scott Walker a pair of fireproof pants!
I'm sure Squatty will be bragging about how PolitiFlawed confirmed that he told the truth NINE times.
http://www.bluecheddar.net/?p=37093
A case in point is a tall tale about the people of La Crosse that Scott Walker printed in his book and repeated on television. Ive had occasion to be very disappointed with Politifact, but my cheese hat is off to em for a thorough job of researching this story and proving it officially FALSE.
Clearly our Governor has a troubled relationship with the truth and thats a real problem. Thats why the group Wisconsin Transparency Force (W.T.F.) gave Scott Walker a very special gift December 23rd. This short video 1 minute and 35 seconds will show you how that went down.
Committee in Session
No wonder I can never get through
Thom Tillis shows how much he respects his constituents
Evolution of God
113th US Congress
Salvation for Dummies
Disgraced Former Members of Bush Justice Department Challenge Order Denying 'True the Vote'
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/20905-disgraced-former-members-of-bush-justice-department-challenge-order-denying-true-the-vote-intervention-in-texas-photo-id-caseDisgraced Former Members of Bush Justice Department Challenge Order Denying 'True the Vote' Intervention in Texas Photo ID Case
"True the Vote" (TTV), the Orwellian-named Republican "voter fraud" front group with a long and sordid history of deception and fraud won't take 'no' for an answer. Release the hounds.
The group has filed a formal notice of appeal [PDF] of U.S. District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos' recent refusal to permit TTV to intervene as a party defendant in the U.S. Justice Department's (DoJ) federal legal challenge to SB-14, the Texas polling place Photo ID statute.
Judge Ramos found that the interests of the organization --- which masquerades as an "election integrity" group in order to actually advocate for voter suppression --- were already adequately represented in the lawsuit by the state of Texas itself.
As they were filing their notice of appeal, the disgraced GOP "voter fraud" front man, Hans von Spakovsky --- who also just happens to serve on the "advisory board" for TTV --- challenged the court's rejection of the groups Motion to Intervene in an article published at the right-wing National Review. His work there, as usual, represents a masterful example of deception, dishonesty and well-remunerated cherry-picking. That is, apparently, what Hans von Spakovsky does for a living.
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