Late Late Night FDL: Rolling In The Deep
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on February 23rd, 2011 5:48 am by HL
Late Late Night FDL: Rolling In The Deep
Adele — Rolling In The Deep.
What’s on your mind?
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The New Adventures of the Old Orwellians
Good to know that Bush-era sloganeering remains as popular and bipartisan as ever.
pic via theangrykeyboarder at flickr.com
Well, surely the public is sure to stay quiet while this bill, this awesome bill, passes.
A Senate proposal that has become known as the Internet “kill switch” bill was reintroduced this week, with a tweak its backers say eliminates the possibility of an Egypt-style disconnection happening in the United States…the name of the bill has been changed to include the phrase “Internet freedom.”
It will surely soon turn into a lovely Easter-basket of Freedom, or if you are otherwise inclined perhaps a Passover of Freedom would be more appropriate?
Early Morning Swim: State Senator Lena Taylor (D-WI) Discusses Scott Walker’s Union Busting with Lawrence O’Donnell
Good on Taylor. Meanwhile, Pearlstein makes a good point.
Good on Taylor. Meanwhile, Pearlstein makes a good point.
One old trick is to suggest a thought experiment that asks readers to consider the mirror image of what is going on. In this case, you’d be asked what the reaction would be from Republicans and business interests if a newly elected Democratic governor and legislature proposed to deal with a budget deficit by first raising unemployment benefits and then pushing through a big corporate tax increase for all but the Democratic-leaning tech sector. For good measure, the package would also contain a ban on corporations making political donations without getting the permission of each shareholder, lest they use their power to repeal the tax increase and push the budget out of balance.
This is analogous, of course, to what Gov. Scott Walker has proposed for dealing with Wisconsin’s budget gap: the tax breaks for businesses, the benefit cuts for all state employees except Republican-leaning police and firefighters, the automatic decertification of all public-sector unions and the stripping of their right to bargain anything but wages. Looking at Walker’s reflection in the political fun-house mirror makes it abundantly clear that the governor has a more ambitious agenda than merely closing a modest budget gap.
Ya think?
