Category Archives: Strict-father State

  Woman Loses Health Insurance for Smiling on Facebook – Nathalie Blanchard, 29, took long-term sick leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, more than a year ago for severe depression. She was receiving monthly benefits from her … Continue reading →

  Good Book Title – rogue: noun – 1. An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person; a scoundrel or rascal. 2. One who is playfully mischievous; a scamp. 3. A wandering beggar; a vagrant. 4. A vicious and solitary animal, especially … Continue reading →

Effect of the Bush Tax Cut Extention – One picture says a lot:   Rudy Giuliani Falsely Claims Democrat Voted Against the House Health Care Bill – Rudy Giuliani falsely claims that the Democrat who won the NY-23 Congressional district … Continue reading →

Chamber Of Commerce Solicits Money For Economist Who Will Give Bad Review Of Health Care Bill – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is soliciting funds to pay an economist $50,000 to study health care reform legislation and issue (what the … Continue reading →

Fox News Host Falsifies Footage to Make Republican Health Care Protest Look Bigger – Fox News’ Sean Hannity interviewed Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann following an event aimed at stirring up a crowd against Democrats’ healthcare reform bill. Hannity said, “20,000+ … Continue reading →

  A Study in Contrast: tNASA shuttle contractor cancels merit raises for all employeesext vs. Three big banks to hand out bonuses averaging $250,400 each, almost five times the $50,303 median household income in the U.S. last year   Rep. … Continue reading →

  Joe Wilson: Pro-Swine Flu, Anti-Obama – In a June congressional vote on a supplementary appropriations bill , Rep. Joe Wilson joined 95% of Republicans and voted against the bill, which contained special funding to combat the H1N1 virus. However, … Continue reading →

  GOP Using Bad Math to Create Bogus Stimulus Figures, AP Says – Some Republican lawmakers critical of President Barack Obama’s stimulus package are using grade-school arithmetic to size up costs and consequences of all that spending. The math is … Continue reading →

  Lack of Health Care Led to 17,000 US Child Deaths – Lack of adequate health care may have contributed to the deaths of some 17,000 US children over the past two decades, according to a study released by the … Continue reading →

  Republican National Committee Left Disgusting Posters on Their Web Site for Nearly a Week – The Republican National Committee’s web site included a poster showing Mother Teresa feeding a poor, thin child with a caption underneath that read, “Enabling … Continue reading →