SOME NEWS:

• Germany's coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country's nuclear power plants phased out by 2022.

• China's yuan has hit a record high against the US dollar - you know - the one with the picture of that Communist guy on it...

• US Nuclear Power Enters the Digital Age - Let's see now...is that 'dashes and dots' or '1's and 0's'?  No "phasing out" in America, by god, those industries spend a lot of omey on congressmen!

• Unknown buried pyramids in Egypt possibly discovered from space:

• Assemblage artist Joe Chasse represented by Riversea Gallery in Astoria, Oregon:

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT IS TO BE A LIBERAL? Huh? DO YA?

EXACTLY WHO voted against the bill to reduce the Federal budget deficit by closing big oil tax loopholes, and for other purposes

Clicking on this map will take you to the website. 
You have a right to know!

RETURNING VETERANS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 27% WE CAN DO BETTER!

The stories many of our veterans tell me are heartbreaking.

I’ve heard from battlefield medics who heroically treated wounds in combat zones but then were denied jobs as EMTs after returning home and told they didn't have the right experience. 

Others have told me they won’t write “veteran” on their resume because they’re afraid of the stigma they think employers attach to their service.

I’ve simply heard from too many of our veterans who, despite being trained with the ultimate responsibility to protect our nation, can’t get a job once their enlistment is over. The unemployment rate for these young heroes is 27% -- more than one out of every four.

It’s unconscionable, and we can’t let it continue.

That’s why I’ve just introduced the Hiring Heroes Act –- and why I’d like you to click here to sign on as a citizen cosponsor today.

The Hiring Heroes Act will help our men and women in uniform take full advantage of the skills and experience they gain serving our nation by providing job training to every returning service member.

It will ensure broad skills training for every service member as they leave the military. And require the Department of Labor to take a look at how to make sure military skills and training are translatable into civilian careers so veterans don't have to jump through hoops to get job certifications.

And, bottom line, it will help tens of thousands of our brave veterans -- people who have sacrificed so much for us -- find work and provide for their families when they return home.

Please show your support for this critical bill by clicking here to sign on as a citizen cosponsor.

A few months ago, I asked our PattyMurray.com community what more we could all do to better serve our veterans and military retirees.

I hope you’ll agree that this is one important and necessary step to do just that.

It is up to all of us to ensure that our young men and women are able to find good jobs when they return home, and I’ll never stop fighting to make sure that we do our part in the U.S. Senate.

Thank you so much for your support of our troops.


Patty Murray
U.S. Senator

 

HERE IS A LINK TO A JILLION STORIES. REPUBLICANS TOOK OVER THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PROMISING JOBS, WHILE THE WHOLE WHILE ALL THEY HAVE DONE IS TRY TO LIMIT WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE OPTIONS AND BANKRUPT PROGRAMS THAT HELP ORDINARY AMERICANS.  

YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE? GET A DEMOCRAT ON IT.

NEWT LIVES! (sort of)

Dear new t ging rich:  PLEASE GO AWAY.

$80 BILLION DOLLARS FOR 16 INTELLIGENCDE GATHERING AGENCIES MRS. BEUTLER/HERRERA?

WHAT'S BECOME OF THE TEAPARTY "SMALLER GOVERNMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY"?  

16 AGENCIES??  

THE TEAPUBLICANS NEVER FIND WASTE, FRAUD OR UNNECESSARY SPENDING IN THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL BUREAUS.

Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 - Vote Passed (392-15, 24 Not Voting)

The House approved this bill authorizing intelligence-related programs for the current fiscal year. Funding levels authorized for the 16 intelligence gathering agencies are classified, but it is estimated to be around $80 billion. The Senate version of the bill is currently at a standstill.

Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler voted YES......send e-mail or see bio

I JUST LEARNED THAT 42% OF AMERICA'S DEBT IS OWED TO RICH/WEALTHY AMERICANS!

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THESE WEALTHY AMERICANS MAKE MONEY OFF US! YES INDEED - WE ARE PAYING INTEREST AND PROFITS TO AMERICANS TO LEND MONEY WHO WE COULD BE TAXING TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT! A-FUCKING-MAZING!  

via Truthout

Dear Republicans and Rep. Jamie Herrera/Buetler (R/T-Wa) teaparties: Please watch this short video about health insurance coverage to see if you can undersand

THERE.  You see?  It really is quite simple...

From the RACHEL MADDOW SHOW via The Maddow Blog:

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

One way or another, Congress will end the subsidies for major oil companies, Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) told us last night:

There are at least five Republican colleagues, present members of the Senate, who have said in one form or another that these subsidies no longer are need and should be repealed. You know, there will be that moment -- and their words versus their votes. And hopefully they'll join us.
But I'm convinced we're going to do this, because whether this is done through my legislation or whether this is done as part of any debt ceiling vote, which we'll insist on, or whether it's done as part of any budget vote, we are going to eliminate these subsidies.

Senator Menendez and Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) teamed up in challenging the oil executives on Capitol Hill yesterday. One of the executives, Jim Mulva of ConocoPhillips, refused to apologize for his company's press release calling an end to the subsidies "un-American." Overall, the U.S. provides about $4 billion a year in subsidies to energy companies. Democratic senators have been pushing to end at least the $21 million or so now going to the big five: Shell, BP, Exxon Mobil, Chevron and ConocoPhillips.
Folding an end to the subsidies into a vote on the debt ceiling would up the ante considerably. The pressure is already on House Speaker John Boehner to raise the debt ceiling, with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce joining Democrats in calling for it. Speaker Boehner has been demanding $2 trillion in spending cuts as part of that vote. Senator Menendez is saying, essentially, that Congress could start by cutting the subsidies for wealthy corporations.

Court Demands Mental Health Care Reform for Veterans, Cites VA's "Unchecked Incompetence"

Jason Leopold, Truthout:
"On Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a sweeping 104-page opinion that years of 'unchecked incompetence' at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was directly responsible for an epidemic of suicides and lengthy delays in processing disability benefits for war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that began while George W. Bush was in office and has continued under President Barack Obama's leadership."

"VA's unchecked incompetence has gone on long enough," Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the majority. "No more veterans should be compelled to agonize or perish while the government fails to perform its obligations."

"VA's unchecked incompetence has gone on long enough," Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote for the majority. "No more veterans should be compelled to agonize or perish while the government fails to perform its obligations."

Read the Article

PRAISE FOR THE 9TH DISTRICT COURT! (ed.) 

Condoleeza Rice, the war criminal, attempts to lecture law students in international law

 ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!  Perhaps there is HOPE among our young professionals of bringing back the real America!

Conservative - Right Wing - Tea Party - Ku Klux Klan

Back in 1961 the names of the opposition were different but the goals were the same:  To stop voter registration, education, health care for minorities and poor.
Now 60 years later, the GOALS ARE THE SAME for the republican party!

And so, we continue to fight for equality, opportunity, and fairness in what we simply want to call OUR AMERICA.
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Follow LINK 2 to see one of the reasons the teapublicans wish to shut down the Public Broadcasting System.

Dems Attempt to End Corporate Welfare for Big Oil There's no reason big oil companies like BP and Exxon are receiving government subsidies when we're looking at a budget deficit -- and that's why Dems are now moving to end the free paychecks for the corpo oil machines that damage our environment. Led by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, next week Democrats in the Senate plan to introduce a bill that will wipe out billions in tax incentives from oil giants, and redirect the money into the budget -- money that could potentially help save social programs like Medicare that the GOP wants to obliterate. Politico reports: Read more

There's no reason big oil companies like BP and Exxon are receiving government subsidies when we're looking at a budget deficit -- and that's why Dems are now moving to end the free paychecks for the corporate oil machines that damage our environment. Led by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-MT, next week Democrats in the Senate plan to introduce a bill that will wipe out billions in tax incentives from oil giants, and redirect the money into the budget -- money that could potentially help save social programs like Medicare that the GOP wants to obliterate.  Politico reports:   Read more

Bin Laden's crib. The Paki's couldn't find him, Bush The Idiot couldn't find him, yet a half-black, liberal law professor President of the USA did it....there's a message there somewhere...

PLEASE JOIN SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER JOHN BOENER IN CELEBRATING THE SACRED AND LASTING UNION BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND BIG OIL:

 

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Bin Laden's dead, Scott Walker wants to starve poor people, and I have a pair of Fat Bob Harley tanks on Ebay:

Would Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker tell hungry people to go without food?

Apparently so, according to an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which provides details of Walker's effort to outsource decision making about who should receive food stamps to a for-profit company.

Have a look at these great Harley Davidson gas tanks I have on Ebay this week!

Oh yea, President Obama sent in some very effective guys to get Osama Bin Laden (two shots above the left eye) and a huge cache of intelligence (hard drives, notebooks, etc.)