Republicans Deny America Jobs

Obama's $447 billion plan to create jobs went before the Senate last night.

And it failed.

The Republicans filibustered, meaning the plan would require 60 votes to pass, and then literally every single Republican voted against the plan.  If there's anything that the Republicans can unite for, it's to oppose something that would help the American worker.

Even two of the more "moderate" Democrats sided with the GOP in the vote.  What a surprise.  Considering the direction American politics has gone over these last twenty years, half the so-called "Democrats" currently in office are just conservatives in disguise.  But while that's a problem, it's a lesser concern to what's happening right now.

The GOP is actively working against the American worker, citizens trying their best to succeed in a country that is increasingly ruled by a hyperwealthy elite.  If we want any chance of continuing to live in a free country, this has to stop. 

Call your congresspersons; write them letters. Tell them how disappointed you are in their behavior, and remind them that their actions determine your next vote. 

Class Warfare

Anyone who pays even the slightest attention to the media knows that the GOP loves to accuse liberals of something they call "class warfare."  By the Republican definition, it seems that anything that doesn't benefit the rich is a form of class warfare.  Raising taxes on the wealthy, lowering taxes on the middle class, increasing social benefits for the poor, it's all somehow class warfare.  A liberal can't order coffee in the morning without a gaggle of Repubicans shouting, "Class warfare!  Class warfare!" 

It's ridiculous.  It's also dishonest.