Speaking of the courts:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/federal-appeals-court-strikes-down-obama-air-rule/2012/08/21/50af1caa-eb9c-11e1-b811-09036bcb182b_story.html?hpid=z2
DC Court of Appeals 2 to 1 decision rejecting cross-state air pollution rule
In the ruling, the court wrote that the EPA used a section in the Clean Air Act known as the “good neighbor provision” to “impose massive emissions reduction requirements on upwind States without regard to the limits imposed by the statutory text. Whatever its merits as a policy matter, EPA’s Transport Rule violates the statute.” It also wrote that the EPA overstepped its bounds in regulating power plants directly, rather than giving upwind states a chance to develop their own plans for federal compliance.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/us/politics/obama-nominates-halligan-and-srinivasan-to-dc-appeals-court.html
The District of Columbia appeals court is generally considered the second most powerful court in the country because it hears many cases involving challenges to federal policies and regulations. It currently has five Republican-appointed judges, three Democratic-appointed ones and three vacancies, two of which have been open throughout the Obama administration.
It is also a panel whose balance Mr. Obama has been unable to alter, in part because his administration has been slow to nominate people to fill its vacancies and in part because of Republican opposition to his nominees, including Ms. Halligan.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 18:49 (eleven years ago) link
It is also a panel whose balance Mr. Obama has been unable to alter, in part because his administration has been slow to nominate people to fill its vacancie
srsly can anyone name a liberal advocacy group specifically targeting court nominations? They need my money and energy. This is an area in which liberals have simply not given a damn.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 18:52 (eleven years ago) link
ACLU?
― Shameful Dead Half Choogle (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:21 (eleven years ago) link
People for the American Way used to
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 August 2012 19:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/opinion/sunday/coates-obamas-perceived-transformation.html?hp
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 04:42 (eleven years ago) link
Morbs, you'll like that Coates guest-piece for the NY Times (if you read it all). It starts in one direction but keep reading till the end.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:27 (eleven years ago) link
x-post--- heard an NPR morning edition story re the states rights corporate air pollution ruling. They said the dissent was 44 pages and "blistering". I wonder if the Obama Justice Department will appeal? Although they'd proably lose 5 to 4 at the Supreme court.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 14:30 (eleven years ago) link
And no surprise, the 2 majority votes were both Dubya appointees
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 22 August 2012 19:13 (eleven years ago) link
"Congress has been America's favorite whipping boy for over 200 years, and I don't think that's going to change anytime soon," Boehner said during a Christian Science Monitor luncheon near the Republican National Convention. "On any given day, some of them may be out there doing things they probably shouldn't be doing. It's just a fact."
― chicago rap twitter luminary (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
Republican Linda McMahon actually holds a small lead in the Connecticut Senate race. According to a new Qunnipiac poll she holds a three point lead over Democrat Chris Murphy in the race to replace Joe Lieberman.
She's running again? And ahead this time. She's got so much money (is it all from the wrestling biz?)
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 28 August 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
yeah they had an IPO a long time ago and she and vince probably made out like bandits
― johnathan lee riche$ (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 28 August 2012 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/28/times-reporter-shared-maureen-dowd-column-with-c-i-a-before-publication/
― Mordy, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 04:22 (eleven years ago) link
I think Greenwald was tweeting about that.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:58 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2012_08/impeach_brian_sandoval039549.php
But let’s say for the sake of argument he’s right and Obama’s HHS was actively conspiring with the State of Nevada (the culprit in Mickey’s account) to let one or two welfare recipients go an entire six months without taking advantage of one of those incredibly abundant jobs out there. If “Obama” is “gutting” welfare reform via this conspiracy, then so, too, is Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval. What was he doing on the stage of the Republican National Convention last night? Shouldn’t he be impeached?
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/charts-us-arms-sales-overseas-triples
Much of the surge was driven exclusively by the ongoing freak-out over Iran: Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates (all Persian Gulf allies or partners of the United States) in particular started buying missile defense systems, fighter jets, and other hardware from the US at record levels, just in case Iran ever goes nuclear and tries to throw its weight around West Asia and the Gulf. Saudi Arabia's $33.4 billion deal included dozens of F-15 fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters. The UAE threw down $4.5 billion for a missile shield and other toys.
And in case you were wondering: In arms sales to both developing and developed nations, our closest competitor is Russia, which came in at a total of $4.8 billion in 2011—roughly 7 percent of what the United States hauled in that same year:
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 August 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
GG with more on the CIA's editorial desk at the NYT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/29/correspondence-collusion-new-york-times-cia
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 August 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
http://my.firedoglake.com/Jane-2/2012/08/30/apple-helps-dod-keep-iphone-customers-ignorant-about-drone-strike-deaths/
Glen Greenwald will write about this one soon I'm sure
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:24 (eleven years ago) link
i would just like to quickly point out the official GOP platform says, on pg. 19,
"The most powerful environmental policy is liberty, the central organizing principle of the American Republic and its people."
has anyone actually read through this thing yet? there's some batty, batty shit in there.
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:42 (eleven years ago) link
holy shit even the first page is just batzone
― we don't wanna miss a THING!!! (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
megalol @ Hillel the Elder quote
― chicago rap twitter luminary (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
Exclusive behind-the-scenes photo of the authors of the GOP Platform at work:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2q2h5j5.jpg
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Thursday, 30 August 2012 21:49 (eleven years ago) link
Obama just opened up the Arctic.
http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/30/news/companies/shell-arctic/
What a terrible thing!
― we don't wanna miss a THING!!! (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 31 August 2012 00:15 (eleven years ago) link
Well, BP and Exxon have had their shot, so maybe third time's a charm!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Friday, 31 August 2012 00:31 (eleven years ago) link
great
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 August 2012 16:50 (eleven years ago) link
What's the worst that can happen?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 31 August 2012 19:56 (eleven years ago) link
The elder gods are awakened by a drill bit to the head?
― Ogni tanto mi piace un'occhiata del Tevere (Michael White), Friday, 31 August 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
We've Got Labor Day. Why Not Corporation Day?
It's high time we honored the industrialist pioneers, business barons and tycoons -- the job creators -- of our nation.
because every day is tycoon's day, gerald
― mookieproof, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:24 (eleven years ago) link
We have father's day and mother's day, why don't we have KID's day?!?!
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
We've kicked our corporations around long enough. Like returning Vietnam veterans, corporations have been tormented and harassed. They are routinely referred to as callous, uncaring, heartless profit-mongers. They are regular targets of protests, boycotts and media exposés.Some are wrongfully accused of polluting, discriminating and illegal profiteering. They are taxed, surcharged, regulated, audited and generally hounded by all levels of government. Isn't it about time to pay our respects to the corporations that have made our country great?
Some are wrongfully accused of polluting, discriminating and illegal profiteering. They are taxed, surcharged, regulated, audited and generally hounded by all levels of government. Isn't it about time to pay our respects to the corporations that have made our country great?
those poor, poor corporations
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
LIKE RETURNING VIETNAM VETERANS
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:29 (eleven years ago) link
omfg
― we don't wanna miss a THING!!! (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:32 (eleven years ago) link
Finally, every holiday needs a hero. The patron saint of Corporation Day would, of course, be Horatio Alger.
and in the end, we even screwed ford
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:39 (eleven years ago) link
Apart from anything else, wouldn't another federal holiday be generally seen by this sort of idiot as a kick in the nuts to these noble corporations?
― Andrew Farrell, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:40 (eleven years ago) link
i propose that to, celebrate corporation day, every corporate work go to work tomorrow and try to make as much profit as possible
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Monday, 3 September 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
corporate work=corporate employee
― a hauntingly unemployed american (difficult listening hour), Monday, September 3, 2012 5:29 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
i can't even
― horseshoe, Monday, 3 September 2012 21:57 (eleven years ago) link
can it be during white history month?
― k3vin k., Monday, 3 September 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
i guess he means that even tho they firebombed a bunch of villages and killed a bunch of innocent civilians we should still celebrate them bc USA USA USA!
― Mordy, Monday, 3 September 2012 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
Someone tell this guy about Christmas!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 3 September 2012 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
Please tell me that's satire. It doesn't gave to be, I just need to be lied to.
― DARING PRINCESS (DJP), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:29 (eleven years ago) link
actually wait I think it is satire
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:31 (eleven years ago) link
WSJ dude
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:34 (eleven years ago) link
I think it's a great idea. Corporation Day can always happen on a Monday, and everyone will be expected to go to work on that weekend.
― Milton Parker, Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:47 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.seyfarth.com/GeraldSkoning
― USADA Bin Dopen (dayo), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
Mr. Skoning is a member of faculties of the National Employment Law Institute and the Center for American and International Law (formerly known as The Southwest Legal Foundation) in Dallas, Texas where he teaches courses on labor and employment law and how to defend employment discrimination lawsuits.
He is co-author of the book, “Complying with Handicap Discrimination Laws,” and author of the popular book, “The Wackiest Employment Law Cases, 1993-2003,” which takes a look at the lighter side of labor and employment law.
one of most popular toilet books of those who specialize in defending employment discrimination lawsuits
― Thanks WEBSITE!! (Z S), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 01:54 (eleven years ago) link
Obama's response to Romney's sports metaphor is so social-sciences-prof corny I kinda love it
Campaigning Saturday in Cincinnati, Romney likened Obama to a football coach with a record of 0 and 23 million, a reference to the number of unemployed and underemployed Americans.Obama rebutted him 48 hours later -- and play-by-play."On first down, he hikes taxes by nearly $2,000 on the average family with kids in order to pay for massive tax cuts for multimillionaires. ... Sounds like unnecessary roughness to me," he said."On second down, he calls an audible and undoes reforms that are there to prevent another financial crisis and bank bailout. ..."And then on third down, he calls for a Hail Mary, ending Medicare as we know it by giving seniors a voucher that leaves them to pay any additional cost out of their pockets. But there's a flag on the play: Loss of up to an additional $6,400 a year for the same benefits you get now."
Obama rebutted him 48 hours later -- and play-by-play.
"On first down, he hikes taxes by nearly $2,000 on the average family with kids in order to pay for massive tax cuts for multimillionaires. ... Sounds like unnecessary roughness to me," he said.
"On second down, he calls an audible and undoes reforms that are there to prevent another financial crisis and bank bailout. ...
"And then on third down, he calls for a Hail Mary, ending Medicare as we know it by giving seniors a voucher that leaves them to pay any additional cost out of their pockets. But there's a flag on the play: Loss of up to an additional $6,400 a year for the same benefits you get now."
― we don't wanna miss a THING!!! (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 05:40 (eleven years ago) link
"But there's a flag on the play: [NEXT POINT YOU WANT TO MAKE]"
― we don't wanna miss a THING!!! (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 4 September 2012 05:41 (eleven years ago) link