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COMMONER: A person without noble rank or title.

Democrats want to take all our money and return to us one dime out of each dollar. Republicans want to take all our money and give it to corporations and the wealthy. Neither is acceptable!

Countdown to Congressional Elections

The Rise of Corporate Freedom of Speech
$1.45 Billion on 3-14-2010
$2.9 Billion Spent in 08 on Congressional Race

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Corporate money in politics is bad enough. Secret corporate money is intolerable.

Primary Election Results (UPDATED: July 28, 2010)

"The Great 2010 Incumbent (Non-)Revolt"

Senate Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 1 Loss; 3 Wins of 13 Incumbent Republicans 1 Loss; 8 Wins of 12
House Primary’s Incumbent Democrats 1 Loss; 135 Wins of 245 Incumbent Republicans 2 Loss; 103 Wins of 158

National Debt Clock

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WHEN Did You Become Fiscally Responsible?BEFORE Obama or AFTER Obama??

January 20, 2009$10,838,758,414,164.46 - ↑90% Discretionary Spending at 48.6%

January 20, 2001$5,719,124,940,098.04 - ↑36% January 20, 1993$4,192,107,025,882.17 - ↑62% January 20, 1989$2,601,104,000,000.00 - ↑189% January 20, 1981$909,041,000.000.00

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Debt by President

Are You A Tea Party Hyprocrite??

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This Week's Quotes (5) (Hover to Pause)

Dear Corporate America: Your taxes are NOT being raised. Your subsidy has expired! - The Old Man
"If we cannot as a nation move away from ideologically stimulated tribal warfare and scapegoating, we are in for a very unpleasant future" – Retired Army Gen. Montgomery Meigs
“For big business to now claim that the government is ‘anti-business’ is like the umpire complaining about how badly his game was refereed” – Kathryn Kolbert
“Rather than ‘all for one and one for all,’ the United States’ business leaders have adopted more of a ‘one for one and all for me’ approach, detrimental to our country's economic recovery” – Amy L. Fraher
“Corporate executives excuse their inexcusable refusal to hire more workers and invest in new products and technologies with the tired old saw that it’s all the government’s fault. The Wall Street financial crisis has brought the economy to its knees and now the corporate sector has the audacity to blame government for the catastrophe?” – Elizabeth Sherman

“Rise Of The Phoenix” Scum

January 14, 2010

The Facts

John Thain

Surely you remember Merrill Lynch. Founded in 1914 by Charles Merrill and Edmund Lynch, it prospered well for 94 years. Then in 2008 it went bust and was purchased by Bank of America using taxpayer money. The man at the helm before and during its bust was John Thain. How can one forget him?! He may be most remember for his excesses on his office at Merrill. As Chairman and CEO of Merrill, he went with the company to BofA, but left under duress (he got fired!) in early 2009. Well, he’s baaaaaaaack!

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Federal Judge Rakoff Doesn’t Stand A Chance

If he and the SEC’ definition of justice is a lousy $33 million fine with no one being personally held accountable, then “the nation’s top Wall Street cop” really is in an “awkward” spot. In fact, the “spot” is much more than awkward; it’s outright insulting. [...]

SEC To BofA – Nod-Nod Then A Wink-Wink

Bank of America is fined $33 million. Now they’re laughing all the way to the next crime. [...]

Republican Darrell Issa — Definitely NOT CNBC’s Friend (Videos)

We have to remember that CNBC is just how Issa’s described them: “… you talk to Wall Street, you represent Wall Street, you care about Wall Street”… (quickly interrupted by Becky Quick with obvious arrogant contempt). [...]