The Peasantville Blog

Mitch McConnell and the Republicans Fight to Raise Taxes on Workers and Real Job Creators!!

Michael Tomasky at The Daily Beast writes:  "...Democrats would have employers pay 3.1 percent (rather than the 6.2 percent they now pay) on the first $5 million of their payroll. Also, if employers add to their payrolls, they would pay no payroll tax on new hires. So the new bill is specifically aimed at helping the job creators. The total cost is $255 billion."  A real program aimed at increasing employment and putting more money in the pockets of labor and their employers - opposed by Republicans.  Not only that, they want to end the 2% payroll tax reduction enjoyed for the last year or so. 

This makes hollow all the Republican noise about helping America work.  It also reveals, in their vernacular, "job creators" as code for the spectacular multi-decade failure that is and was "trickle down."  Tomasky goes on to write, "Mitch McConnell unsurprisingly announced his opposition to it Monday. And yes, this is the same Mitch McConnell who said in January 2009 that a two-year suspension of the payroll tax “would put a lot of money back in the hands of businesses and in the hands of individuals,” and that “Republicans, generally speaking, from Maine to Mississippi, like tax relief.”"

 

Newtered Gingrich Comes Out Against Child Labor Laws - Apparently He Wants to Emulate Asian Sweatshops.

File this under "You can't make this sh*t up!" Newtered Gingrich thinks child labor laws are 'stupid." http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-gingrich-child-labor-20111121,0,6466282.story Think of the opportunities for children to manufacture tennis shoes and soccer balls in sweat shops ala Vietnam. This is the kind of klown who would take America back -- to the 19th century.

Right Wing AM Radio onThe Cain Train Wreck -"Move Along - Nothing to See Here."



Herman Cain - a right wing Atlanta radio talk show host and Tea Party promoter (but aren't they all Tea Party promoters?) is on the downhill slide into political obscurity.  Never a serious candidate, Cain's gaffeability is the gift that keeps on giving not only to his opponents but to Democrats.  Geographically challenged, foreign policy ignorant, confused about military strategy, and how about that 'Cuban language?'

But Rush has stood by him, played the race and gender cards, in the face of evidence to the contrary even denied the multiple charges of sexual harrassment.  Local radio hosts have followed along after receiving the memo from Limbaugh.  Herman Cain the victim - but are AM radio talking heads turning on or just walking away from the Cain Train Wreck?

And now they're flailing about looking for another front man.  Laura Ingraham is now touting Gnewt the Nigerian Prince Spammer Gingrich.

"...Newt Gingrich go. He is a Nigerian prince e-mail, send-me-your-bank-details guy. He does e-mail spam, fax spam, direct mail, sucker list, bottom-feeding, prey-on-the-gullible financial scams.”"

Rachel Maddow compares Gnewt Gingrich's business dealings to those of a Nigerian prince spamming email.  And what if Gnewt were to take it seriously?

“This is the ka-ching that makes Newt Gingrich go. He is a Nigerian prince e-mail, send-me-your-bank-details guy. He does e-mail spam, fax spam, direct mail, sucker list, bottom-feeding, prey-on-the-gullible financial scams.”

Washington, D.C..
Attention: The President/CEO

Dear Sir,

Confidential Business Proposal

Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Gnewt Gingrich Department at the KochFreedomWorksTeaFoundation, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $37,000,000.00 (thirty seven million United States dollars) into your accounts. The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract, executed, commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by Freddie Mac. This action was however intentional and since then the fund has been in the subject of American News reports embarrassing to me, a GOP presidential candidate.

We are now ready to transfer the fund to Gnewt and that is where you come in. It is important to inform you that as a Republican presidential candidate, it is embarrassing to be caught up in such blatant hypocrisy; that is why Gnewt requires your assistance. The total sum will be shared as follows: 70% to Gnewt, 25% to Gnewt and 5% for local and international expenses incidental to the transfer made payable to Gnewt.

The transfer is risk free onto Gnewt. I am a former speaker of the US House and for references you can call my ex-wife.  If you find this proposal acceptable, we shall require the following documents:

(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.

(b) your private telephone and fax numbers —for confidentiality and easy communication.

(c) your letter-headed paper stamped and signed.

Alternatively we will furnish you with the text of what to type into your letter-headed paper, along with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively what we require of you. The business will take us thirty (30) working days to accomplish.

Please reply urgently.

Best regards

Gnewt Gningrich

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Newt Gets Newtered!!!

Newt Gingrich and his group received $37 million from healthcare industry entities over a 8 year period.  Almost $5 million per year.  What does Newt offer in return?  Whatever he might offer, let us hope he doesn't get the chance to sell it from the Oval Office.   And those entities are the very entities the Republicans have fought tooth and nail to maintain their status.

From the Washington Post:  "A think tank founded by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich collected at least $37 million over the past eight years from major health-care companies and industry groups, offering special access to the former House speaker and other perks, according to records and interviews."

The GOP Clown Car Visited Orlando Last NIght -- and It Was a HOOOWWWLL!!

Rick Perry fast fades and Michele Bachmann is kicked to the curb. The GOP is going to go with this year's runner up, Mitt Romney, so he can be next year's runner up.

Warren Buffett Calls Out Standard & Poor, Instead of Downgrade It Should Have Been A Promotion!!

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 Warren Buffett disagrees with S&P.  Bloomberg News Reports, "The U.S., which was cut Aug. 5 to AA+ from AAA at S&P, merits a “quadruple A” rating, Buffett, 80, said yesterday in an interview with Betty Liu at Bloomberg Television."

But remember, S&P has downgraded. Fitch and Moody's have not.  S&P seems driven by Tea Party logic which means, quite simply, no logic applied at all.  The goal seems to be anything to negatively effect Barack Obama's re-election prospects.

And There Goes Ted Stevens in the Footsteps of Randy Cunningham, Bob Ley and Others

Indicted on Seven Federal Counts - and he's down for those counts.   It's all about home improvement, without Tim Allen.  Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars worth of home improvements. "

And he made quite the sweet heart deal trading cars, too.  Traded an old Ford for a new Land Rover. What's wrong with American cars, Ted?  No matter - at 85 years of age, Ted's looking at a life sentence.

WE know what a criminal White House looks like -- The Bush White House

Frank Rich Tells It Like It Is:  "And so we’re back where we started in the summer of 2001, with even shark attacks and Chandra Levy’s murder (courtesy of a new Washington Post investigation) returning to the news. We are once again distracted and unprepared while the Taliban and bin Laden’s minions multiply in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This, no less than the defiling of the Constitution, is the legacy of an administration that not merely rationalized the immorality of torture but shackled our national security to the absurdity that torture could easily fix the terrorist threat.

That’s why the Bush White House’s corruption in the end surpasses Nixon’s. We can no longer take cold comfort in the Watergate maxim that the cover-up was worse than the crime. This time the crime is worse than the cover-up, and the punishment could rain down on us all."

A good read.

McCain Adviser Seeks Al Qaeda Endorsement for His Candidate

In a Fortune magazine piece just published, McCain Adviser Charlie Black, referencing a terror attack on our nation, said, "Certainly it would be a big advantage to (McCain)."  They want more dead Americans to use as campaign props for McCain, just like they did George W. Bush.  Charlie Black is looking for an Al Qaeda endorsement.

Black is also quoted as saying the "unfortunate event" of the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto earlier this year "helped us."

How very sad.