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Occupy Depends on Wall Street for Rights, Justice, and Jobs

Occupy Chicago is looking for a few good floors. The Occupy Wall Street spinoff has been waiting for the angry masses to arrive for the upcoming NATO Summit and needs places for protesters to camp. Windy City airwaves have been carrying sound bites of Occupy organizers asking for donations of space in church basements, warehouses, [...]

Posted 13 May 2012 † Civil Bob § Occupy Movement ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged:

Republicans Bear the Guilt for Student Loan Interest Bailout

Should conservatives save themselves a lot of heartache and throw in the towel now? Republicans seem unable to get their message out without looking like villains (see: Do Republicans Want to be America’s Enemies?). With so many prime targets and renewed support from women a possibility thanks to Hilary Rosen, did House GOP members have [...]

Posted 29 April 2012 † Civil Bob § Education ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: federal budget, Republicans

When Do We Cut States Loose Because of the Debt?

When we started 2012 by raising the debt ceiling there was a lot less noise from Capitol Hill than we heard last summer when legislators predicted catastrophe caused by their own reckless spending. Last August Congress pacified taxpayers by pawning off its responsibilities on a sure to fail Super Committee and a doomsday automatic spending [...]

Posted 12 April 2012 † Civil Bob § budget ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: debt, deficit, Illinois, spending cuts, states