Police used tear gas to clear out #OWS protestors in Oakland last night.
For readers who have followed voting rights issues for a long time, you’ll want to check this out. The Justice Department thinks it has the sort of evidence of racially discriminatory redistricting that you would only dream up for a law school exam: actual emails from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), pictured, discussing ways to dilute the Hispanic vote in Texas when they redrew congressional districts this year.
You can practically hear the DOJ lawyers high-fiving each other in their brief to the court: Read More
Yesterday Rick Perry introduced his campaign-saving ‘flat tax’ proposal, which turns out to be flat only for really wealthy people.
There’s a history of so-called ‘alternative minimum taxes’, basically tools in the tax code to prevent very wealthy people from finding ways of paying little or no tax. But the Perry plan appears to function as an ‘alternative maximum tax’, a tool in the tax code to prevent high-income earners from paying any more in taxes than the middle class.
“It’s hard to get employment when you’re under federal indictment.”
Darren Huff, speaking on the witness stand last week before being convicted on federal charges of mounting an attempted armed takeover of a Tennessee courthouse as part of the birther struggle to remove President Obama from office.
Perry jumps at the opportunity to highlight Romney’s union-busting waffle, pledge allegiance to Kasich’s efforts in Ohio.
Tucker Carlson throwing book party for Jack Abramoff: “I hope this party serves as a well-earned middle finger to the various breast-beaters, professional reformers and other holier-than-thou whiners who make this city less fun to live in.”
Mitt Romney is getting pummeled today over a hilarious goof in Ohio today. Mitt showed up at a call center to cheer on activists’ efforts to block the repeal of SB 5, the anti-union bill in Ohio. But when he asked whether he actually was on their side … weeeeeellll. Take a look. It’s a quote for the ages.