Lots and lots and lots of talk these days about “shared sacrifice”. But, somehow all the sacrifice seems to be on those in the middle class or below. Comic by Mike Thompson – Detroit Free Press But there’s an example of TRUE shared sacrifice right in front of us today. And it worked. It’s the bailout and subsequent recovery of […]

I try not to be too preachy about my vegetarianism. It’s a lifestyle choice, for sure, but, more importantly for me, it’s also a moral choice. Still, it’s MY choice and I’m not judgmental of others. That said, I was reading an interesting Daily Kos diary by Beach Babe in Florida and came across this shocking statistic: Americans eat one […]

Several years ago under Democratic Governor of Michigan, Jennifer Granholm, the state Congress passed a very tidy set of tax cuts for filmmakers setting up shop in Michigan. The result has been large numbers of films being made here, spin-off companies starting up and a new movie industry being born in the Midwest. It’s safe to say that, at least […]

Paris Hilton’s boyfriend, Cy Waits, is SUCH a prankster! Check out the tweet she sent on her 30th birthday: “My boyfriend is such a prankster. As a practical joke when he surprised me with the car. He first had them pull up a yellow Lexus. I was in shock! The car is amazing! But yellow! So not my style! Ha. […]

Two of my favorite lefty lesbian artists, Margaret Cho and Ani DiFranco, team up to creat a fun tune with an awesome video: Captain Cameltoe: Margaret Cho is a freakin’ rock star, superhero bitch. Hey, she said it, not me! I’m just sayin’…

Holy #@%&!!! Blaming budget woes on a failed movie studio arrangement, the Allen Park City Council voted Tuesday night to issue layoff notices to its firefighters… The layoffs affect all 27 firefighters except for the chief, who is appointed. Allen Park had, apparently put all its eggs in a single basket: Unity Studios. When the film studio pulled out of […]

This Thursday, February 24, 2011, MoveOn.org is holding two “Invest in America Speak Out” events in Michigan (and others across the country.) Here’s the event description: The president announces his budget on February 14, and already, Republicans—and some Democrats—are campaigning to cut billions in funding from health care, education, and science programs. Cuts to our economic lifelines won’t do anything […]

This is starting to become a trend. Today in Lansing between 1,000 and 1,500 people, mainly union members, rallied at the Capitol Building. They were protesting a number of things including new Republican Governor Rick Snyder’s budget as well as a number of anti-union bills currently in before the Republican-run State Congress. Two different tea party groups planned a “counter-protest” […]

Last Friday I blogged about an absurd New York Times article that highlighted a Democrat that supports the moronic tea party Congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann. This person chosen was sourced as, I kid you not, “one person on a blog”. Later that day, Jason Linkins of the Huffington Post ran a piece in which he quoted my blog and […]

From the Michigan AFL-CIO: Please join us tomorrow, Tuesday, February 22, 2011, for a LOBBY DAY in Lansing. We will begin at the Central United Methodist Church at 9:00 AM on Tuesday. There will be a briefing on anti-worker legislation that is moving through the House and Senate, followed by a talk with State Representative Woodrow Stanley (D-Flint). We will […]

Yesterday, I wrote about a state budget protest and Lobby Day being organized for tomorrow (Tuesday February 22, 2011). Turna out the “Southwest Michigan Tea Party Patriots” and the “Tea Party of Western Michigan” are holding a “Suppport the Budget Cuts” counter-protest at the same time. We will gather along Walnut on the West side of the Capitol. There seems […]