Economy, Elections 2012, Vote Machinations, Eschewing Extremism, Republicans vs. Science

Economy

• Obama To Congress: Jobs Can’t Wait Till Next Election
• The Limping Middle Class NYT
• Many in U.S. slip from middle class, study finds
• The Great Properity (1947-49) vs. The Great Regression (1980-now)
• Chant of 'Tax the Rich' Growing Louder in Nation
• 4 Ways Government Policy Favors the Rich and Keeps the Rest of Us Poor
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Elections 2012

• What Democrats can do about Obama:
  A Democrat argues that the party's 2012 nomination should be debated -- with all options open Salon
• Nevada Dem Accidentally Sends Out Internal Notes Detailing How Faking Support For Israel A "Useful" Ploy For A Democratic Candidate…
• During Secret Retreat With Billionaires, Koch Lobbyist Admits Tea Party Group ‘Designed’ To Elect Republicans In 2010
• Firm gives $1 million to pro-Romney group, dissolves--Edward Conrad, who identified himself afterwards, claims that "he did not intend to circumvent election laws when he created a company, W Spann LLC, which paid the contribution without Conard’s name attached."
• 2 more fake companies donated millions to Romney
• Bank of America ready to 'help' Rick Perry --"Bank of America policy director caught on camera offers to help the GOP candidate. But does Rick Perry want help from troubled Bank of America?"
• God Caught Backing Multiple GOP Candidates for President

Vote Machinations

• The war on voting
• Daily Kos: The GOP War On Voting Is In Full Swing
• Columnist: Registering Poor To Vote 'Like Handing Out Burglary Tools To Criminals'
• Mainers will vote to repeal GOP-backed law that ends Election Day voter registration
• Al Franken Smacks Down Hans von Spakovsky Over Flawed Voter ID Stats
• Lawmakers approve new political boundaries--"Georgia lawmakers fought the most partisan of fights Thursday but the day ended as expected: Republicans successfully passing new plans to redraw legislative districts."
• Wisconsin State Employee Fired
  For E-Mail Defying Voter-ID Policy--"The policy in question: The state's decision for DMV employees to not tell citizens about the availability of free photo identification to satisfy the state's new Voter-ID law, unless they ask first."

Eschewing Extremism

• "Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult"
• Time for Good Republicans to Oust Whacko Republicans
• Apocalyptic GOP Is Dragging Us Into a Civil War

Republicans vs. Science

• Political science: why rejecting expertise has become a campaign strategy (and why it scares me)
• A Stern Commentary: Howard Stern Calls Out Rick Perry for His Anti-Science Views
• In Their Own Words: GOP Candidates And Science