US$250,000 is an important number because this the income level where the about-to-expire Bush tax cuts (that have got the Tea Party so energised) kick in, and these are the tax cuts that many people say are motivating their intent to vote Republican at the mid-term elections that will be held today.
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“best argument against democracy is 5 min conversation with the averag VOTER sa winston churchil who was aktualy not bad and looking at colection of numskuls oiks roters bulies and cads of st custards he may hav a point.” ~ Nigel Molesworth esq, the goriller of 3b
US Congressional Mid-Terms Reader
A selection of US blogger commentary found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss?
Femmostroppo Reader – October 19, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed.What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
Newspoll: new election would mean another hung parliament
So is it at all possible that all the frenzied yammering from the “we wuz robbed” CLN diehards about the desperate need for a new election ASAP might just STFU for a while now?
One Line: responses to the Gillard minority government
Single sentences that struck me forcefully over the last few days –
(Updated)
The Australian media throwing a collective tanty at prospect of an Abbott-less Lodge
A disgraceful sight it is too. A left-wing media is it? Only to someone wearing blinkers. Thank goodness for bloggers!
Are we there yet?
They reckon something might happen today.
Update: Katter has gone with the Coalition – it’s now 74 seats each.
Update: Windsor and Oakeshott have gone with Labor – we have a Gillard government.
Abbott: A Labor/Green alliance spells doom
Doom, I tell you!
Femmostroppo Reader – September 4, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed.What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments.
It’s Feminist Defence of Palin Time again
Which means it must be just about time for a US Congressional election. Yup, here come those midterms. So people are going to start talking to and about Sarah Palin again. Great.
Hoyden About Town 