tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post1168557664049422214..comments2024-03-29T05:23:06.618-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: Puppy Training for Politicians. Or, How we got RTW in MichiganRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-68159902186198657782012-12-16T08:50:38.817-05:002012-12-16T08:50:38.817-05:00The "Lame Ducks" are doing a scorched ea...The "Lame Ducks" are doing a scorched earth policy on their way out. They are destroying as much as possible while they still have a large majority.Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-12060963009891336952012-12-13T09:12:08.205-05:002012-12-13T09:12:08.205-05:00alec's koch-incest'd puppymill - who's...alec's koch-incest'd puppymill - who's yer daddy<br /><br />a dog-whistled puppy training kennel registry<br />might show unnatural beasts most people will not see<br />who's licking hand-held dark koch-shrivel'd schtup money<br />fed rabid hungry curs passing alec-sheet legislatively<br />can't get new tricks into old dogs who're still led around by pricks<br />in their closets, on the tv, on roads where the future's lick'd<br />in imagery stuck under tail housing right fat blood-suck ticks<br /><br />NamasteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-27964422068666847162012-12-13T01:30:10.043-05:002012-12-13T01:30:10.043-05:00"Who in their right minds would want to be po..."Who in their right minds would want to be politicians?)" Haha, there's the rub!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697488354381359795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-54175817258864442862012-12-12T20:39:56.452-05:002012-12-12T20:39:56.452-05:00Well, shoot--had a long answer here and it disappe...Well, shoot--had a long answer here and it disappeared. <br /><br />Anyway, I save my rage for the Republicans and my deep, deep disappointment for the Democrats. They squandered those two years and we'll never get hem back. <br /><br />All I can do is hope all of these revelations about the Koch Bros., etc., will finally get through to the voters. The Republicans are pathetic--without the dirty tricks they would be exposed as the losers they really are.<br /><br />You bet we have a dog in this fight. If our Democratic leaders don't want to participate, we'll have to find others who will. (I know--easier said than done. Who in their right minds would want to be politicians?)<br /><br />Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-25146126085413671722012-12-12T20:30:23.167-05:002012-12-12T20:30:23.167-05:00It's obvious to everybody that when wages are ...It's obvious to everybody that when wages are up and workers feel comfortable with bennies and pensions, etc., our economy thrives.<br /><br />Most of the Big Guys working so hard to drive wages down and do away with Big Government make (and hide) much of their money outside the US. Whatever happens here doesn't affect them as much as it does us.<br /><br />Plus, they're hateful, greedy sociopaths. I don't think they're going to change. All we can do is nullify them.Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-30157624685881076812012-12-12T13:47:41.696-05:002012-12-12T13:47:41.696-05:00Great post, Mona.
So the G.O.P. attack dogs are ...Great post, Mona. <br /><br />So the G.O.P. attack dogs are at it again. As a strategy, what they've done is very, very clever: Cripple the unions; starve the Democratic "beast." Why do the liars and cheaters always seem to outmaneuver us? You'd never know voters just last month handed Republicans their asses.<br /><br />Sometimes I look at "our" side and think, "that dog won't hunt."<br /><br />It really makes me shake my head at the Obama administration's first two years in office, when it had a brief if uneasy filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and control of the house. Maybe if they'd done more then (something, ANYthing) to advance the Employee Free Choice Act, they could have averted some of this pain. Perhaps if the Democrats hadn't turned their backs on their benefactors, we wouldn't be watching now as the puppy mill grinds out anti-labor pit bulls.<br /><br />It's disheartening to watch the events unfold in Michigan in part because it's a rude reminder of what goes on elsewhere, especially in Washington. Lame duck or otherwise out-of-favor Republicans ruthlessly foist their unpopular ideas on an unsuspecting public, and the best the Democrats and other leaders on the left can muster is a look of surprise and a hang-dog expression.<br /><br />One of the terms I've read more than once to describe the G.O.P. effort to pass Michigan's new "Right to Work" law is "blindsided," as in the governor blindsided labor and the Democrats with his abrupt about-face on the issue. But what I don't get is when Democrats are going to "get" it? The Republicans are ruthless opportunists who never give up on an idea, however heartless or pernicious, and who will use whatever means at their disposal -- whatever means -- to achieve their goals.<br /><br />Why are we ever surprised by what they do? And why do we need constant reminders that, yeah, we do have a dog in this fight?<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12697488354381359795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-449688324765266182012-12-12T13:09:53.263-05:002012-12-12T13:09:53.263-05:00The thing I'm not able to understand is why ar...The thing I'm not able to understand is why are these greedy people so intent on driving wages down. Don't they realize that the more the workers have the more they spend and the lion's share goes up to the top??????????<br /><br />I guess you don't have to be smart to have money!!Kulkurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198195648066700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-39609488771883105362012-12-12T10:37:19.230-05:002012-12-12T10:37:19.230-05:00Very interesting, Ed. Thanks. I think this says ...Very interesting, Ed. Thanks. I think this says it all about why Michigan was targeted so vehemently:<br /><br />Looking at the percentage of union wins across<br />eight Midwestern and surrounding states, in 2009 five states had union win ratios greater than<br />Ohio.23 Michigan had the highest percentage of union wins at 65 percent and Wisconsin had<br />the lowest at 45 percent.<br /><br />I didn't see anything in there about reasons why the unions declined--which is what I'm emphasizing here. Still, the stats are valid and I appreciate you're sharing it.<br />Ramona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-6255389062187762012012-12-12T10:24:48.469-05:002012-12-12T10:24:48.469-05:00Here is a report on unionization trends in the US ...Here is a report on unionization trends in the US - http://strengtheningbrandamerica.com/blog/2012/12/unionization-trends-in-the-u-s/Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670731266935088383noreply@blogger.com