Yet another rip-off in the Trump tax give away to the rich

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Monday February 25, 2019 · 7:20 PM PST

2019/02/25 · 19:20

My accountant just figured out my taxes and I went from getting a $1,500 refund last year to owing $5,700 this year. I’m told that this dramatic change is due to three things. First, I lost about $4,000 in deductions due to the $10,000 cap on SALT. I knew this was coming. Second, in order to juice the economy before the 2018 mid-terms to help the GOP, the government changed my withholding (without really telling me of course) so that I was not properly withheld. I sort of expected this after reading about all the people seeing their refunds decline. However, this also led to the third issue, which is that the government so underwithheld me that I now owe a penalty of $124. That’s right, the Trump Treasury Department changes my withholding, to give the Republicans an advantage in 2018, but they screwed it up so that I get hit for a penalty by the same people — for being underwithheld. This is a pretty minor issue compared to the massive give away to the rich and corporations that the Trump tax cut was all about but it is another way the middle class got ripped off by Trump. I hope the Democrats can get come traction out of this issue. Backing a bill to waive all withholding penalties for 2018 taxes or for people making under $200,000 should be pretty popular.

Blue Apron To Not Advertise On Laura Ingraham

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Tuesday April 10, 2018 · 2:45 PM PDT

2018/04/10 · 14:45

I read an article this morning saying that Laura Ingraham was back on the air with only three advertisers. One of them was Blue Apron. I am a Blue Apron customer and I emailed them and told them that I would be a former customer if they continued to advertise on Laura Ingraham’s show. I received a nice email back in which they said that they were not aware that their ad ran on her show last night and that they would not be advertising on her show in the future. Laura is constantly talking about free speech and she does have 1st Amendment rights but I have an equal right to let her advertisers know what I think of what she wants to say. Similarly, they have a right not to pay for her right to say whatever stupid or evil thing she wants to say. Keep this in mind if Sinclair takes over your local tv station. Advertisers will listen to you if you let them know you are a customer and object to shows they are supporting with their ad dollars.

My Republican Parents are finally voting Democratic

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Tuesday December 05, 2017 · 8:31 AM PST

2017/12/05 · 08:31

My parents have voted Republican for as long as I remember (I can only remember as far back as the 1968 election when they taught me “Nixon Nixon he’s our man, Humphrey belongs in the garbage can,” however, they probably voted Republican going back into the 1950s). When I was home for Thanksgiving, we were discussing politics, which we have always done in our family, and my mother said that they were going to vote in the Democratic primary in March (we live in Illinois). I was stunned! They have voted in every single primary but always the Republican one. My mother said that the tax bill, Trump’s constant lying and tweeting and the Roy Moore situation were just too much for my parents to identify as Republicans anymore. They live in Peter Roskam’s district so he better watch out! If Trump’s antics and the current state of the GOP are enough to finally get my parents to vote Democratic, 2018 may be a bigger wave election than anyone suspects.

OK Illinois Progressives Time To Gird Your Loins!!!

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Monday April 10, 2017 · 7:45 AM PDT

2017/04/10 · 07:45

Here in Illinois we’ve been pretty reliably blue and pretty much ignored in the presidential races. However, in 2018, we need to get busy to help advance the progressive agenda. First, and foremost, we have to work to unseat the odious incumbent Governor, Bruce Rauner. We have several good announced Democratic candidates and two outstanding progressives, Pawar and Biss. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get a good candidate out of the primary and all work against Rauner in the fall.

We also have an opportunity to make a real positive impact on Congress. The 3rd Congressional District is represented by the pretty conservative Dan Lipinski. His family thinks it owns this seat and he has a history of not supporting progressive causes. He’s a forced birther for one thing. The Tribune just announced that Marie Newman, who they call a progressive, is going to challenge Lipinski in the Democratic primary. Assuming Newman’s progressive credentials hold up, all progressive Dems in Illinois should get involved in her campaign before the March, 2018 primary.

Second, Peter Roskam, a very conservative Republican, is sitting in a district carried by Hillary. We need to channel all of the progressive energy and anger and take this seat back from the GOP in the fall. Again, all of you progressive Dems who live in totally safe Dem districts should get out and work hard for whoever ends up being Roskam’s opponent. I know I will. Will you join me?

Stop The Pop Up Ads With Sound

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Sunday September 20, 2015 · 6:14 AM PDT

2015/09/20 · 06:14

Recently, an ad has been popping up with sound in the upper right corner of this site when I enter. I HATE THIS. I'm bombarded with pop up ads all the time and I don't really need them on this site. However, the sound drives me nuts! It's always loud and if I sign on at work, it creates problems for me. STOP THIS INSANITY NOW!

GQs 20 Craziest Politicians And Why I Hate Joe Scarborough

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Sunday December 21, 2014 · 9:06 AM PST

2014/12/21 · 09:06

GQ came out with an article called "the 20 Craziest Politicians Alive." http://www.gq.com/... 17 Republicans and 3 Democrats (and Joe Biden was number 20 just because he wants to run for president again but more on GQ's choices later). One of GQ's editors was on Morning Joe on MSNBC to talk about the article. And then Joe Scarborough chimed in . . .

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THE craziest GOP Politician

216 votes Vote Now!

THE craziest GOP Politician

Ted Yoho

5 votes

Joe Arpaio

14 votes

Joe Barton

5 votes

Glenn Grothman

7 votes

Rand Paul

2 votes

Michael Grimm

0 votes

Michael Burgess

0 votes

Gordon Klingenschmitt

11 votes

Jody Hice

0 votes

Ted Cruz

49 votes

Kelly Keisling

0 votes

Mark Walker

0 votes

Virginia Foxx

19 votes

Joni Ernst

19 votes

Louie Gohmert

85 votes

Somehow I was added to a GOP mailing list

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Thursday May 22, 2014 · 5:20 AM PDT

2014/05/22 · 05:20

Five or six years ago, I somehow got added to a GOP mailing list (probably as a joke by a friend). My mailbox does not fill up with letters from every teabagger group or GOP candidate, but I occasionally get a missive from one of their ilk. Yesterday, I received "Critical 2014 Illinois Voter Information" from Jim Oberweis, who helpfully informs me that he is the "Republican nominee for the United States Senate here in Illinois and I am running to unseat the ultra-liberal career politician, Dick Durbin." For those of you not from Illinois, Jim Oberweis is a right wing Republican perennial candidate for office. He's run for senator, governor, congress, using the fortune he made from the family dairy/ice cream business. He finally won a state senate seat in the last election.

His letter then goes on for SIX PAGES (when does he think your average ultra-conservative took the time to read any document of that length) telling me in italics, underlines and ALL CAPS of the parade of horribles that will result of "ULTRA-LIBERAL Dick Durbin" is re-elected. But the real gem was the "2014 Illinois U.S. Senate Candidate Comparison Survey" that was enclosed. Follow me below the fold about this fascinating piece of hyperbole.

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Do you agree with ultra-liberal U.S. Senator Dick Durbin or Conservative Republican Jim Oberweis on the vital issues of the day?

84 votes Vote Now!

Do you agree with ultra-liberal U.S. Senator Dick Durbin or Conservative Republican Jim Oberweis on the vital issues of the day?

Dick Durbin

64 votes

Jim Oberweis

20 votes

Dan Lipinski for Vatican Ambassador!!

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Thursday January 10, 2013 · 7:01 AM PST

2013/01/10 · 07:01

The Chicago Tribune reported today that Miguel Diaz has resigned as the United States' ambassador to the Vatican. One of the names being floated as his replacement is Congressman Dan Lipinski of Illinois. As a progressive committed to electing new and better Democrats, I think this would be an excellent appointment for President Obama to make. We would get rid of one of Congress' worst remaining Blue Dogs and have a chance to elect a much more progressive Democrat to take his place.

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Monday May 07, 2012 · 6:23 PM PDT

2012/05/07 · 18:23

I'm a pretty regular MSNBC watcher and I keep seeing an ad by Andrea Mitchell where she makes it clear she is against attempts to supress voting. While this is laudable, she starts out by saying that "political parties and interest groups" are working to keep people from voting. This is a lie and unfairly smears the Democratic Party with the exclusively GOP efforts to suppress voting. I've emailed Andrea and MSNBC a few times to complain about this but the ad keeps running.

Tonight, on Hardball, Chris Mathews also took on voter suppression efforts by GOP state legislatures and at least made it clear that this was solely a Republican effort to suppress voting. I emailed Chris and asked him to talk to his own network and colleague Andrea to stop maligning the Democratic Party by falsely accusing it of participating in these reprehensible efforts. I hope you will join me in contacting MSNBC and Andrea Mitchell to complain about the use of "parties" in her commercial. Attacking efforts to suppress voting is great but wrongly saying that "parties" are working to do it is simply wrong.

Illinois GOTV Bad News and Good News

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Monday November 01, 2010 · 9:52 AM PDT

2010/11/01 · 09:52

I've been involved in a variety of GOTV activities for the Illinois Democratic candidates - phone banking, door-to-door, personal appeals to friends, facebook friends, etc. My contacts reveal there is some bad news and good news for Illinois' Democratic candidates.

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Who will win Illinois' Senate and Governor's races?

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Who will win Illinois' Senate and Governor's races?

Both Quinn and Giannoulis will win

63 votes

Quinn will win but Giannoulis will lose

10 votes

Quinn will lose but Giannoulis will win

54 votes

Both Quinn and Giannoulis will lose

58 votes

Chicago Tribune Endorses Obama

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 12:42 PM PDT

2008/10/17 · 12:42

This is another big sign of an impending Obama tidal wave. The Chicago Tribune, that bastion of big time Republicanism, has endorsed Barack Obama for President.

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Friday August 29, 2008 · 7:19 AM PDT

2008/08/29 · 07:19

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that two highly placed Republican sources have stated that Alaska governor Sarah Palin is John McCain's choice for vice president.

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