Republicans push through proposal blocking the desires of advocates for the developmentally disabled

It's "people" that elect "government". I don't see much difference. One could say it's also a moral test of a "state" or a "country". <br>
Back in the predawn of history, this was the very reason that "governments" were first formed; to protect, defend and care for the group as a whole. And a competent leader did just that. It's been a struggle to balance the interests of the few and powerful against the interests of the many ever since.

May 10, 2013 at 7:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Republicans push through proposal blocking the desires of advocates for the developmentally disabled

One more example of how the Republican "culture life" stops at the moment of birth.

May 10, 2013 at 7:15 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Revenue secretary says tax cuts are working

The Dow Jones industrial average just closed at 15,056 points (a net gain of 0.6 percent). This is the first time in history the Dow has closed over 15,000. <br>
Standard and Poor's 500 closed at 1,625 - that's a record, too.<br>
I think that Kansas' "success" has a lot more to do with that than their tax structure.<br>
(It's also pretty evident that Obama has to be the worst "socialist" in history.)

May 7, 2013 at 5:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Newspapers might get better with Kochs

Koch will "legitimize" these papers the same way Rupert Murdoch "legitimized" FOX.<br>
Yeah. Rigghhht. (No pun intended.)

May 7, 2013 at 5:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Rules tighten on TANF recipients

Just to let you know, vasectomies are now reversible and have been for some time. All a man has to do is get one and when he wants to have a child, get it reversed. Voila!

May 4, 2013 at 8:55 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Opinion: Local lefties thriving at next level

Awww I bet there are some people that were disappointed this was about baseball :)

May 4, 2013 at 8:21 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

U.S. Attorney General Holder tells Brownback new gun law is unconstitutional

Sammy may want to keep this little gem in mind.<br>

http://www2.ljworld.com/users/photos/...

May 3, 2013 at 11:52 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kansas Action for Children criticizes Brownback's plan to divert funds from children's endowment

For every 1000 preschoolers that qualify for Head Start in the state of Kansas, there are only slots for SIX of them. This ranks up there with Mississippi. Gee Kansas, you hit the big time.

April 30, 2013 at 3:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Dr. Brownback?

This legislation will not hold up to judicial review. It violates the First Amendment right to free speech. In fact, the entire thing will in all likelihood go down in flames for Constitutional violations with the exception of the tax part of it and that only applies to state tax breaks that every other business gets and not Federal taxes.<br>
Brownback wants to challenge Roe with this legislation in the hopes that it will be overturned. Not only do I think it's a vain hope, there's every possibility that it will effect all kinds of other TRAP legislation. He and his cohort, in the long run, may wish they had never gone this far.<br>
The truth is that, although the Teapublicans may hold the hammer in Kansas, the RNC is falling apart at the national level. Between such things as introducing legislation to repeal the ACA on a daily basis until it is repealed (which was Republican written legislation to begin with), Mitch McConnell, the "Filibuster King", now being under an ethics investigation and Bats*** Bachmann acting like she's on drugs at an Intelligence Committee hearing, the Repubs are getting hit on a nearly basis. Oh, and let's not forget two Texas Senators begging on bent knees for FEMA aid to a town blown up by corporate greed when those same Senators voted against aid to the Northeast after Hurricane Sandy. <br>
Add in that there are any number of very strong Democratic contenders to replace Obama when his second term ends while the GOP basically has nobody, and Kansas is in line to become totally marginalized along with just about all of the southern states. Heck, even Florida is starting to wake up (which is pretty startling until you realize that probably half the population of that state is on Social Security and Medicare and they see what the GOP is getting ready to try and do to THAT).<br>
Anyway, good luck Guv'nor with your JESUS +Mary legislation. You're gonna need it.

April 23, 2013 at 8:22 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Letter: Dr. Brownback?

What an appropriate screen name. <br>
I think you managed to hit every religious right wingnut fallacy, "talking point" and conspiracy theory in under a hundred words and managed to throw in a Godwin for icing on the cake. Quite the accomplishment, actually.

April 23, 2013 at 7:17 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )