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Republicans abruptly abandoned a 2-week filibuster attempt to force Democrats to rubber-stamp Bush's conservative judicial nominees, according to
Roll Call and the
Washington Post. A corporate media blackout protected them from public wrath for their wholesale betrayal of their own calls for "bipartisan cooperation." Republican whining ignores the past record, according to
a report by People For The American Way, which found that Republicans rejected 45.3% of Clinton's nominees when they controlled the Senate, a rate 72% higher than the 26.3% rejection rate Reagan & Bush nominees when
Democrats controlled the Senate.
On a party-line vote, the House GOP passed a bloated "stimulus" tax-cut bill expected to cost a staggering $212 billion over the next 3 years, according to Robert S. McIntyre of Citizens For Tax Justice (CTJ). 2/3rd of the cuts would go to corporations. Almost 3/4ths would go to the top 1/10th of all taxpayers, and 41% go the best-off 1%. This lopsided package would almost double the Bush tax cut and provide over $100 million each in rebates for 14 fat corporations, including $1.4 billion for IBM, according to CTJ. In contrast, EPI compared two Republican tax cuts-Ford's & Reagan's. It found that, unlike Reagan, Ford's tax cuts for middle- and lower-income taxpayers "helped to stimulate private consumption, putting the conomy back on its feet."
Finally, after Republicans defeated a truly bi-partisan approach, most Democrats caved in and passed an "anti-terrorism bill" that threatens non-profits and foundations as well as individual activists. It is expected to arrive at the President's desk tomorrow
EXTRA! San Diego: Fast-Track. Labor and environmental representatives held a press conference Monday to demand local Congressmember Susan Davis oppose fast-track. [ Story | Complete Transrcipt of Rally ]
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