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December 13, 2005
Drag City Christmas Gift
Rockin' Rian Murphy from Q101: "Yes, the Bob Nastanovich solo record could be yours!"
Posted by timothompson at 10:45 AM
December 11, 2005
New Graham Coxon Album
Posted by timothompson at 10:59 PM
December 09, 2005
Lloyd Doggett Speaks Against Extending the Tax Cut
As anybody who reads this site knows, I have great respect and appreciation for my elected representative to the House, Lloyd Doggett. He is a true Jimmy Stewart type among the other greedmongers and rapscallions in the Congress who are toadies for high income interests. So again, I'm going to post a speech he made in response to the recent Tax Reconciliation Bill where millionaires are awarded 40% of the tax breaks (this is an extension of the Capital Gains tax cut from two years ago). You can watch a video (Windows media) of it here:
"The GOP 'Cut & Run Congress'" December 8, 2005
When this Administration took over the White House, the United States enjoyed a multi-billion dollar budget surplus. But a Republican-controlled Washington proved unable to "stay the course." Instead, our public surplus has been surrendered - surrendered to special interests, and their corrupt coterie of cronies. Every time Big Oil, or Halliburton, or some other corporation, shifts its jobs or profits offshore and asks for yet another tax break, this Congress waves the white flag of surrender. The commitment to any fiscal discipline is in full retreat. Now we have huge deficits as far as the eye can see.
At a time of war, Republicans demand no sacrifice from those at the top, no sacrifice from multinational corporations, which have refined creative tax dodging into an art, but they demand those at the bottom of the ladder sacrifice their all.
Under this bill, the few individuals making over a million dollars each year are rewarded with an average of over $50,000 in tax breaks- so these few get another fancy foreign car added to their fleet. But for the many earning up to $40,000 a year, and that is more than half of Americans, this bill provides on average $30- maybe one tank of gas.
Once again, America sees a true Republican Christmas is one where only the silk stockings get stuffed.
And when the bill for the lavish Republican Christmas giveaways comes due, who pays? Our children.
Most of the cost burden of these tax breaks is shifted to our children and grandchildren in the form of spiraling national debt. But a part of the $56 billion dollar cost of today's legislation is paid for by cuts to child support enforcement, cuts to assistance to abused and neglected children, cuts to child care, and cuts to student financial assistance.
The tax writing body in this chamber has truly become the "Committee of Greedy Ways and Shifty Means."
And this will be remembered as the "Cut and Run" Congress: cutting taxes greatly for the few, and running trillion dollar deficits for the rest of us.
Posted by timothompson at 12:45 PM
December 05, 2005
SJ Tour Rumors
Charlottesville, VA? Possibly with Malkmus?
Update: I guess they have a web page on Satellite Booking, so it looks to be true.
Update: According to someone on the Pave list, March 16th is solid, which means it falls the week of SXSW.
Update: I guess this is as close to an official announcement as we'll see. And the SJ MySpace is new to me.
Update: Blucarbnpinwheel posts the notice from the Drag City newsletter. According to SJ list, tour will last about two weeks and not go west of the Mississippi. So get ready to make couch arrangements, gas up the car or save up cash for a plane ticket.
Posted by timothompson at 07:01 PM
Real Audio Stream of Stooges Debut LP Rhino Reissue
"It's another year for me and you. Another year with nothing to do." [via] Purchase here.
Also: Confessions of a MySpace Junkie
Posted by timothompson at 04:05 PM