Political Ruminations

Wrapped Up

Seriously idiotic. The GOP's New Constitutional Amendment: Give States Veto Power Over Federal Laws

 Mitt Romney, the flip-flopper.

What do GOP senators, C Street and The Family have to do with the kill-the-gays law in Uganda? You’d be surprised. And here. The GOP. The party which strives to spread hate everywhere.

Uganda is a country where American-style evangelical Christianity is exploding, and there are close links between many American anti-gay preachers, politicians, and activists, and their Ugandan counterparts….

More Koch brothers influence. REPORT: Koch Fueling Far Right Academic Centers At Universities Across The Country

 Unethical conduct from FCC commissioner, Meredith Baker and Comcast.

Federal Communications commissioner Meredith Baker announced yesterday that she will resign her post in June to join Comcast/NBC as a senior vice president. Baker, a Republican, was appointed to the FCC by President George W. Bush in 2009, and made her announcement only four months after voting to approve a merger between Comcast and NBC Universal.

Comcast Again Threatening Open Internet

From The New York Times, emphasis mine:

Level 3 Communications, an Internet networking company that recently signed a deal to deliver movies to Netflix customers, said Monday that Comcast has effectively set up a tollbooth around its broadband Internet network.

Comcast demanded a “recurring fee” from Level 3 “to transmit Internet online movies and other content to Comcast’s customers who request such content,” Thomas Stortz, the chief legal officer for Level 3, said in a statement Monday afternoon, seemingly alluding to the Netflix service. The action “threatens the open Internet,” Mr. Stortz added