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This needs a kick gollygee Dec 2012 #1
Oh, boy. Ed is going to have a field day!!! Wonder what Rachel and Larry will say? kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #39
I can just picture the Koch brother's lawyers who wrote the bill standing on the carpet. Scuba Dec 2012 #2
This is an ALEC "model" bill, almost word-for-word. Coyotl Dec 2012 #5
An awkward situation happened in Florida with an ALEC model bill... alp227 Dec 2012 #40
Convicted by self! LOL. Coyotl Dec 2012 #42
+1 HiPointDem Dec 2012 #50
Earn your benefits the Scamway way. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #78
K&R nt Live and Learn Dec 2012 #3
Attack! Attack! Attack! Rambis Dec 2012 #4
Yep...go after them with both barrels! deutsey Dec 2012 #53
Yeah! The only thing they ever read was the paycheck from the Koch brothers. freshwest Dec 2012 #83
Bigger issue for the rethugs going forward is- "You can't trust a word they say" Rambis Dec 2012 #109
This what happens when you let the 1% Republican Plutocrats dictate law Berlum Dec 2012 #6
The Plutocrats are not 1% of the population. Look at the wealth pyramid. 0.001% Coyotl Dec 2012 #12
I hope they are able to turn this over Tippy Dec 2012 #7
K and R for the Koch brothers Kingofalldems Dec 2012 #8
+1 proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #25
Since I can't kick a Koch brother I will kick this instead DonRedwood Dec 2012 #9
^^^ this ^^^ nt LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #34
Kick! n/t yellerpup Dec 2012 #10
Bravo!! CrispyQ Dec 2012 #11
If more Democrats. sendero Dec 2012 #47
Calling out the absurditiy and stupidity is a great deterrent to future absurdity. Coyotl Dec 2012 #48
Hell yes, we would! CrispyQ Dec 2012 #104
Enough money to influence half of the sinking middle class mountain grammy Dec 2012 #13
HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Dec 2012 #14
So why John2 Dec 2012 #15
The Governor can be recalled, likewise with Senators and Reps. One recall effort already happened Coyotl Dec 2012 #16
hahahaha....maybe their stupidity blue_heron Dec 2012 #17
My God what lengths the puppets will go to Smilo Dec 2012 #18
this is good news barbtries Dec 2012 #19
So the bill is illegal, and it's another attempt by Republicans to ignore state law and steal power. The Wielding Truth Dec 2012 #20
awesome ...love it when they make such big mistakes riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #21
Fuckers. leeroysphitz Dec 2012 #22
So....who or what agency takes this to court? Sheepshank Dec 2012 #23
The Koch's Ccarmona Dec 2012 #24
What purpose does such hyperbole serve. Shouldn't one side remain reasonable Coyotl Dec 2012 #35
Are you joking, Coyotl? catbyte Dec 2012 #51
NO Coyotl Dec 2012 #67
It's true Kochs and DeVos consider $2/hr a joke... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #74
Meanwhile in the real world, Koch Industries is a big company paying lots of people real wages Coyotl Dec 2012 #75
We can see from the candidates and legislation they support... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #94
Apparently he makes a habit of policing similar thoughts and words. Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #81
Reality is still consensual, not? Coyotl Dec 2012 #82
Can you rephrase that so it's an actual question/sentence that make sense? Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #84
Off base? I'd say s/he's spot on target bread_and_roses Dec 2012 #64
At $2 an hour, I don't think so. That's hyperbole. Coyotl Dec 2012 #68
I have a family member who is an economist gollygee Dec 2012 #110
"The Koch's won't be happy until everyone is working for them at $2 an hour" is hyperbole. Coyotl Dec 2012 #113
I truly don't think that is hyperbole. What motive do these guys have except to make the rest of us Squinch Dec 2012 #88
They own a giant corporation that pays people lots of money to make them rich Coyotl Dec 2012 #90
And yet they are paying millions to prevent wide swaths of people from making a living wage. Squinch Dec 2012 #91
You are wrong. This is a war on the political opposition. This is an attack on the Dem base. Coyotl Dec 2012 #115
No, I'm not wrong. It's also a demolition of the middle class and a theft of income Squinch Dec 2012 #116
They really only need a relative few high-paid workers with tax avoidance skills, etc. The rest of SharonAnn Dec 2012 #95
Seems Wal-Mart runs their corporation with fasttense Dec 2012 #105
There are giant corporations paying far LESS overseas Tsiyu Dec 2012 #114
Those two idiotic rich shitheads will be dead of old age long before thats a reality DJ13 Dec 2012 #54
Well said! Cobalt Violet Dec 2012 #55
KnR. nt tblue37 Dec 2012 #26
... tosh Dec 2012 #27
Ideologues are easily manipulated. Beartracks Dec 2012 #28
Yay! nt Squinch Dec 2012 #29
republicans and the dolts who vote for them are idiots. Jakes Progress Dec 2012 #30
wtf is up with politicians, federal and local, that do not read bills they pass!!??!?!?!?! underoath Dec 2012 #31
Most do, and likely write them too with help from collegues, advisors, interest groups, citizens Coyotl Dec 2012 #38
The only question is whether it applies to the 35,000 state workers -- not to the private sector FarCenter Dec 2012 #32
The law is illegal.......? UCmeNdc Dec 2012 #33
Kicked Populist_Prole Dec 2012 #36
Act in Haste...Repent at Leisure sheshe2 Dec 2012 #37
This would have better been exposed when the new legislature takes office. jerseyjack Dec 2012 #41
right, I'm thinking SHHHH HankyDub Dec 2012 #43
No, those guys are thinking of getting cushy jobs for the industries they worked for alfredo Dec 2012 #46
KNR alfredo Dec 2012 #44
Snyder heard his masters' voices . . . another_liberal Dec 2012 #45
K & R AzDar Dec 2012 #49
Why are we warning them veganlush Dec 2012 #52
yet THEY are the ones endlessly yammering about "freedom" and "democracy"? Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #56
You don't really think they believe what they say do you? cui bono Dec 2012 #57
That might well be the best take-away from this experience, understanding the depth of deception Coyotl Dec 2012 #58
No Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #59
Okay good. cui bono Dec 2012 #62
I'm scared and sad at the fact that so many people take them so seriously Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #87
So can this fraud be stopped? midnight Dec 2012 #60
K&R ... Bigtime! Bozita Dec 2012 #61
Not only was it written out of state, it was a carbon copy MessiahRp Dec 2012 #63
Super kick! SoapBox Dec 2012 #65
Thanks Coyotl.. Cha Dec 2012 #66
I picked it up on the FB News Feed, hashtag to follow is #righttowork Coyotl Dec 2012 #71
I certainly would if I did FB.. I might Cha Dec 2012 #72
Twitter is a good, instant news feed too, but you also have to join. Coyotl Dec 2012 #73
Yeah, I love Twitter for spreading the People's News.. Cha Dec 2012 #80
I like the power of hashtags - #righttowork Coyotl Dec 2012 #86
Dog Bites Man Story DallasNE Dec 2012 #69
next question: who serves on Michigan's "Civil Service Commission"? 0rganism Dec 2012 #70
That's what happens Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2012 #76
The stupid, it burnses. DirkGently Dec 2012 #77
Right to Work Legislation will expose pipewrench Dec 2012 #79
An affront to everyone who sacrificed an hour, a gift, a limb, a life, a child for this democracy. Festivito Dec 2012 #85
I really hope that's right. Jim__ Dec 2012 #89
k&R midnight Dec 2012 #92
And it was written in crayon. Politicub Dec 2012 #93
crayons upi402 Dec 2012 #97
Nom nom nom Politicub Dec 2012 #99
If their bill is flawed, won't now they will have time to fix it... TheProgressive Dec 2012 #96
That's what I was thinking Politicub Dec 2012 #100
Love thy Karma! ChristineIAm Dec 2012 #98
K&R blackspade Dec 2012 #101
If this isn't a case defacto7 Dec 2012 #102
Where and when defacto7 Dec 2012 #103
I disagree about competence/incompetence Euphoria Dec 2012 #106
Raw political power at work, with an FU attitude all the way. Coyotl Dec 2012 #108
kickity kick kick! yortsed snacilbuper Dec 2012 #107
Nothing would please me more than to see this LAW rendered Void/worthless CarmanK Dec 2012 #111
Michigan House passed the anti-recall bill = Republicans' 11th-Hour Rewrite of Voter Rights Coyotl Dec 2012 #112
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