Ron Paul is a Sickening Neoliberal Ghoul

by Scott Creighton Ron Paul has been dining on the public dime for most of his adult life. His career in politics started in 1976 and except of a 12 year stint, he has been collecting a government paycheck every year since. He even found time to find a seat in the senate for his [...]

Ron Paul Says Your Kids Have No “Right” to an Education or Equal Opportunities… But His “Fortunate Son” Certainly Did

by Scott Creighton UPDATE: Go here to see Rand Paul address the senate in favor of killing the EPA so that it won’t harm business… specifically, the coal business who is currently destroying the Kentucky landscape with their mountain-top removal mining process. He is advocating the passage of over 200 more permits for this kind [...]

The Fight of Their Lives: All Out War on Workers’ Rights in Wisconsin!

by Christopher Fons, Global Research Republicans in Wisconsin, after a fresh set of tax giveaways to corporations and limits on liability in a special session of the legislature this week have decided to go for the whole bratwurst and devour all public sector unions in one big gulp.  Fueled by worker distress, Tea Party bluster, [...]

Obama Pulls a Clinton

by Robert Sheer, Truthdig Here we go again. When Bill Clinton suffered an electoral reversal after his first two years in office, he abruptly embraced the corporate money guys who had financed his congressional opposition in an effort to purchase a second term. On Tuesday in his Wall Street Journal Op-Ed piece, Barack Obama veered [...]

Obama Uses Executive Order to Begin Neoliberal Assault on Regulation

by Scott Creighton The following definition of deregulation comes from “John Williamson’s “Washington Consensus“, a list of policy proposals that appeared to have gained consensus approval among the Washington-based international economic organizations (like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank).”  The active definition of neoliberalism or “free trade” ideology. Deregulation – abolition of regulations [...]

Ron Paul Advocates Demolition of Social Security

by Scott Creighton G*ddamn, I hate Ron Paul. Let’s get this straight; Ron Paul is nothing more than a kinder/gentler face for the Chicago School neoliberalization program supported by the neocons on one side and the Clitonista/Obama New Dems on the other. He is yet another flavor of  the oligarchical corporatist tools, who fully expected his [...]

The assault on US workers’ wages

by Tom Eley and Barry Grey, WSWS An article published in Wednesday’s Financial Times under the headline “US Matches Indian Call Centre Costs” gives some indication of the impact on American workers of a coordinated and escalating wage-cutting drive by big business, backed by the Obama administration. The article begins: “Call centre workers are becoming [...]

Obama’s covert wars

by Peter Symonds, WSWS A lengthy article in the New York Times on Sunday entitled “A Secret Assault on Terrorism Widens on Two Continents” has provided a glimpse into the extent of the Obama administration’s covert wars. Obama has not only continued, he has expanded the murderous operations that were waged under the banner of the [...]

Clinton Appointee Blocks Arizona Immigration Laws Thus Saving Globalization

by Scott Creighton Well, they made sure the case went before a globalist judge appointed by Bill Clinton and she basically said that officers could not check to see if a detained person was here legally or not because if they were here legally, their “liberty” would be “restricted” for the 60 seconds or so that [...]

Neoliberal News of the Day: July 15th, 2010

Just a few little neoliberal updates today… 1. Obama’s OMB Pick Oversaw Citigroup Unit That Shorted Housing Market – “President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the White House budget office oversaw a Citigroup unit that profited off the housing collapse and financial crisis by investing in a hedge fund king who correctly “predicted” the eventual [...]

Little Entitled Randie Wants YOU to Sacrifice While He Cashes Those Big Government Checks

by Scott Creighton  If you think Rand Paul is somehow “anti-establishment”, you’re wrong.   Neoliberalism is what got us here in the first place and neoliberalism is the basis of the Libertarian Party. While all the other neoliberals hide in other political parties and sneak out a little at a time to serve their true masters, [...]

9/11 Truth Red Herring: Neoliberal BYU Has Financed, Staffed, and Peer-Reviewed Prof. Jones’ Flawed Thermite Distraction Since Day One

by Scott Creighton “It may even be that [the Lord] will hold us responsible if we try to impede or hedge up the way of those who are involved in a contest with forces of evil and repression.”  Gordon B. Hinckley, 2003 Prof. Jones is at it again; he is attempting to fool the Truth [...]

Rand Runs Away from Meet the Press? “Meet the Press”? Really?

by Scott Creighton   [UPDATES at the end of the article involve RAnd Paul's stated support of the Global War on Terror, keeping Gitmo open, sanctions for Iran, declaring war on Afghanistan, and his unlimited support of Israel.]  You know, I could understand kinda if Meet the Press was still run by Tim Russert. Russert at least [...]

Rand Paul: Libertarian or Just Another Milton Friedman Neocon in Disguise?

by Scott Creighton Rand Paul’s ”business first” philosophy is showing through… he said Barack Obama’s criticism of BP for its handling of the Gulf oil spill “sounded un-American” ‘I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business’.  Huffington Post Rand Paul’s libertarian education (apparently shaped by the Lewis Powell memo ) is starting to show through… (Rand) Paul said [...]

Born to Privilege: Rand Paul to Take His Rightful Place in the Neoliberal Oligarchy of American Politics

by Scott Creighton  ***UPDATE*** – “(Rand) Paul told (Laura) Ingraham. “They seem to have unleashed some of the loony left on me.””   Raw Story -  So apparently if you don’t believe that it is ok for all the public schools to be privatized and then allowed to discriminate as they see fit because they are [...]