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"Head Of NJ Teachers' Union Makes $550,000 A Year--2X As Much As The Governor And 10X The Average Am

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"Head Of NJ Teachers' Union Makes $550,000 A Year--2X As Much As The Governor And 10X The Average American

"..... (Gov) Christie's war with the union escalated earlier this summer when a union official suggested praying for the governor's death. Last week, Christie lambasted a teacher at a public forum.  ......"

http://www.businessinsider.com/head-of-nj-teachers-union-got-paid-over-twice-as-much-as-the-governor-2010-9

Entry #2,192

"Obama's Plan to Raise Tax Rates (Cato)

The rest of the world has lowered taxes, these doofuses intend to raise them.  We used to lead the world ... but this administration has tied us to its tail dragging us in the dirt like tin cans on a string.

Shocking chart in article

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http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/obamas-plan-to-raise-tax-rates/#utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Cato-at-liberty+(Cato+at+Liberty)

Entry #2,191

"One nation under revolt

"One nation under revolt

By: Scott Rasmussen and Douglas Schoen
Op-Ed Contributors
September 14, 2010

Source Washington Examiner

"First of a three-part series, excerpted from "Mad as Hell: How the Tea Party Movement is fundamentally remaking our two-party system"

"The Tea Party movement has become one of the most powerful and extraordinary movements in recent American political history.

It is as popular as both the Democratic and Republican parties. It is potentially strong enough to elect senators, governors and congressmen. It may even be strong enough to elect the next president of the United States -- time will tell.

But the Tea Party movement has been one of the most derided and minimized and, frankly, most disrespected movements in American history. Yet, despite being systematically ignored, belittled, marginalized, and ostracized by political, academic, and media elites, the Tea Party movement has grown stronger and stronger. .........."

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/One-nation-under-revolt-859047-102901454.html

Entry #2,190