Illusion is everything!

House Dems Prepare To Fold On Obama Tax Cut Deal
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House Democrats are coming to terms with the fact that a tax cut compromise filled with provisions they despise will pass and be signed into law.
A Florida school cheer: Gimme a C-H-E-A-P!
articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-12-14/news/os-scott-maxwell-poor-schools-12151...
In Florida's latest education news, we find one school so desperate for money that the principal actually tried to charge kids $2 just to attend a pep rally.
We've got spirit, yes we do!
If you've got spirit, fork over two!
99ers Crisis About to Get Much Worse - Blog - OpenCongress
www.opencongress.org/articles/view/2138-99ers-Crisis-About-to-Get-Much-Worse?utm...
I’ve been trying to make the point that the 99er problem — people exhausting all unemployment benefits without finding a job — is about to get much worse because we’re approaching 99 weeks from the brunt of the recession unemployment spike. Congress is not planning to add more weeks of unemployment benefits and the Federal Reserve is projecting the unemployment rate to stay pretty much where it is for the next year. Putting it all together, this means that for the foreseeable future, there will no jobs and no government support for the millions of 99ers.
Still Made in USA.com - American-Made Tools
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American Made Tools for Christmas, eh Holidays
Stop the Lies! | American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
www.afscme.org/stopthelies/
Public service workers are not the problem. Attacking public service workers will not create jobs. Attacking public service workers will not solve the problem of trying to save the vital public services that so many rely on.
2012 hopefuls challenged by tax deal - Alexander Burns www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46400.html
For a host of Republican presidential hopefuls, the White House-backed compromise to extend the Bush tax cuts presents an unlikely dilemma: How to agree with President Barack Obama.
Smokers feel the burn in hospital hiring
www.news-journalonline.com/news/local/west-volusia/2010/12/15/smokers-feel-the-b...
Nicotine will be added to the list of drugs the Orange City hospital screens for in its pre-employment process when the new year rolls in. Anyone who tests positive for nicotine or other, illegal substances will not be eligible for employment. But they are eligible to re-apply in six months. Current employees will not be screened for nicotine use.
Locals have hand in donating to Scott's inauguration - ww.news-journalonline.com/news/local/east-volusia/2010/12/15/locals-have-hand-i...
Some companies with local ties were among the contributors, with Radiology Imaging Associates giving $10,000; Delaware North Companies (owner of the Daytona Beach Kennel Club) giving $6,000; and Mori Hosseini's Intervest Construction giving the maximum $25,000.
Commission OKs 2-year FPL rate freeze
www.floridatoday.com/article/20101214/BREAKINGNEWS/101214010/1086/
TALLAHASSEE — The Public Service Commission has approved a two-year freeze in base rates for Florida Power & Light Co., the state's biggest electric utility.The commission Tuesday approved an agreement the company made with consumer advocates four months ago.Base rates can be changed through 2012 only if the company's profit rate falls below 9 percent or tops 11 percent

Americans Scorn Conservative Stimulus Package

www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2010125014/americans-scorn-conservative-stimulus-pa...Remarkably, Americans oppose cutting Social Security payroll taxes by two percentage points for all workers – 57% to 39%, with 39% strongly opposed. This is the only real tax cut in the deal for most Americans. ( If you aren’t rich, the rest of the package simply extends current rates.) The message is clear: Americans in large numbers do not want politicians messing with Social Security, even to cut the payroll tax. We can only hope the White House gets the message