Highest-Paid Actresses 2011

Despite massive protest against Gov. Scott Walker's assault on labor unions, the GOP managed to keep hold of their Senate. I wished they had successfully recalled Scott Walker, if that's legally possible in the state. 

The congresswoman returned from Congress after being shot in the head by Jared Lee Loughner. Her return came at a epic time when the House okays the big debt deal. Giffords voted yes to the deal. 

Grover was the only President to make a comeback and returned as our 24th President. 

Soon after his term began, the Panic of 1893 struck the stock market. Silver was blamed, and it led to it's ultimate downfall in U.S. currency. 

He also tried to reduce tariffs, and replace the lost revenue with an added income tax on the wealthy. I only mention that because conservatives remember him fondly. His plan didn't go over smoothly since he blamed attempts for reform was caused by corporate control of Congress members. 

Many working men hated his polices, and a group known as Coxey's army marched to D.C. to protest. The ones that remained marching were arrested for walking on the grass of the U.S. capitol. They were never a threat to the government, and that was a low blow to freedom of speech. 

By far the worse mess that Cleveland was directly responsible for was the Pullman Strike incident. Workers had gone on strike due to long hours and little pay, and it effected the railroads. It prevented the post office from delivering mail, so Cleveland sent federal troops to handle the crowd. At the end of the violence 13 workers were dead, and 57 were wounded. 

Cleveland played a early part in the eventual take over of Hawaii. People had overthrown the corrupt Queen Liliuokalani, and the new government wanted to be annexed by the United States. Cleveland supported the Queen, but somewhat kept out of the affair. 

I'll give Grover some credit for handling the fight over what is now British Guiana between Great Britain, and Venezuela. His policy and diplomacy led to good relations not only with our neighbors south but to England as well. 

Was his second term any good? Well I can respect some of it, but I still think he was a lousy president. Especially towards labor and worker's rights. 

Cleveland was the only president to serve two separate terms. So we'll just cover the first one for now. 

Cleveland was known to stay away from partisan policies when it came to federal employees. He was a Democrat who promised not to fire any hardworking Republican. He awarded jobs based on merit rather than friends or allies. 

One thing I don't like about Cleveland was his mass vetoes of bills. He vetoed pensions for veterans and the disabled. He used vetoes more than most Presidents up to that time did. 

Another issue was that of Free Silver vs the Gold Standard. Cleveland stood by the Gold Standard while many westerners and southerners needed silver to help protect their poor citizens. At the time I'd probably would stick by Free Silver. 

Another issue was tariffs, and Cleveland wanted less tariffs since that was equal to less taxes back in his time. Tariffs were often used to protect Americans from importing too much. The debate carried over to the next election. 

He didn't really stand up for the civil rights for anybody. The actions he took upon African-Americans, Chinese-immigrants, and Native Americans were questionable at best. 

Chester A. Arthur took on the role, after the death of Garfield. He was our 21st President. 

Right off the bat, Arthur was one of the first presidents since George Washington to take a independent stance from parties. He was a Republican himself, but he did well to stay non-partisan. A note some politicians today should take. 

One of the most funny things I could find on Arthur was when he tried to lower tariffs. Not to stimulate trade by any means, but because the government kept coming out with too much revenue. Something we sorely need today. 

Arthur put an end to Civil Service corruption for the time with the Pendleton Act, which helped destroy the Spoils System. Ironically he had been a product of the system itself years before. 

Arthur was flawed when it came to civil rights. He stood up for the rights of Chinese immigrants, but failed to really enforce civil rights and fight against Jim Crow laws.  

Was old Chester good or bad? I say forgettable and average, even for his time. 

The top tax rate for most wealthy Americans happened in the 40's with 94% when the nation saw it's peak in it's economy and employment rate. Trickle-down economics don't work. 

Another President I see on the "worst" lists they do all the time. Johnson took over after Lincoln was assassinated, and played a big part in reconstruction. 

After the death of Lincoln, many people were hoping for harsher punishments for the South. Johnson initially had a harsh stance against rebels, but the more he was in power the more he got soft. He pardoned many people, and wasn't that bad. A move I thank him for. 

One of the worst parts about Johnson though was his influence of many of his governments having unofficial "black codes" which gave freedmen second-class status. He even vetoed a civil rights bill, since he believe it was a white country for white men. Fucking racist. 

One of the most important things during his reign was the purchase of Alaska from the Russian Empire. Not to mention it later prevented more land for the future Soviet Union (so close to home too) that it later gave the state and the country a lot of oil money. It was also a steal for the price of the land too. 

Andrew Johnson was the first person who was attempted to be impeached. Many people on both sides of the parties, and the country did not like him. So they rounded up a bunch of little complaints, and tried  to get rid of him twice. 

I don't think he should have been impeached if they had declared him guilty. He was a shitty president, but I don't think he really violated any major rule. 

The movie is a documentary about how Christians use the Bible as a weapon of hate against homosexuals. It even goes in to clarify the meaning, translation, and cultural reasoning for what's written in the bible. 

The "main family" shown in the film I guess you could say is that of Former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt, and his lesbian daughter. 

But it gives other people the spotlight including the now openly gay bishop Gene Robinson. 

It truly is a great film of peace and understanding. It's on Netflix Instant currently. 

The couple is filing for divorce as the world already knows, but Arnold will lose roughly half of his movie money. I think the number was at like $400 million plus or minus the shit Maria Shriver had owned as well. 

Tommy Lee Jones was once roomates with Al Gore during their college days at Harvard. 

I often see him on the top of the worst president lists. Is it true? Well lets see....

He did a rather poor job with the Bleeding Kansas incident. He had good intentions trying to stop the fighting between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery governments there. But his actions were meddled with political tactics and a struggle for power. His support split quite a bit even among the Democratic Party. 

One of the worst things to happen during his time as President was the Panic of 1857. The cause was linked to the overconsumption of European goods, the fall of many Railroad companies, and bad credit of many banks. Apparently recovery didn't take too long, but while waiting many people especially up north suffered quite a bit. 

During his reign there was also the Utah War. Where he replaced the governor with a non-Mormon. Despite shitty entry in the conflict, it did allow a lot of peace at the end with pardons given out to everyone. 

Near the end of his presidency, the Democratic Party was split in two. The divide led the Republicans to gain most of the control during the later years. 

Near the end of his term, he oversaw the foreshadowing of the Civil War with the prediction that Abraham Lincoln would be elected President of the United States. He really did nothing to make the states stay within the Union. 

It was a narrow vote, but New York has joined a few other states like Vermont and Massachusetts in Gay Marriage passage. 

It's more than obvious that Andrew Cuomo will sign the bill. Which is good, I support all rights for the LGBT community. 

Doing what he should have done about a week ago, Mr. Weiner is calling it quits

The honor belongs to Jimmy Carter.

She don't look so bad considering she was shot in the head only a few months ago. Hope she can resume her job before her term ends.