Obama is today’s Gorbachev July 27, 2011 My buddy who complains regularly that he reads “Welty” and then insists that this means Welty should read whichever pundit’s rant he points to… Continue Reading
How many Germans admitted to being Nazis after WWII? July 27, 2011 If the US Economy nosedives after Washington DC fails to blink, how many Tea Party types will admit to being in the Party? Continue Reading
I’m not persuaded that the GOP is really the party… July 27, 2011 …that opposes the redistribution of wealth. It may be that they simply like redistributing weath upwards. If so they’ve been very successful at it:… Continue Reading
This was the John McCain I could support in 2000 July 27, 2011 McCain vs. the Tea Parties “This is the kind of crack political thinking that turned Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell into G.O.P. nominees,” he… Continue Reading
Why we will go the hell July 27, 2011 We won’t go the hell. We won’t go the hell. We won’t go the hell. We won’t go the hell. We won’t go to… Continue Reading
My argument for higher progressive taxes on the rich July 26, 2011 I’m a firm believer in progressive taxes. These taxes have rates that rise with the size of one’s income. My principle justification is that… Continue Reading
Why not a Demageddon? July 25, 2011 My pesky buddy asks me why I shouldn’t be whining about the Democrats being responsible for the fiscal cliff we seem to be lurching… Continue Reading
GOPocalypse or GOPageddon? July 24, 2011 Which sounds better to you? That’s what you get when powerful people swear an oath to a stupid idea instead of the nation that… Continue Reading
Obama’s “waiting at the altar”… July 23, 2011 …with the best deficit fighting proposal any President, GOP or DEM has offered in our lifetime and the GOP puts it in their latrine… Continue Reading
While the GOP attempts to push America into fiscal ruin… July 23, 2011 …my buddy keeps sending me crapola about how dignified Michelle Bachmann has been at handling criticism. Talk about fiddling while Rome burns. Once more… Continue Reading
I don’t know who Gideon is… July 20, 2011 …but he’s spot on. Here’s a quote I found in the Daily Dish just now: “The tea party venerates the Constitution while despising the… Continue Reading
Is Fox News in trouble? July 20, 2011 Not according to Megan McArdle. The gist: Even if you destroyed the network, some other cable network would buy up most of its talent… Continue Reading
Race and the GOP today July 18, 2011 I’ve thought about this issue a lot; far more than this short post will give any sense of. I’ll rely on Rush Limbaugh’s formulations… Continue Reading
Who gets the blame in 2012 … July 18, 2011 …if America grinds to a halt? For my buddy who desperately wants the blame to fall on Obama I sadly have to concur with… Continue Reading
What? And deprive the gun happy GOP… July 18, 2011 …of the ability to put a gun to the head of the American Economy? Moody’s simple suggestion. Continue Reading
Living in a cave July 15, 2011 My buddy may think I’ve thrown in the towel by headlining my blog about the Minnesota Budget deal as a caving in by Governor… Continue Reading
The “Generic” Candidate July 14, 2011 My buddy is enjoying the lead that “generic republican” has over Barack Obama in the Gallup Poll. Unfortunately Generic is having a hard time… Continue Reading
Millionaires July 14, 2011 Mark Dayton won public office by saying he wanted to raise the taxes on millionaires. Granted, he only won a plurality of the vote… Continue Reading