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
Dayton caves to the GOP July 14, 2011 The lucky folks in Wisconsin will get to vote to give their State Senate back to Democrats in a month or so. Minnesota is… Continue Reading
The GOP Congress abandons GOP voters? July 14, 2011 Probably because their voters crave stability to ideological purity. Poor Senator McConnell. Continue Reading
No thinking required July 14, 2011 I’ve been doing a little review of the past for a book I’m hoping to have completed by January. Its not the book on… Continue Reading
News Corpse July 14, 2011 I’m listening to an NPR story on poor old Rupert Murdoch’s having to cancel his ownership of Great Britain. He’s been following the same… Continue Reading
Putting the screws to America. July 12, 2011 My pal referenced before asked me who’s out on a limb and then sent me this column by the liberal constitutional lawyer Lawrence Tribe… Continue Reading
Is the GOP out on a limb … July 12, 2011 …with a big saw? That could be the case in their debt ceiling battle with the President because of the Constitution’s 14th Amendment. Here’s… Continue Reading
“The mood of the people” July 12, 2011 I do not expect to die if the US defaults on its debts. That said: If Republicans succeed in underming the full faith and… Continue Reading
“We’ve got another one….Room 222” July 10, 2011 I won’t post this video from Southpark because ….. well because I’m …. a bit of a wuss. However, the link will take you… Continue Reading
For Vic July 8, 2011 Rather than bankrupting our treasuries, locking more people behind bars than the Chinese and exerting great pressure on Mexicans to ratchet up their drug… Continue Reading
I’m all diapered up July 1, 2011 Re: the Post “No Joke 2” a friend emails: Oh, Harry. Keep your diapers on. The people will decide whether what their politicians are… Continue Reading