The modern GOP is just a micro-version, the display model, of the American Dream’s pyramid scheme… Con people into it (often thru religion/family values, a sharp contrast to Europe’s workforce) and as those few who figure out they’ve been had, bow out or die, more are added to the pile, the bottom of the pile. …
Addicting Info has an interesting piece of writing about the Republican party and how it might be perceived in the wake of the debt ceiling debate by Driscoll titled, “Republicans: A Profile Of The Classic Abuser.” My response, below, is not what you might expect. But first, here’s a taste of the article: As a …
Here we go again. Cue: The left commentariet decrying the sell-out Democratic President and Congress for negotiating and supporting legislation that no good progressive would get near. Cue: The right commentariet bewails the Republican Congressional leadership for giving in to Pres Obama, the Keyser Soze of American politics. It is probably of little value to …
http://youtu.be/DisxgSdajJM
First off, I think this issue of the debt ceiling has revealed again and maybe more starkly than others a severely bad habit of the press to need to understand their role as non-partisan as always necessitating their taking the view that both sides of the debate are equally valid or equally a cause of …
Full story is here.
Now that Michele Bachmann has brought John Wayne back into socio-political pop memory, it would be good to take a look at Joan Didion’s classic essay about this American patriot and actor, which was reprinted some time ago in the Guardian.
Another fine essay from Steve Stav.
This image — seen all over China on all kinds of souvenirs — is called “The Obamao” by locals. Seems the President and the Chairman indeed have at least one thing in common… – Colette Moran . .
“FEELING the need for an example of government policy run amok? Look no further than the box of cornflakes on your kitchen shelf. In its myriad corn-related interventions, Washington has managed simultaneously to help drive up food prices and add tens of billions of dollars to the deficit, while arguably increasing energy use and harming …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta6PxbEH_3A
From Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government Blog: “Without Palin in the race a massive segment of the GOP base—Tea Party patriots and other independent conservatives—will find themselves once again with the prospect of choosing from a manipulated field of Next-In-Line GOP establishment liberals.” – Tammy Bruce Complete essay is here.
It was forty years ago today, Daniel Ellsberg brought the Prez to play, They’d been going onward to raise a pile, And they’re guaranteed to raise a smile, So may I introduce to you, The act you’ve known for all these years, Ellberg’s papers helped the Prez go down. Yes, forty years ago today (June …
This Youtube currently making the rounds in the blogosphere juxtaposes quotes from self-professed Christian elected officials about their love of Ayn Rand and quotes from Rand herself during an interview with Mike Wallace. That the religious right would embrace not just a self-avowed atheist, but one whose atheism was rooted in the notion that religion …
In his column, Paul Krugman discusses a mistake made last year which will lengthen the recession.
I watched tonight’s WGN evening news broadcast. (I believe WGN stands for World’s Greatest Network.) The broadcast included the story that Snooki was not arrested in Italy. The broadcast did not address the following: Why does promoting democracy have to include the killing of children and vulnerable people? Why are weapons our number one export? …
This is from Reddit, where the description read, “She asked the balloon wrangling dude for a machine gun. He added a touch of awesome.” This Smithsonian-bound photo comes with a super-sized combo of illustrative details at no extra cost. Not only are we served the proud gleam of the misunderstood balloon man and the impish, …
http://youtu.be/gerq4GpHpKw
We common folk and our pesky entitlements are being blamed for the debt & deficit disaster. But when Bush came into office, we had a surplus that was quickly erased by (1) unfunded tax cuts that primarily went to the wealthy, (2) two simultaneous wars, and (3) a recession that was directly attributable to deregulation …
In a blog entry titled, “A Non-Policy Interruption: Fastbacks’ ‘In America,’” National Review writer Reihan Salam endorses the 90s Fastbacks punk tune embedded below, saying: “Many decades ago, a young Seattle band called Fastbacks released a song called “In America.” The lyrics sound a little petulant and characteristically punkish, the premise being that America is …