The Diane Rehm Show had the authors of It’s Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided With the New Politics of Extremisms, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein, on today. I had to participate in … Continue reading
So now they tell us. Seriously, though, the GOP has been claiming that reducing spending (mixed with, what, Unicorn farts?) would bring the economy back around for months now. Why the shift? Oh, right, because cutting spending has done the … Continue reading
Fair warning: the fact that the current debate in Washington is between two (nearly identical) ‘austerity’ plans means that my country is ruled by assholes that apparently hate us citizens, and that the next ten years (guessing) will be miserable, … Continue reading
… many of the current Republican leaders apparently believe that their own cockamamie ideas represent economic reality. They think that history will somehow prove them to be prescient. They think that the Democratic party’s approach to economic problems will leave … Continue reading
Talking Points Memo is telling us that ‘McConnell Proposes Giving Obama Authority To Raise Debt Limit Alone’. The gist of what McConnell is saying: ‘We [Republicans] can’t get you to see this our way, so you can have your stupid … Continue reading
The Republicans are holding up approval for raising the debt ceiling (translation: refusing to pay America’s bills) unless they get $2 trillion in budget cuts. That is a ridiculous position right now, for two obvious reasons: 1, cutting spending in … Continue reading
How were all the books I want to read ever written? The people who wrote these books must have wanted to read, like, a bazillion other books about all the stuff they were interested in. Today, I cleaned the bathroom … Continue reading
I am a self-identified liberal, and I know in my heart that voting for Obama will be my best opportunity to express my feelings in November 2012, but I am starting to think that another (semi-)serious way to express my … Continue reading
(One among many, but this is the real deal-breaker for me.) Obama’s plan to reduce the FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) contribution. This is money that is separate from your income tax and is the money that is intended to … Continue reading
Broadly (and, perhaps, obviously): Information. [read more] Continue reading