I was out in the yard yesterday doing something; I don’t remember what. I was either filling the birdbaths or raking up the profusion of Ash seeds and acorns that have been falling. Something like that. So I was out there, and this car drove by. An old white guy was at the wheel, and […]
Tag Archives: politics
The Elder Statesman’s Lie
Wed, 25 Aug 2010, 04:13 PM (-06:00)
Former Senator and elder statesman Alan Simpson recently ignited a firestorm when he sent an insulting email regarding Social Security to Ashely Carson, Executive Director of the Older Women’s League, an organization that advocates on behalf of older women. The headlines have included his accusation that America has become a “milk cow with 310 million […]
What Simon Said
Sat, 17 Jul 2010, 10:20 PM (-06:00)
There are very few people I pay attention to when it comes to discussions of financial reform and fixing the broken stuff. Â At the top of the list are Simon Johnson and Elizabeth Warren. No surprise: neither is liked by the moneyed interests that dominate the policy apparatus in the White House and Department of […]
Un-American activities
Thu, 15 Jul 2010, 06:42 PM (-06:00)
We’re Americans. We don’t torture. Any claim to the contrary is poppycock. It’s un-American. According to transcripts from the House of Representatives, CIA detainees… were made to wear a diaper [p. 79] had to listen to music [p. 79] were blindfolded [p. 79] Sheesh. Diapers, music and blindfolds are now torture? would be shackled hand-and-foot [p. 79] Now […]
Financial Decisions Being Made
Fri, 2 Jul 2010, 09:50 PM (-06:00)
In an interview on the radio recently, that paragon of clear thinking Michele Bachmann, complaining about Obama’s attendance at the G-20 summit, said I can’t, we can’t necessarily trust the decisions that are being made financially in other countries. [Corley/ThinkProgress] Heck, I can’t, we can’t, you can’t necessarily trust the decisions that are being made […]
This Kind of Mess
Fri, 14 May 2010, 12:35 PM (-06:00)
Not so long ago, our fearless leader was moving in a different direction than today. Â Not so long ago, he said, …oil rigs today don’t generally cause spills. Â They are technologically very advanced. [ref: msnbc] That was not so long ago. Â Today the situation has obviously changed. Today, there aren’t many people who want to […]
Black to Beck
Thu, 13 May 2010, 07:50 AM (-06:00)
Lewis Black (on the Daily Show) gives Glenn Beck some advice: Take it from me, my people have been through this before. First, you gotta find an attic. Â Then, hide there for the next three years, and whatever you do, don’t make a sound. We’ll let you know when it’s safe to come out. hat […]
Gordon Brown v. Gillian Duffy
Sat, 1 May 2010, 02:38 AM (-06:00)
Poor Gordon Brown. He got caught calling Gillian Duffy a bigot when he forgot to take off a microphone as he drove down the road in his fancy limousine. It was televised live. And now it’s all over the web. You have to feel for the man. Or not. Because it turns out he is […]
Greenspan 70/30
Thu, 8 Apr 2010, 08:10 PM (-06:00)
George Greenspan. Wait, is that his name? No. Alan Greenspan, that’s it. Oh, how soon they (want to) forget. Alan Greenspan testified the other day before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission — that august congressional panel that is even now vectoring in on the causes of the financial crisis that brought the nation and the […]