Borowitz: In Latest Compromise with GOP, Obama Agrees He is a Muslim. Place of Birth 'Negotiable,' President Says WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In his latest effort to find common ground with Republicans in Congress, President Barack … [Read more...]
Archives for December 11, 2010
Bartlett’s Taxonomy of Economists
"Austrians" like Congressman Ron Paul. By this view, government intervention is "what caused the recession in the first place" and further intervention will only make things worse. Best for government to "allow the economy to readjust, no … [Read more...]
You are part of the plan!
Yes ... you! YOU! are part of the plan to elect a Republican in 2012.It's simple divide and conquer. The Republicans adopt outrageously unpopular stands and hold popular actions hostage, knowing that Obama will get blamed more than … [Read more...]
USA lags in taking care of its children – ask UNICEF
An excellent OpEd asks why the USA values making the rich richer more than its own children while supporting its position with impeccable statistics that show the USA behind in caring for its own children. Not just behind, but the United … [Read more...]
The role of Government
Conservatives tend to say that taxing corporations higher than the employee is a war against success. I disagree and so does the father of capitalism, Adam Smith. The entire purpose of allowing the corporation to keep more of their … [Read more...]
Clinton Takes Over as Obama Ducks Out
Washington Post: If not a transfer of power, the whole show seemed at least a temporary handoff. An embattled president, fresh off an electoral shellacking and struggling to sell a controversial tax deal to members of his own party, turned … [Read more...]
The Result Of 11-Dimensional Chess Strategy
It's a trap. "We knew that, politically, once you get it into law, it becomes almost impossible to remove it," says Dan Bartlett, Bush's former communications director. "That's not a bad legacy. The fact that we were able to lay the trap … [Read more...]