From Jonathan Chait's blog President Obama favors a fiscal adjustment based on a mix of spending cuts and higher revenue, ideally through a tax reform that produces lower … [Read more...]
Archives for August 14, 2011
David Portnoy, Blue Mass Group, WEEI, Boston Globe, Elizabeth Warren, the Future, and Me
In case you missed it two threshold moments occurred in the local media/blogoshpere late last week that although seemingly unrelated are two trees in a growing forest of change that the established media paradigms are fighting. First Up. … [Read more...]
Pot- legalize it
Thousands of Americans smoke pot. There is a large and growing medical marijuana business in many states. None of which have seen a massive demise of their societies. It is time to legalize marijuana. This is a great source of tax … [Read more...]
Views Differ on Shape of Planet: Our National Press in Action
I don't think anyone outside the mainstream media thinks it lacks an ideology. I'm not talking about the Left or Right pointing out a bias toward the opposition. I'm talking about the mainstream media's view of itself and its mission. Once … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren Run – You Go Girl!
Imagine that a Democrat with B*ll's! (or should I say ovaries?) … [Read more...]
Pawlenty is out; GOP race rapidly boiling down to Romney, Bachmann, and Perry
No surprise. Tim Pawlenty, the former governor of Minnesota, dropped his bid for the Republican nomination for president on Sunday morning, saying his disappointing performance in Iowa’s straw poll convinced him that his campaign had run … [Read more...]
Will Bachmann Now Condemn Right-wing Anti-American Views?
Michele Bachmann once condemned Barak Obama for his "anti-American" views and suggested that the media should investigate "anti-American" sentiments in Congress. Ms. Bachmann would later retract what she said about Barack Obama, however she … [Read more...]
Mr. President, bad policy will catch up to you
The New York Times had an article yesterday with the promising title White House Debates Fight on Economy. The title may be promising but the content is not. First we get some confirmation of jkw's post The Headline President: Mr. Obama … [Read more...]