Here is some press coverage of the arrival of the Occupy Wall Street Marchers in Washington, D.C. today I was struck by Kelley Bannon's comments, as a prime mover and organizer of the march. The timing of the march was designed to … [Read more...]
Archives for November 22, 2011
Don’t Conservatives Think America is Great?
I thought it was a standard line coming out of the right, that the "progressives" and liberals don't respect America's greatness, that they don't believe in American Exceptionalism and that conservatives do and they uphold that belief no … [Read more...]
No republican beats this guy in 2012.
Obama at his best up in Manchester today. (if only he could get some economic advisers who understand that it is private industry that creates jobs, not political hacks.) … [Read more...]
Deficits: NPR commits unpardonable act of journalism
This morning on NPR, you might have been surprised to hear the current deficits put in the proper context. The current situation is because of the tax cuts, credit-card spending spree, and two wars of the 2000's. The Long, Slow March … [Read more...]
It’s not about Horse Racing, it’s about Agriculture
During his monthly interview with Braude on WTKK, the Globe is reporting that Deval Patrick addresses the secret last minute deal that pulled money from local aid and diverted it to the state's dying horse racing industry. One has to wonder … [Read more...]
Betting against ourselves
While the government committee charged with getting the country back in the black failed to even meet very often, let alone devise a plan, there is at least one strategy for America's future that our political class can agree on: it’s … [Read more...]
MASSterList: Fingers point, wag after Super Fail – Patrice Tierney on the stand – Charley Murphy challenges anonymous sources
SUPER BAD: With federal funding cuts coming our way (Globe), senators Brown and Kerry break out the stationary and get a-blamin'. (AP,Republican) GAMING: Once the governor signs this bill (Globe), we're going to build monuments to … [Read more...]