Here's the basic problem. Everyone agrees that if the system is not adjusted, then at some point many years down the road (2042 or 2052, depending on whose estimates you use), the social security system will not have enough funds to … [Read more...]
A SUPERB column on social security by FDR’s grandson
If you haven't yet, you really should read this op-ed from today's Boston Globe by FDR's grandson, James Roosevelt Jr. It's accurate, powerful, and should be required reading for every Democrat. If the Dems can just stick to the … [Read more...]
Missing the boat on the CJ derby
Lukey's theory just doesn't work. First, consider a basic fact about Bush's Republican "base." It's no secret that religious conservatives are a big part of Bush's political success. They understand that they … [Read more...]
Our trusty media outlets
It's so very interesting to compare how different media outlets cover the same news story. As you probably know by now, Deval Patrick has announced that he may seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Massachusetts. This … [Read more...]
Kooky Republican may run against Kerry for Senate in 2008
Apparently the wingnuts have been onto this for a while, but the news is just hitting the rest of us now: Jerry Corsi, the Swift Boat Liar stalwart and co-author of the slanderous "Unfit for Command," is making noises about moving … [Read more...]
NEWS FLASH: Inequality discovered in American society!
Well, will wonders never cease? David Brooks, the NY Times's "sensible" conservative, has discovered that, in America, "the family you were born into matters more and more to how you will fare in life." He … [Read more...]
New study potentially the nail in the coffin for Bush’s stem cell research policy
A new study has shown that all of the stem cell lines that were in existence when President Bush announced his restrictive policy on stem cell research may be contaminated, rendering them essentially useless for human therapies.Federal … [Read more...]
One of the most bizarre things I’ve ever read
From a complaint brought by the Oklahoma Attorney General to remove elected trial judge Donald D. Thompson from the bench (he was removed and was recently charged with indecent exposure):Judge Thompson violated these Canons [of judicial … [Read more...]
I am SO sick of this
From today's WaPo:"As we move forward with our efforts to talk about the problem and the need for reform, administration officials are talking about what leaders of the Democrat Party have said about the problem," White House … [Read more...]
An illustration of how selectively reporting the facts can give a false impression
We were amused, more than anything else, at the Herald's snippy editorial regarding the controversy over lab workers who got infected with tularemia while doing research at a Boston University laboratory. If the editorial was the only … [Read more...]
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