The Senate passed legislation yesterday that adds $8.50/100K to the price of most mortgages in exchange for a brief 60-day extension of the payroll tax. How many members of the 1% depend on Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac when they buy their … [Read more...]

Update — 18-Dec-2011 How many more times? So now, after persuading the White House and the Democrats to accept a TERRIBLE 60-day extension (and getting themselves off the government shut-down hook), the GOP again reneges on their … [Read more...]

I note four spam posts today, each quickly removed (thankfully). I also notice the prominent place occupied by the fabulous Elizabeth Warren response to Karl Rove's latest smear attempt, and recall her choice of BMG as the site from which … [Read more...]

Herman Cain's absolutely nauseating attack against Sharon Bialek confirms his guilt. To quote Doonesbury, "That's Guilty! Guilty, Guilty, Guilty!!" None — absolutely none — of the smears he directed at her are remotely relevant to the … [Read more...]

The New York Times reports that (emphasis mine): Adding to the pressure on Mr. Cain, a lawyer for the second woman called on the restaurant association to release her from a confidentiality agreement signed as part of her settlement, … [Read more...]

The New York Times reported today that "The top 1 percent of earners more than doubled their share of the nation’s income over the last three decades". This in a CBO report, not some liberal left-wing agitprop site. Here, finally, is … [Read more...]

Is it hard to simply turn off the ratings system until we have the ability to identify who provides a rating? At the moment, it's essentially noise. It's not a big deal, but when even a light-hearted comment spurs a thumbs-down, it … [Read more...]

The Washington Post today reports that leading contender Herman Cain has "deep ties" to the Koch Brothers. From the piece: Cain’s campaign manager and a number of aides have worked for Americans for Prosperity, or AFP, the advocacy … [Read more...]

The mainstream media and too many Americans seem to be accepting the lie that Michele Bachmann was "just kidding" when she described Hurricane Irene and the recent earthquake as a "message from God" to, of course, impose her … [Read more...]

I think the frequent problems we see with comments failing to nest properly can be fixed by changing the default behavior of the page that opens to read a particular post. Right now, that page opens with big open "comment" entry box. It … [Read more...]