Treasury staffers began conversations with congressional aides by saying the administration supported cramdown and would then "follow up with a whole bunch of reasons" why it wasn't a good idea, said an aide to a senior Democratic … [Read more...]
Social Security: Where’s Our Tahrir Square?
Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are! --William Makepeace Thackeray, from the "Vanitas Vanitatum" It's a simple point I make today: we want a Social … [Read more...]
What to do about Egypt?
While BMG generally focuses on domestic politics, I'm sure that the last week's events in Egypt have everyone fixated on this incredible uprising. I've been following the events non-stop since last week and, as I've read and listened … [Read more...]
On Done Deals, Or, Sometimes Losing Is How You Win
Bachmann response now on CNN. Turn to SAP Channel 3 for English captions. --A Tweet posted by pourmecoffee, immediately following the 2011 State of the Union address If you have been in any way awake and alert over the past 18 months or so, … [Read more...]
Bonzo Goes To Bitburg, 2011
Schenectady, New York, was -- and is -- a GE town, rising and falling at the whim of its largest employer like some Depression-era cartoon of fat-cat captitalist evil. For many years, what was good for GE was good for Schenectady -- until … [Read more...]
On Contradiction, Or, Will Obama Lose An Argument With Himself?
"He who was prepared to help the escaping murderer or to embrace the impenitent thief, found, to the overthrow of all his logic, that he objected to the use of dynamite" --From "The Dynamiter", by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van De … [Read more...]
“We Will Restore Science To Its Rightful Place”
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act - not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the … [Read more...]
Looking to the POTUS Tonight
We should be plain that not all the brains behind those millions of lonely eyes will be receptive of such inspiration and transformation. We are not, for example, likely to hear widespread support in Congress for either turning down … [Read more...]
On Shame As A Tactic, Or, Betsie Gallardo: She Won…And So Can You!
Under heaven nothing is more soft and yielding than water. Yet for attacking the solid and strong, nothing is better; It has no equal. The weak can overcome the strong; The supple can overcome the stiff. Under heaven everyone knows … [Read more...]
Here we go again.
Gene Sperling, Leading NEC Director Candidate, Made Millions On Wall Street As Economy Tanked:"It's striking that he's not concerned about the image," Baker said, referring to the president. "It might be better to keep them at a little … [Read more...]
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