It was almost too good to be true. Richard Milhous Nixon, the main villain of my political consciousness for as long as I can remember, was finally biting that bullet that he's been talking about all these years. The man that not even … [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...]
GOP Bill: Pay China First, Social Security Last in Case of Default
The astonishing war against senior Americans presses on. As if the totally unwarranted bipartisan attempts to slash Social Security aren't enough, now we have H.R.421 - "To require that the Government prioritize all obligations on the … [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...]
Has the GOP become the party of Cain?
Today's GOP would have us believe that someone somewhere will volunteer to feed the hungry, care for the sick, and ensure jobs for our children and their future. This is magical thinking, and in fact the reason for the decline of … [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...]
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...]
Shame on Kerry
When I pointed out that this was blackmail, the man on the phone agreed and said that Kerry was trying to make the compromise "better". When I pointed out that you can't make the compromise "better" unless you … [Read more...]
Social Security: If The Rich Paid Taxes Like You And Me…Problem Solved
The possibility of victory can be a heavy millstone around the neck of any political candidate who might prefer, in his heart, to spend his main energies on a series of terrifying, whiplash assaults on everything the voters hold dear. There … [Read more...]
What is a “middle class lifestyle” these days?
A live able wage for the working classes means: 1. You can rent a safe and sanitary apartment with heat, light, water, no leaks, functioning appliances, and sufficient space for you and your family. 2. Food, sufficient and … [Read more...]