A Creeping Concern
31 January 2010As I have watched the first year of the current administration unfold, I have increasingly wondered if all of this, at a thirty thousand foot level, is a result of a simple GOP plan first outed long ago, and spoken of frequently during the Bush Era. Called “starve the beast,” it is a much-discussed strategy [...]
Obama eats Republicans’ lunch
30 January 2010For an hour on live television, Obama danced around the Republicans, landing blows and coming out ahead on points
When the Republicans invited President Obama to address their congressional House delegation in Baltimore today, they probably had no idea how badly it would turn out for them.
Presumably the Republicans thought they’d get a chance to grill the [...]
The Good News, and the Bad News
16 June 2009The good news is so obvious that half of the stories in the media are completely missing the point:
We have likely avoided global economic oblivion. The Republicans, who are largely at fault for this horrible experience, have been incessantly whining about spending, self-dealing, and anything else their focus groups can come up with: how truly [...]
Tea Parties: Joke of the Week, or Pathetic Excuse for Party Management?
17 April 2009In the days of Karl Rove, when the Bush adminstration was earning its now-undeniable title as the Worst President in History, it made sense to do all kinds of goofy things that would harm the domestic and global economy, as long as it gained approval from the base. “Serve the base,” seemed to be Karl’s [...]
The Bush Team: Time for Jail?
18 January 2009I won’t waste any time on debating whether the President, VP Cheney, Defense Chief Rumsfeld, “Scooter,” or any of another five to ten (mostly Neocon) officials in the Bush administration are guilty of crimes. They are.
Rather, I think it is more interesting to continue the very serious conversation about which exact crimes they have committed, [...]
The McCain Oil Price Premium
14 July 2008When you consider it, it is obvoius that there is a differential in oil pricing that will result from the coming US presidential election. But for some reason no one has brought this up anywhere, as far as I can tell. So let’s take a look.
I first suggested this subject in my opening remarks at [...]