Super-Duper Congress
Oh sure, they made a big show of signing the debt ceiling agreement, with official photo-ops and fancy commemorative pens all accompanied by great racking sighs of relief. … Read more
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‘Governor Supercuts’ for President?
GOP-land is all a twitter, now that Texas Gov. Rick Perry has announced that he’s ready to ascend to the White House. His candidacy was actually launched at … Read more
Fun with the News: John Edwards and More
The Rise of the Planet of the Apes topped the movie box office Sunday with fifty-four million dollars in ticket sales. The plot is quite believable. In the … Read more
The Downgrading of America
by Jim Hightower As Lily Tomlin noted, “No matter how cynical you get, it’s almost impossible to keep up.” Many of us view the deficit ceiling brouhaha between … Read more
Lost Journal: I’m Not Driving Defensively…You are!
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: March 24, 2007 (age 37) I have never been a particularly good driver. When I first started driving, over 20 years ago, my … Read more
Lost Journal: This Fan Club is What’s Happening
By Tim Mollen Journal entry: March 7, 1987 (age 17) Each generation struggles to define itself. As part of that struggle, it must elevate certain people into icons … Read more
The Great Concessionaire
Sorry if you settled into your recliner ready to enjoy the blessed silence destined to descend on the political playing field in the aftermath of the Debt Ceiling … Read more
Obama Says He’ll Really Fight for the People … Next Time
By gollies, America’s workaday majority of middle-class and poor people have a fighter on our side in Washington. Unfortunately, that fighter is Barack Obama. On Sunday, he waved … Read more
Gibberish & Manure
The situation on Capitol Hill has become so confusing, we’re going to need a nuclear physicist with a googleplex of serially connected molecular microscopes to precisely explain what … Read more
America’s Shameful Leadership
OK, Barack Obama has not exactly turned out to be Mount Rushmore material, but — good God! — the petulant pettiness of right-wing Republican congressional leaders has turned … Read more
