Much of the debate about the deal cut between the White House and Republicans is focused on what could or could not get done, and the notion that the president got the best deal he could get given the circumstances. I think there is still a legitimate point to be made that even given […]
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We Know The Next Act
Posted on 08 December 2010.
Trying to advance the theme a bit here–since there are enough people correctly taking the White House to task for capitulating to the Republicans on the tax cuts for the very rich–I’d like to raise our eyes up a bit eyer to two years out. The president just said, at a news conference, […]
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The Hostage Crisis–We Are All Captives
Posted on 07 December 2010.
For those of you who might remember the days of the Carter Administration when the U.S. embassy workers in Teheran were held under lock and key for a very long time–"Nightline" got its ratings boost, and made its name, from the nightly graphic trumpeting how many days America had been "held hostage". Well, we […]
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The Censure of Rangel–TV Talk
Posted on 04 December 2010.
Last night, I appeared on Capital Tonight with Liz Benjamin to speak about the censure vote of Charlie Rangel.
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Catfood Commission Dead: Thank God
Posted on 04 December 2010.
What a waste of time. They can now drift into obscurity. But, after listening to the self-congratulations of many of the members of the Catfood Commission, all I can say is: we have a long task ahead to turn around the country to get back to reality. Here was the opening nonsense that I […]
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It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On (4): The Scam of the Deficit Crisis
Posted on 03 December 2010.
Over the past three days, we’ve looked at the phony deficit crisis withe excerpts from my new book, "It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis", here (from the introduction), here (a taste of the the very Stupid Statements made about the deficit and debt) and here (who is behind […]
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A Sense of Entitlement Leads To Corruption
Posted on 03 December 2010.
Politics, and the maneuvering in politics that so many of our citizens despise, has a way of muddying the waters and clouding the truth. The combatants in politics, aided by the shallowness of media coverage, engage in tussles that leave the voters scratching their heads. The average, normal person thinks: “Wait, my basic values […]
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It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On (3): The Scam of the Deficit Crisis
Posted on 02 December 2010.
In the last two days, I’ve written about the phony deficit/debt "crisis" here and here, using excerpts from my new e-book, "It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis". Today, as the Catfood Commission unveiled its final report, I’ll continue by looking at some of the people behind pushing […]
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It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On (2): The Scam of the Deficit Crisis
Posted on 01 December 2010.
Yesterday, I kicked off a series of posts about the phony deficit/debt "crisis" with an excerpt from the introduction to my new book, "It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On: The Scam of the Deficit Crisis". Today, I’ll continue with a part from the first chapter called, "Stupid Statements". In honor of the mind-boggling […]
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It’s Not Raining, We’re Getting Peed On (1): The Scam of the Deficit Crisis
Posted on 30 November 2010.
The government’s deficit and debt are not a big crisis. It’s not even a little crisis. It’s not a crisis at all. What is most disturbing is how many liberals/progressives have thrown in the towel and are basically taking the line "there is a crisis but we have a better way of dealing with it". […]
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