Working Life

Yesterday I had been musing about whether the 26th Congressional District race might be a race to watch. Democrat Jack Davis is running against Republican incumbent Tom Reynolds; Davis is making trade a huge issue in the race in an area that has been devasted by NAFTA and so-called “free trade.” And, sure enough, a […]

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Here’s hoping that this election season takes out a few of the worst Republican operatives and leaders. Rick Santorum is a possible loser in his Senate race in Pennsylvania. Today, The New York Times has a piece about the possible demise of Ralph Reed. I think it’s particularly lovely to watch people like Reed, who […]

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I really can’t think of a member of the U.S. Senate that is so distasteful as Rick Santorum. While I am skeptical of the Democrats chances of doing well this year–because the party still lacks a real vision–I will celebrate no matter what the outcome if Santorum goes down. And there is probably a better […]

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Frank Rich often calls it right when he calls out the hypocrits in the Administration. In case you didn’t catch his column today in The New York Times–which is for subscribers only–I’m printing it here because it’s really worth reading: Will the Real Traitors Please Stand Up? WHEN America panics, it goes hunting for scapegoats. […]

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I’m never one to praise corporate behavior–heck, companies have enough money to do their own p.r. and backslapping–but at least one phone company had some lawyer with the guts to say no to the National Security Agency: Qwest Explains Why It Refused N.S.A. Query By JOHN O’NEIL and ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON, May 12 — The […]

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I’m just wondering today about November: if the Democrats don’t take back the Congress, will someone fire Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Rahm Emanuel? I know the answer is, of course, no because the Democratic Party power-that-be are all about making sure that those who have power hold on to it–no matter what. This party […]

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There was an amusing little exchange on CNN yesterday that I wonder whether people caught. The anchor (I’m not recalling his name) was speaking with CNN’s reporter in Paris about the decision by the French government to rescind the change in labor laws that had generated widespread protests. Almost beside himself, the anchor said something […]

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Can anyone find a Senate Democrat, outside of Russ Feingold, with a spine? As we all know, Feingold wants the Senate to censure the president because of the refusal by the president to abide by the law. Responding to Feingold, Senate Democrats are doing what seems to be natural: scurrying for cover. EVEN THOUGH BUSH […]

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A friend of mine from Michigan, who I can’t name because of the organizational post s/he holds, writes: It’s been delicious – and a bit hilarious — to watch Michigan Republicans spin in ever-contradictory circles as they attempt to justify their vote this week in favor of raising the state minimum wage by 44%, to […]

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I’ve posted the below at Huffington Post and Daily Kos. I’m so peeved at the spineless Beltway Democrats that I’m reposting it here, too. If you are one of those Democrats like me who is completely fed up with the inside-the-Beltway party hacks who continue to lose elections because they have no spine and no […]

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