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Monthly Archives: November 2010
Heckuva Job, Mr. President
Good call, Mr. President. You’ve hit on the reason for the $1.3 trillion deficit. Nothing to do with the crooks savvy businessmen on Wall Street or wars that never end or tax cuts for the top 2 percent. It’s the … Continue reading
Posted in budget, Congress, economy, Obama, Politics, Republicans, Taxes, Wall Street
Tagged Agricultural Inspector, Air Traffic Controllers, Bush tax cuts, deficit, Republicans, Social Security, wage freeze, Wall Street, wars
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Shorter Frank Rich: ‘We’re Screwed’
This quote by Virginia Senator Jim Webb referenced in Frank Rich’s op-ed yesterday entitled, “Still the Best Congress Money Can Buy” says all we need to know about our broken, corrupt, two-party system: “Webb has pushed for a onetime windfall … Continue reading
A Milestone in Colossal Stupidity
Proving Santayana right, today marks a milestone in the Afghanistan quagmire. A milestone in colossal stupidity: “On Saturday Nov. 27, the United States and its allies will reach a grim milestone: they will have been in Afghanistan a day longer … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Obama, Obama administration, Pentagon, war on terror
Tagged 100 years, 1989, 2014, Afghanistan, Congress, exit strategy, General David Petraeus, Johnson, July 2011, milestone, NATO, Pentagon, Peter Galbraith, President Obama, quagmire, Soviet Union, surge, Vietnam, withdrawal
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A Conversation With Thomas Jefferson
I recently sat down for an interview (sort of) with our third president and author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson. The questions are mine, the responses all quotes attributed to Jefferson. You could look it up: Mr. Jefferson, … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, Bill of Rights, Financial Crisis, Foreclosures, lobbyists, Politics, special interests, Uncategorized, Wall Street
Tagged Afghanistan, airports, author, banking institutions, civil liberties, Constitution, corporate interests, Declaration of Independence, despotism, Don't Ask Don't Tell, equal rights, financial system, foreclosuregate, liberty, security, September 11, Thomas Jefferson, trial by jury, tyranny
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Look in the Mirror, Democrats
If the election results go as expected tonight and Republicans take control of at least the House, the hand-wringing and ‘what happened?’ from the Democratic side of the aisle will commence shortly thereafter. In the search for someone or something … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Obama, Politics, Republicans
Tagged advisers, Afghanistan, assassination, Bush, civil liberties, Democrats, drone war, election, enthusiasm gap, health care reform, Larry Summers, Pakistan, President Obama, Robert Rubin, stimulus, Tim Geithner, war or terror, White House
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“The Foreclosure Crisis in 30 Seconds”
Damon Silvers of the Congressional Oversight Panel on the Foreclosuregate options: “We are faced with a choice here. We can either have a rational resolution to the foreclosure crisis or we can preserve the capital structure of the banks. We … Continue reading
Posted in economy, Foreclosures
Tagged Congressional Oversight Panel, Damon Silvers, foreclosuregate
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Robert Scheer: An Obit For Our Hopes
Robert Scheer: An Obit For Our Hopes, posted with vodpod
Posted in Politics
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