Weinergate: Bad Press? Costly. Scandal? Politically Fatal. Aiding Andrew Breitbart? Inexcusable.
Sex scandals in Congress are the rainbow sprinkles that top the political ice cream for journalists. Every year or so we get one. This month’s flavor is New York’s representative … Continue reading
The Born Lack of Identity: Will Wall Street Wave Off Warren for Our Economy’s 2nd Epic Fail?
Who is Brooksley E. Born? Ask almost anyone and you’ll invariably get a shrug. Elizabeth Warren may be a bit better known, but if the Republicans have their way, she … Continue reading
Have a Little Oil and Global Commoditization with that $7.00 Big Mac Meal?
Would you like an overpriced barrel of oil or bushel of wheat with your Big Mac? The price of everything that you eat, wear, use or just enjoy has been … Continue reading
Guerrilla Truth to Power – The Times Square Fox News Hack Heard Round the World
In Boston, more than two centuries ago, a few pissed off colonists broke the law. They boarded a ship. They took the tea on board, and they dumped it … Continue reading
Another One Rides The Bus: What is Sarah Palin Up To?
Last weekend Sarah Palin began her “One Nation” bus tour, barnstorming around the Northeast, with news organizations scrambling like flies around media manure to keep abreast of what she will do next. … Continue reading
Sorry Republicans: TARP Worked.
If you turned on a TV, or picked up a newspaper, or logged in to the Internet in 2008, it was everywhere: The Bailout. It was evil. It was immoral. … Continue reading
Things Get Worse With Koch: Tea Party Pumps Up $4 Gas
UPDATED 5/25/11: Ancient tribes blamed angry deities for their troubles. Drought? The goddess of rain is angry. Four dollar gasoline? There is always that push to blame the Arab oil … Continue reading
Dissecting Right Wing Political Extremism
OPINION – Democrats stink at branding and messaging. They still live in the wonkish intellectual nirvana that somehow if we explain the societal benefits of policy to the American people, … Continue reading
Tea Party Quicksand in the GOP Presidential Landscape
When Newt Gingrich is too moderate for the Republican Party, the Tea Party has turned the political landscape to quicksand for GOP presidential aspirants. Gingrich, appearing on NBC’s Meet the … Continue reading
Two Million More Reasons the Birther Myth Won’t Go Away
The birther myth won’t go away, Mr. Obama. Facts don’t interest the birthers. At least facts that do not suit their needs.
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