Cap, Cut and Balance – Tea Party “Common Sense” is Constitutional Nonsense
Now I know why they call it the Tea Party. It isn’t for their links to American history in Boston Harbor. It’s their lineage to the delusional Mad Hatter and … Continue reading →
GOP Economic Havoc: It’s the Social Agenda, Stupid
The debt ceiling needs raising! The debt ceiling needs raising! Everyone on TV, on the radio and print clamoring like Chicken Little. Freak about the world coming to a financial … Continue reading →
Eric Cantor’s Shorts and Other Ethical Tales of GOP “Shameless Craven Unprincipled Partisan Hackery”
Eric Cantor’s shorts were exposed earlier this week. No, the Republican Congressman from the 7th District of Virginia isn’t having a Weiner moment. He’s doing something far worse: Betting against … Continue reading →
The Other Strategic Use of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Screw the Koch Brothers & Goldman
Last week, the Obama Administration released 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve [1]. The stated reason? Relieve high oil prices. The practical way of getting there? … 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 →
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 →
No V for Victory
I’m going through the airport. My shoes are off. My liquids are in an approved ziplock bag. They’re all less than two ounces. Much of the divide in the politics … Continue reading →
Ding Dong the Dastard’s Dead – Osama Bin Laden Killed in Pakistan
The President announces the death and capture of the body of Osama Bin Laden. It knocks down the conspiracy theorists who will try to say we didn’t get him. The … Continue reading →









