Category Archives: Politics
Opportunities Lost
Every election should be an opportunity for us to review the actual performance of our elected officials and compare that to the proposals made by candidates running against them. It should be a time of sober reflection and evaluation. Instead, … Continue reading
Please Don’t Get Distracted by Rush Limbaugh
The story of the moment is about the vile comments that Rush Limbaugh made about Sandra Fluke, a student who testified before Congress about the need for health coverage to include women’s contraception. Limbaugh’s remarks were, I think, deliberately inflammatory, … Continue reading
Why Can’t Republicans Grow Up?
Great Daily Show yesterday. Samantha Bee got Grover Norquist to admit that his trademark idea to get Republicans to sign a pledge to never raise taxes, ever, was something he conceived of when he was twelve. That explains a lot. … Continue reading
Why Failure of the Super Committee is a Good Thing
Well, it’s a good thing if they first repeal the automatic sequestration provision that would cause catastrophic cuts to the military, medicare and other social programs that would likely send us into another deep recession. Of course, if the Super … Continue reading
Stop the Super Congress
In the next week or so, the so-called Super Congress will be announcing it’s plan for saving another three trillion or so dollars. You can be pretty sure the plan won’t include any new taxes on the rich. If there … Continue reading
