I’m happy that John, the Blogger Formerly Known as ABL, and DougJ commented on the Todd Akin “legitimate rape” comment. I have to admit, that just left me speechless. I mean, literally, speechless. I mean, WTF? Anyway, I’ve been intrigued by the recent war talk coming out of Israel. As you’ll recall, less than a …
MSM Finds Weakness in Ryan… his Tailor
Seriously, kill me now. From the MFing Washington Post: But Ryan (Wis.) appeared rumpled, slightly sloppy for a vice-presidential candidate. As if he’d flown in hours before and mistakenly picked up someone else’s suitcase. His pants sagged at his ankles. His starched, white shirt bunched at his stomach. His dark jacket drooped, better suited for …
Romney: Tax Dodger, Draft Dodger?
For a guy who loves America, Romney has sure spent a lot energy avoiding military service and paying taxes.I don’t know about you, but that seems to me a tad unpatriotic when you get right down to it. There has been a lot of focus on the tax issue — rightly — but I do …
The Romney/Ryan Empathy Deficit
I came into 2012 quite pessimistic. The economy was weak, most liberals I knew were committed to voting for Obama, but less enthusiastic than in 2008, while on the other side, the right-wingers were virtually bouncing off the walls with manic energy borne of hatred of Obama. Weak economy + enthusiasm gap = problems for Obama. …
Another Victory for the Banksters
Well, today’s announcement that DoJ won’t bring charges against Goldman is depressing, though I think not unexpected: “The department and investigative agencies ultimately concluded that the burden of proof to bring a criminal case could not be met based on the law and facts as they exist at this time,” the department said. I’m not …
Shaping the Politics of the Next Four Year and Beyond
So, I posted earlier about the problem with Obama’s continual and repeated embrace of anti-tax rhetoric. A number of folks jumped down my throat in the comments, including: Culture of Truth who exclaimed: We’re 90 days from a national election, and ‘liberal’ pundits think the best use of their time is to attack Obama over …
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Winning to Lose
I know Yglesias is not popular around these parts… but what the heck, he nails a big issue here: Latest column is about President Obama’s absurd endorsement of Marco Rubio’s absurd bill to exempt prizes won by Olympic athletes from taxation. For the deep cuts, let me say that I think it’s particularly dangerous for …