Taking It To The Streets?
Sean MurphyIn today's NYT, Sudhir Venkatesh (author and Sociology professor at Columbia) contributes an op-ed entitled Too Down To Rise Up, In it he posits the intriguing, and depressing, theory that…
Obama: Time to break out the Fagles
A one-two punch that makes me feel worse, not better, than I did yesterday. First, at The Huffington Post, comes Robert Kuttner's ominously entitled Geithner's Last Stand, here. Then,…
You Using the Whole Fist, Wall Street?
I can't get that hot, asphalt taste out of my mouth. We're all out of money, it seems, but there is plenty of tar to go around. I was only…
Texas: The New Island of Misfit Toys?
You know the drill. There is no chin under Chuck Norris’ beard; there is only another fist. There is also no brain under Chuck Norris’ head; there is only the…
Send Another Moses
While the Republicans continue to reel, and dig themselves a bit further into that crevasse (while, not wanting to lose any time in the spotlight in an apparent race-to-the-death to see…
Careful with that Axe, Jindal
Note to GOP. This guy: Is going to inspire about as much confidence as these guys: Actually, that's not fair to any of the fine Americans listed above (why would…
The Krug or, In The Court of the Commerce King
Good riddance to that cynical putz, Judd Gregg. And frankly, thank you very little Tim Geithner for your impenetrable, marble-mouthed "strategy", which wasn't exactly Viagra for concerned Americans' confidence levels. Let's make a bold move that…
Tar and Feather Time?
From Truthdig, courtesy of RJ Matson (The St. Louis Post Dispatch). Not much to add here, but something does occur to me. The tax cut maniacs are single issue obsessives…
Beyond Good and Evil or, The God that Failed
Millard Fuller, the founder of Habitat for Humanity, has passed away. Obit from Washington Post here. His story, self-made millionaire who gives away his money to the needy and actually…
Open Letter to all my friends who felt Obama’s inauguration speech was lacking
OK, bust out the Kool-Aid... Here is my take on Obama's speech: I actually think the toned down, somewhat somber address confirms what has been on display for quite a…