Outside of the Traveling Palin Circus… This has been the buzz of the day… Twitter… politicians… penises. Sphere: Related Content
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Yes, The Economy Still Sucks
Yes, the economy still sucks… A month ago “first-quarter economic growth came in surprisingly weak,” and now “consumer spending — the largest component of the economy,” is ”especially slow.” Stagnant wages and higher prices for gas and food are squeezing family budgets, while falling home equity hurts consumer confidence. That suggests more bad news to come. When consumers are constrained, so is hiring, because without customers, employers are hard pressed to retain workers or make new hires. A recent Labor...
Memorial Daze?
rather than remembering our war dead and veterans, the commission on REMEMBRANCE seems to have forgotten ALL of them...
RIP Gil Scott Heron
RIP Gil Scott Heron: Gil Scott-Heron, the poet and recording artist whose syncopated spoken style and mordant critiques of politics, racism and mass media in pieces like “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” made him a notable voice of black protest culture in the 1970s and an important early influence on hip-hop, died on Friday at a hospital in Manhattan. He was 62 and had been a longtime resident of Harlem. In The Bottle… Live at SOB’s (09/13/2007): Sphere:...
A Few Cutting Remarks: Ways to Balance the Budget
Throughout the country, the taxpayers have been revolting. Shocked by the enormity of the taxpayer revolt, and the untimely retirement of several hundred politicians, today’s current legislators, civil servants, and business executives have suddenly became the “people’s champions.” In a parallel universe, we can report the following, just since the latest election: — Congress got the taxpayers’ message, and cut tax-supported junkets to only 15 per member. “The people have spoken,” said Rep. Horace Sludgepump from the Bahamas where...
Palin Tries to Steal Thunder
Sarah Palin announced she was rolling out an exploratory committee tour and it was to start at the Rolling Thunder event in D.C. this weekend… But funny thing is, she was invited and some members are claiming she’s trying to steal their thunder: Does anyone even take Sarah Palin seriously? She’s media hungry, not a politician. Sphere: Related Content
Capitol Idea: In A 2012 Democratic Wave, Beware Senate Wipeout
The election this week of a Democrat to a traditionally Republican seat in the House of Representatives is amping up what already have been percolating hopes for Democrats to retake their House majority in 2012. Make no mistake: I share the aspiration. But at the risk of casting a pall over the excitement before it’s barely begun, I’d like to inject a cautionary thought. No, I’m not going to waste your time by beating the drum for the old...
New GOP Budget: Hands Off Medicare, But Potentially Worse
The Senate may have defeated a House GOP budget that would have turned Medicare into a private voucher-based programs, but Republicans haven’t given up. But Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has proposed a budget that leaves Medicare alone, but is potentially worse, according to an independent analysis. Senators on Wednesday voted down the budget blueprint first offered by House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), with a handful of Republicans joining Democrats to block further consideration of the bill, which included...
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