We had a conversation with a neighbor today about the republican party punishing members that reminded me of this article by Krugman: The Bankruptcy Boys Voters may say that they oppose big government, but the programs that actually dominate federal spending — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security — are very popular. So how can the …
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KPBS and the Marine Life Protection Act
I was literally pounding my steering wheel while listening to the KPBS Editors round table butcher coverage of the Marine Life Protection Act this morning. They did minimal research (at best), but were more than happy to speak about it anyway. There are several things which were missing from the discussion or simply incorrect: “Fish …
Birthers
If you want to see some crazies, take 10 minutes and watch this: ‘Birthers’ bring down Republican base
Skellys in the closet
“Just one day after George W. Bush left office, an NSA whistleblower has revealed that the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program targeted U.S. journalists, and vacuumed in all domestic communications of Americans, including, faxes, phone calls and network traffic.“ This is probably just the beginning – I’m guessing more information will trickle out (over …
Ticket breakups are hard
The LA Times reports “Tensions between McCain and Palin camps come to light“. Might be interesting, let’s take a look: “…aides to John McCain disclosed new details about her expensive wardrobe purchases and revealed that a Republican Party lawyer would be dispatched to Alaska to inventory and retrieve the clothes still in her possession.” That’s …