Today, speaking of the bonuses, Obama says, “I, like most of the American people, don’t begrudge people success or wealth. That is part of the free-market system.”
Not that long ago he was calling those bonuses obscene and shameful.
Which is it?
Larry Summers was in full support of anything that the Wall Street casinos wanted. Tuesday he [...]

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We need to send some senators to Guantanamo. They are far more dangerous to our country than any of the people already in residence there.
I’m certain you have at least heard the name of Christopher Bond, Senator from Missouri. You, however, may be forgiven for not recognizing Martha Johnson’s name.
Miss Martha was the President’s nominee [...]

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In 1865 Lewis Carroll wrote a classic for children. However, the logic contained therein seems to be the basis for present political discourse.
A firestorm was kicked up this past weekend by comments from Obama and Kathleen Sibelius. Has his “requirement” of a public option itself become an option, a dispensable element of a plan he [...]

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Have you watched television lately? A survey showed that the economic do-dos have received more than twice the air time on news shows as those who have advanced to at least the early 20th Century.
Watching these twits I sometimes find myself laughing, until I remember how much power they have to screw up any attempts [...]

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We are going around in circles. Why? Because too many people don’t know right from left. Both words are spat out by people as if they actually understand what these terms represent.
First, where did these terms come from? It is from the French Revolution. In their assembly some sat to the left of the president’s [...]

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Some of my friends see this election as an opportunity to do severe damage to the country. They don’t put it exactly that way. They don’t really see it that way but that is the almost certain result of what they wish for.
These people have every expectation that the Republicans will experience significant losses in [...]

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