Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi on the narcissism of the Tea Party
While I’m not one to mind some adult words thrown into an article, Taibbi seems to rely on profanity as a crutch in his writing. But buried in his four-lettered vocabulary are some important insights. Taibbi realizes, as I’ve argued…
GOP plans to add $4 Trillion to deficit, doubling projections
By prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthiest of the wealthy, Mitch McConnell and the GOP are burdening future generations of Americans with debt that will never be paid off. Over the last year, the GOP has railed against temporary measures…
Jamelle Bouie, Digby, and Markos’ American Taliban
Two of my favorite political writers are having a bit of a showdown today, and I just thought I’d throw in my two cents. Over at The American Prospect, Jamelle Bouie wrote a thoughtful critique of Markos Moulitsas’ new book,…
Mike Pence takes stimulus hypocrisy to a new level
Back in February, Representative Mike Pence issued a statement: One year later, one thing is clear: the stimulus bill has failed. One year later, not one net job has been created as unemployment rose from 7.6 percent to nearly 10…
The Great Stagnation, “a profound crisis of identity for America”
Terrific look at the symptoms, but gets a little wishy-washy when it comes to looking at the causes. The squeeze on the middle class is reaching an untenable point; where we go from here is an economic and policy decision…
“A Sin and a Shame” – Bob Herbert has emerged as the conscience of our nation
Why this isn’t being said every day, on every page of every newspaper and on every TV news show, is beyond me. If private companies can’t create jobs, then there is no way for us to grow our way out…
Another Mitch Daniels financial prediction is wrong
I’m thinking of starting a futures fund betting against Mitch Daniels’ predictions. You see, Mitch Daniels has a problem with predictions. Given his famous “misunderestimations” of the cost of the Iraq War, the trends of health care costs, and the…
