Sunday: Divide and conquer with racism

I was going to write about how David Broder is Public Enemy Number One.  However, it’s more disturbing to see how accusations of racism are cropping up just when *real* unity would seem to be very important. Let me just say for the record that unless Barack Obama is Jesus Christ himself, he is subject [...]

A letter to President Obama (or should I say “Jock in Chief”)?

(crossposted from Heidi Li’s Potpourri) Dear President Obama: One of your Cabinet Secretaries, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is striking a chord with women abroad and at home as she mixes in, with her discussion of global warming and economic security, the issue of women’s empowerment, as a matter of democracy and social justice. Might you consider [...]

STFU and GTFO is not a cogent rebuttal

We recently have seen David M-M-M-My Sirota and former PUMA Chuckie Lemos respond to substantive arguments with personal insults and spittle-flecked rants.  There must be something in the Kool-aid these days because lots of Obama fluffers seem to be going bug-fuck nuts: 

Imaginary Racism

Last night I saw upon the stair A little man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today Oh, how I wish he’d go away Remember last year how Obamanation claimed that failure to support Teh Precious was ipso facto evidence of racism?  It’s baaaaack!  Over at OpenLeft Paul Rosenberg disinters a zombie talking point from [...]

Obama’s “Fiscal Responsibility Summit” and the Week Ahead

It’s going to be a big week for the Obamagharchy. In order to short-circuit the coming Obamageddon, our Dear Leader is making “fiscal responsibility” the focus of his week. On Monday, President Obama will meet with lots of “experts” and think tank denizens to discuss the future of what is left of the social safety [...]

Sitting at Obama’s table: The Secret Health Care Talks

Does anyone else want to burst into tears when they read about millionaires trying to make health care affordable? Health Care Industry in Talks to Shape Policy Since last fall, many of the leading figures in the nation’s long-running health care debate have been meeting secretly in a Senate hearing room. Now, with the blessing [...]