Tuesday: Someone needs a dopeslap

So, James Clyburn has correctly identified the problem behind the resistance to solving the impending budget crisis.  The Republicans have taken a “no new taxes” pledge, like they always do, and have decided that closing tax loopholes for the wealthy and multinational business community is equivalent to new taxes. Congress and the White House could [...]

Happy Fourth of July!

How many of you learned about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution from SchoolHouse Rock?  C’mon, raise your hand.  You’re not that old.  If you were a kid in the 70′s like I was, you can sing the Preamble – in harmony! That was a great time to be a kid, am I right? [...]

Sunday: Summer

The summer smiles, the summer knows, and unashamed, she sheds her clothes. The summer smoothes the restless sky, And lovingly she warms the sand on which you lie. The summer knows, the summer’s wise, she sees the doubts within your eyes, And so she takes her summertime, tells the moon to wait and the sun [...]

Too late! You’ve been framed.

Greg Sargent reports on Democrat’s latest efforts to turn the Titanic around for next year’s election by accusing the Republicans of wanting the economy to get worse: In recent weeks, there’s been some question as to how far Dems are willing to go in making the explosive charge that Republicans are deliberately trying to sabotage [...]