God, I love the New Yorker. Their endorsement of Obama is one of the very best things that I’ve read over the course of this past year. It’s thoughtful, comprehensive, and brilliantly written. Following are two brief clips. One pertains to Obama. The other pertains to Romney. I’d highly recommend following the link, though, and […]
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The New Yorker enthusiastically endorses Obama, saying his reelection is “a matter of great urgency”
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Winning in November isn’t enough, says Van Jones. We also have to mobilize against Obama.
I know he’s a big hero to many on the left, but Van Jones sometimes rubs me the wrong way. He’s too smiley, or something. Maybe it’s a reaction to having been taken in by John Edwards, but I now prefer my heros to be a bit more wonky, and bit less telegenic. But, at […]
Posted in Church and State, Civil Liberties Also tagged Antonin Scalia, Bush tax cuts, Citizens United, corporate takeover of politics, Department of Defense, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fear, gay marriage, get the money out of Washington, Grover Norquist, hope, John Edwards, money as free speech, money in politics, Netroots Nation, Obama, Occupy Wall Street, political organizing, Scott Walker, slickness, Supreme Court, tax the rich, tea party, Tea Partyfication, Trayvon Martin, unions, Van Jones, Wisconsin 11 Comments
The President’s budget
Obama shared his budget with Congress today. For the most part, he didn’t address the big problem, which is our ever increasing spending on entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security, choosing instead to nibble around the more politically expedient edges, cutting things like summer Pell grant programs for college students and home heating initiatives […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2012 federal budget, budget cuts, deficit, Deficit Elimination Plan, entitlements, Jacob Lew, John Cornyn, means testing, Medicare, NPR, Obama, Patriot Act, PBS, public education, social security, tea party 10 Comments