[Britain] failed to develop a coherent policy response to the financial crisis of the 1930’s. Its political parties, rather than working together to address pressing economic problems, remained at each other’s throats. The country turned inward. Its politics grew fractious, its policies erratic, and its finances increasingly unstable. In short, Britain’s was a political, not… Continue reading Will America Fall Prey To A British Disease?
Category: politics
Outside the Bubble
A new CBS poll says virtually no one thinks the deficit or the national debt are the top problems facing the country. From Talking Points Memo Not surprised one bit. I’d be willing to bet that the tea-party folks most vocal about debt, deficit and taxes are no more knowledgeable on those topics then a sampling of… Continue reading Outside the Bubble
Anis Shivani: Bush’s ‘Decision Points’ Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind
The beauty of the Bush philosophy of governance is that it creates and accelerates those very conditions of stress (radical economic inequality promoted by tax cuts for the wealthy and concomitant cuts in public services for the less well-off) that then provide fertile ground for popular acceptance of measures intended to further worsen conditions for… Continue reading Anis Shivani: Bush’s ‘Decision Points’ Is A Terrifying Journey Into the Authoritarian Mind
Has the TSA ever stopped an act of terror?
Is there any evidence that TSA procedures have thwarted or prevented an act of terror? I’m serious here. Any evidence?
As Close As I’ve Heard On Mainstream Television To F ascism.
Watch Glenn Beck’s two-show tirade against George Soros. Lets not pretend this is something other than naked propaganda dressed up to look like a documentary. This is just Beck taking the next step in his death cycle.
War crime / impeachment compromise
Now that W freely admits that he ordered the water boarding; any talk of impeachment by the GOP should be followed by DOJ talks about a war crime trial. Cynicism at its best and/or worst.
Glenn Beck’s five-point plan for world domination
In Tuesday’s first installment of his series on George Soros’ supposed quest for world domination, Glenn Beck accused the billionaire of – among many, many other things – following a five-point “formula” to gain control of the United States. From Salon.com Emma Mustich points out that all of the points used to demonstrate a Soros… Continue reading Glenn Beck’s five-point plan for world domination
Rand Paul Gets Pissy With Eliot Spitzer for Asking Him to Name Specific Budget Cuts
Eliot Spitzer and Rand Paul had a rather contentious debate over his income, his stance on Medicare payments for doctors being reduced and just what he’d cut to balance the federal budget… From Video Cafe Rand Paul demonstrates that Socialism is when the government helps other people. This is why Rand Paul is a joke. He has sincere,… Continue reading Rand Paul Gets Pissy With Eliot Spitzer for Asking Him to Name Specific Budget Cuts
The Big Lie
It seems to me that the last year or so in America’s political culture has represented the triumph of untruth. And the untruth was propagated by a deliberate, simple and systemic campaign to kill Obama’s presidency in its crib. Emergency measures in a near-unprecedented economic collapse – the bank bailout, the auto-bailout, the stimulus –… Continue reading The Big Lie
Stopping GOP bailouts and GOP socialism
Can we borrow a page from the tea party and start referring to the corporate subsidies and tax breaks to the energy, defense and agribusiness firms as bailouts? And any no-bid or closed-door contract as a take-over? And any new program or spending as socialism? I realize that this is a cynical way of doing it, but why not take… Continue reading Stopping GOP bailouts and GOP socialism