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Why the Middle Class is Angry
The fat cats on Wall St. can’t seem to figure out why the middle class is angry at them. Let’s look at the nest eggs that the middle class has been hoping will comfort them in their waning years.
Karen Weldin Stewart: Bag of Hammers
I was driving around the other day and heard Karen Weldin Stewart on the Jensen Show. Do yourself a favor and listen to the interview. She reminds me of the way that Rich Kotite was when he was the Eagles coach. He did great at the beginning of the game when he had scripted the plays. It all went downhill from there.
Dramatic Reading of the Drama Queen
On Tuesday, Christine O’Donnell’s new book will be on sale to peddle her lies and mis-characterizations. Among the reported lies in the book, Christine claims:
- Mike Castle and Joe Biden conspired to bring down her campaign
- She never approved the infamous “I am not a witch” ad
- She was a serious candidate
So Ken Grant has decided to ask the reality-based community to get together at the BBC Tavern on Tuesday evening for a happy hour and selected dramatic readings of Ms. O’Donnell’s …ummm… works.
Wisconsin Recall Thread
Wisconsin voters in 6 state Senate districts are voting today. To a large extent, this election is a referendum on Scott Walker’s union-busting maneuvers and law changes. If the Democrats pick up 3 of these seats, control of the Senate will change hands and effectively put Walker’s agenda on hold. Among the Republicans that are […]
Something Broke
I think that there has been a shift that may have broken many things. I think that the whole debt deal and the recriminations have emboldened the detractors on both sides of the President. And I think that the people that have trusted and continue to trust the President to do the right thing are […]
OK, You Can Panic
As you may know, on Friday about 11 hours of comments (and posts) were disappeared from the blog. This appears to have been a glitch on the redundant database servers that store most of the data for the site. In technical terms, the servers stopped synchronizing data in the late morning and in the late […]
Top Ten Cost-Cutting Measures Revealed!
It’s time to figure out how we are going to make ends meet in case we don’t have a debt ceiling increase by August 2nd. Since it is unlikely that we wouldn’t pay the interest on our debt, we need to come up with about a 50% reduction in spending on everything else. I’m thinking that if all of my list were enacted, we would be just about there.
Tuesday Lunch With Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt
On Tuesday, I will be attending a lunch discussion with Dean Baker and Alan Rosenblatt at an event sponsored by DCRAC, The West End Neighborhood House and The YWCA. DCRAC describes the event this way: Baker will discuss how the Washington press corps misreports economic issues and why the federal government needs to invest in […]
Appoquinimink Names New Superintendent
Today the Appoquinimink School District is announcing that their next superintendent will be Matt Burrows, currently the principal of Redding Middle School. Burrows will replace retiring superintendent, Tony Marchio. Appo is the fastest growing school district in the state, so Mr. Burrows has his work cut out for him.
Entitlement Reform
We must have entitlement reform! That’s been the mantra of the Republican lemmings that have been following Paul Ryan toward the horizon. They use the word entitlement like it is some sort of slur. “Why do those people feel entitled to anything?” And just so that we are clear, the entitlements on the table are for the old and the sick.
But I have seen the rise of entitlements in a different way. The way that the wealthy have decided that they are entitled to tax cuts. Why should I have to pay for rising medical costs on Medicare? I’m a job creator! The sense of entitlement is palpable. Tax increases are off the table.
Missing the Boat on Gingrich’s Tiffany’s Issue
I’ll admit it, I am enjoying the epic flame-out of the Gingrich 2012 campaign. Watching him contort himself to prove that he is totally consistent with his 24-hours-ago-self is like paying the extra money to see behind the scenes at the circus freak show. This latest blunder presents a golden opportunity for those of us […]
Roger Ailes Exposé in Rolling Stone
If you have 15 minutes, do yourself a favor and read the exposé of Roger Ailes, the chairman of Fox News in Rolling Stone. I had heard a good deal of the information before, but the story has been well researched and documented and weaved into a full picture of the man, his mindset and […]
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