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Category: National Politics

  • Good Luck Elizabeth Warren

    I know I’ve been writing about the importance of local elections lately, despite appearances, this post is no different. No, Elizabeth Warren isn’t running against Bob Corker, she’s running against Scott Brown, or whomever gets the Republican nomination in Massachusetts, assuming, of course, that she gets the Democratic nomination in the state. I won’t be…

  • Lost Causes

    I’ve never been one to just write something off. I don’t really believe in “lost causes”. Sure, when the odds are against you, maybe its time to rethink your position, but calling something a lost cause is, well, just something I’m not all that ready to do. I know I play the cynic a lot,…

  • Our Structural Deficiencies

    So I know I’m a day late and a dollar short on the news of the credit downgrade by S&P. Quite honestly, I wanted to see the reaction before I tried to write anything about it. Initial reaction dealt mostly with the $2t error by S&P, something that should make the company blush a bit.…

  • Assisted Stupidity

    So I guess something was passed yesterday that’s supposed to have brought us back from the brink of the disaster that would have been a credit downgrade. If you don’t think a credit downgrade would have been bad, look at your creditcard statement, down there by the interest rate, and add 10 points to whatever…

  • Uncle Sam Needs You

    h/t Squalto Rant

  • Playing Offense

    We as a progressive movement are losing the argument. On issue after issue, we’re playing defense. – Sen. Al Franken (D) – MN (video of his full comments can be found below, as well as a link to the full text) There’s this old saying that defense wins championships. That may be true, but that…