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Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • The Audacity of Rush

    So Rush has this Op-Ed in the WSJ detailing HIS plan for a bailout. The long and the short of it is that Rush wants to split the money up along the lines of the Presidential election results…54-46. That works out to $486b for infrastructure, and $414b for tax cuts (Rush, as usual, uses a…

  • Wait a Minute Mr. Postman

    As reported by Yahoo!, the Postmaster General has asked Congress to remove a rider from the appropriations bill for the USPS requiring 6 days of mail delivery. Last year alone, the USPS lost $2.8b due to declining volume and increasing costs. By cutting delivery by one day, they argue they could save a bundle. Unfortunately,…

  • Patronage and Privilege

    Today I want to discuss two elements of society that are eating us away at the core; Patronage and Privelege. By “Patronage” I mean “the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges”. By “Privilege” I mean “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or…

  • Madoff Takes Down the ACLU

    As reported by the Huffington Post, the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme has crippled the ACLU. Several prominent donors to the organization have suffered huge losses as the result of both the economic downturn and Madoff’s shenanigans. Say what you will about the ACLU, it is one of the primary defenders of the rights guaranteed by…

  • 2.3 million Forclosures, Thank God He’s Almost Gone

    Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture posts the state by state foreclosure stats. Currently, Tennessee ranks 12th nationally in foreclosures. The rate of foreclosures in Tennessee has increased 127% since 2006. Looking at surrounding states, only Georgia ranks higher at 8th. There is no question that the housing market was deeply flawed. There’s no question…

  • Check Out This Poll

    I just got an interesting email. It’s interesting because it’s the first email I’ve received from any state political party. It is not from my party of choice. In the email, there is a link to a poll. I call on all my fellow liberals and other malcontents to vote in this poll and let…