"Words that make actions speak louder."
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn’t occur to me to respond to the madness of Michele Bachmann. There’s a point at which merely legitimizes mindless rantings like hers, and dignifies them are more than they deserve. However, there is a point at which those unhinged ravings must be addressed: the point at which they insult the […]
Last week, I wrote: “After a transformational election and at the beginning of a transformational presidency, progressives need to remember: the real transformation hasn’t happened yet.” The truth is, there will be a transformation. The question is what kind of transformation.
I missed president Obama’s press conference. (Probably because it took place during the 2.5 hours of family time we have — including dinner — before the kids go to bed, and because afterwards I was either too busy catching up on reading and/or writing, or too tired to remember to turn it on.) Thankfully, the […]
I don’t know whether to praise the Republicans or pity them. On one hand, they’ve been given chance after chance to "bring it," in term of ideas to address the crises we face — an act of astounding generosity, if you ask me, extended to a party that worked very hard for a very long […]
Last week, when the fury over AIG bonuses was just peaking, I read something that jolted me out of own anger and into a realization: After a transformational election and at the beginning of a transformational presidency, progressives need to remember: the real transformation hasn’t happened yet. People don’t yet have a tangible vision of […]
I’ve seen more than one op-ed or blog post about why the idea of taxing bonuses handed out by banks that accept bailout funds — as the House just voted to do — is a bad idea.What I haven’t heard is a better one. Plans to tax bonuses at financial institutions that have been bailed […]
This is one of those times when I really hate to say, “Told ya so.” But… Well, I did. It was bloggers, by the way, who broke the news that the CEO salary restrictions in the TARP bill were toothless. It was bloggers who infiltrated today’s equivalent of a smokey backroom and alerted us to […]
It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for Republicans. Trounced in November’s election, faced a popular president, and a voting public that seems to have rejected their conservative politics, now they’re stuck with Rush Limbaugh as the de facto head of their party. No matter how much they deny it, the parade of conservative […]
The New York Times has an article up that takes a look at the Massachusetts health care plan and it’s problems dealing with medical costs, and underscores something we’ll examine further in a report we’re releasing tomorow: a plan like the Massachusetts plan — and any any plan that doesn’t directly address health care costs […]
I won’t bemoan how the failure of media to do its job necessitates his role. I will simply give thanks that, in the absence of reliable media criticism, at least we have Jon Stewart — making us laugh while telling us truths that are far from funny. By now, you’ve heard about and seen his […]