No Current Majority Can Commit a Future Majority to a Course of Action
A fundamental flaw in much of our current political debate is the notion that something can or even should be made permanent. Conservatives have pushed constitutional amendments as a way of...
View ArticleMemo to GOP: People Have Sex
As Gail Collins writes, in today's column "Behind the Abortion Wars," GOP leaders just can't seem to bring themselves to talk about contraception when they decry the evils of abortion. This is...
View ArticleAction for DC Kossacks
The Hill Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) could be in for a rowdy welcome from unions and liberal groups when he comes to Capitol Hill on Thursday to testify about his work on reducing the state’s...
View ArticleGUS: Open diary and the hills...erm rocks of San Francisco
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are quitting or...
View ArticleA Pootie Gets a Chance
This is the Adventure of a Pootie Named Kiva. Born in the midst of a harsh Winter in 2009, Kiva was found abandoned with her brother between two condemned buildings in Albuqueque, New Mexico. Her...
View ArticleLet's get real for a second
Tonight I was all set to pen a little commentary on Paul Krugman's reaction to President Obama's budget speech. You all will probably hear about that soon enough. Yet tonight real life intruded on my...
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VA A.G. Ken "The Cooch" Cuccinelli, Still Gay Bashing
The struggle for full equality for gay citizens is just that a struggle. It moves forward and backward in fits and jerks, but in general in the last few years it has gained more ground than it has...
View ArticleA Gold Standard? How About a Labor Standard!
For several decades the U.S. dollar was on some type of gold or silver standard. Doing so anchored the dollar's value to something of value. But why has it always been anchored to gold or some other...
View ArticleDoes The GOP Lie? You Betcha!
The GOP LIES! If you have ever wondered if in fact the GOP LIES, well this can put your wondering at rest at last. John Kyl, blatantly told an out and out lie on FOX the other day and did not even...
View ArticlePaul Ryan, WATB
I just saw a clip on CNBC of Paul Ryan (WATB. Wis) on last night's Kudlow Report. (Full disclosure, I cannot stomach Mr. Kudlow so I didn't see the show as broadcast.) It is a marvel to watch. Here we...
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Today's Strongman Report, 14 April 2011 - Dirty Money
While even a heart attack and hospitalization can't keep Egyptian Investigators from looking into Mubarek's alleged embezzlement of government funds and Nelly Furtado, Beyonce and even the London...
View ArticleSpiritual Awakening in Egypt
The L.A. Times has posted an article about a Muslim evangelist http://www.latimes.com/... He has 2.6 million fans on facebook. Amr Kahled is the Arab world's most successful televangelist, a...
View ArticleHalfway between Obama and Ryan, Simpson/Bowles
I believe that many at DailyKos might believe that the Presidents speech of yesterday is where the final deficit reduction plan will end up. I'm afraid I must strongly disagree. In no negotiation...
View ArticleEconomic Capacity
Every system has a capacity of some kind. It must if it operates with mass/energy. There are limits to everything. There are limits to how tall we can actually grow, there are limits to how much...
View ArticleNV-Sen: Rep. Shelley Berkeley Makes it Official
Per this tweet from Ralston Flash from local Nevada news: Rep. Shelley Berkley will run for US Senate, source close to her confirms. My friends we have a race.
View ArticleBizarre Republican Arguments Detaching Debt Problem From Real Economy
Crossposted from Antemedius William K. Black is an Associate Professor of Economics and Law at the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC). He was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud...
View ArticleJ Town: Got Diary? April 14, 2011
Welcome to J Town: a friendly little place in the big bad blogosphere. A place to hang out, promote diaries, check on the weather (and brag about yours!) and waste spend a little time. (more under the...
View ArticleIt's All In the Framing and That's Terrible
While some progressives are happy with the President's speech on the budget; others are suspicious, recognizing the President's repeated pattern of offering words that are reassuring to progressives...
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Photography - Edward Weston
Just search for famous photographs and it would be very surprising if no Edward Weston images appeared on the first page. The image at the top of this post is one of the most recognizable photographs...
View ArticleOur Battle Hymns
Words are powerful. Ask the Framers of the Constitution. Ask Lincoln. Ask FDR. Ask Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, and Buddha. When I post, it’s usually about words: messaging, framing, claiming and...
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