A totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I think you might enjoy reading.
An economy in chaos. An incumbent Republican Party clinging to a discredited free market ideology. The incumbent Republican Party spreading fear about the alleged radicalism of the Democratic nominee for President. Roosevelt versus Hoover? No, Obam…
Continue reading " Is this the 1932 election all over again? "
It has become a cornerstone of the McCain candidacy to continually drop the name of General David Petraeus in discussions of Senator McCain’s positions on various issues pertaining to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Central Asia in which the…
Continue reading " Does Senator McCain ever listen to General Petraeus? "
The causes of the current economic meltdown are complex but mostly point towards a laxness in regulation. The protections put in place to protect the American people against the excesses of large financial institutions have been chipped away at an…
Continue reading " Blaming the credit crisis on poor and minority homeowners "
Senator John McCain in words and in reality. How low can he go?
Policy details can be complex and difficult to understand for the layperson. On the other hand, sometimes you can get right to the gist of policy proposals. The McCain proposal on health insurance is a good example. It will tax Americans for the…
Continue reading " McCain health insurance plan: Pay more, get less "
The smears on Obama won’t work because the race is over. Howard Wolfson explains why: Perpetually fretting Democrats will not want to accept it. The campaigns themselves can’t afford to believe it. Many journalists know it but can’t say it. And…
Everyone is in agreement. Sara Palin was a huge success in the Vice-Presidential debate Thursday night by not falling flat on her face. Remember when conservatives used to talk about the soft bigotry of low expectations? Well, she exceeded the expect…
Senator McCain repeatedly appeals to the authority of Army General David Petraeus to justify his own positions pertaining to the conflict in Iraq. McCain has difficulty articulating his support for current policy in Iraq and drops Petraeus’ name…
Continue reading " McCain’s exploitation of General Petraeus "
Will Galison, American jazz musician and harmonic player, along with his orchestra perform ing “Takin’ it Back with Barack, Jack!”.The lyrics:Hate to see the nation being run by a hackDig the situation that he dug in IraqHalf the population wants…
Sarah Palin answers questions from CBS’s Katie Couric about Rick Davis, Bailout proposal, John McCain’s legislative record. Ben Smith has the full transcript here.The McCain campaign is now proposing that the Vice Presidential debate between Palin a…
Continue reading " Katie Couric’s interview of Sarah Palin "
As George W. Bush nears the end of his presidency, he leaves behind him a nation weakened by a style of governing beset by ideological blinders and incompetent leadership. This administration’s devotion to laissez-faire capitalism has, ironicall…
Continue reading " No one has done more to serve the cause of anti-Americanism than GW Bush "
Americans dislike polarization in politics yet it is these same American people – or, rather, their competing visions of the future – that drive this polarization. The two political parties have followed this trend – Southern conservatives w…
Continue reading " McCain and Obama stand in as proxies for two visions of America "
This is the Bill Evans Trio – Bill Evans on piano, Chuck Israels on bass and Larry Bunker on drums – performing “Someday My Prince Will Come” on the UK television program Jazz 625. This recording was made on March 19, 1965.William John Evans -…
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Wick Allison, the former publisher of National Review, had backed John McCain in the primaries. He has become disillusioned with McCain and believes the Republican Party has lost its moorings. He believes it is time for a pragmatist to lead the cou…
John McCain has decided the road to the presidency is paved with pandering to the very people who have made such a mess in Washington. The 72-year-old Republican has compromised the future of this country – if elected – by picking as his runni…
Continue reading " John McCain: new face on the same old swill "
No one wants to reward bad behavior or should feel obligated to protect those who engage in risky behavior from the consequences. However, as this country’s financial institutions crumble the wealth of millions of Americans, who have acted quite…
Chris Matthews accuses Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and the Republican Party of shedding their GOP uniforms and running from the political battlefield. Matthews asks where’s the buck stop. The distinguished congressman from central Virginia doesn’t ha…
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East/West relations during the Cold War required vigilance and attention to avoid a global war along the lines of the previous two world wars or even a lesser conflict that might involve the exchange of nuclear weapons between the West and the USSR…
Continue reading " Spheres of influence in the new (or not so new) world order "
This is Willie “The Lion” Smith performing “Ain’t Misbehavin’” and “St. Louis Blues” in Berlin in 1966.William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholoff Smith (1893 – 1973), aka “The Lion”, was an American jazz pianist and one of the masters of…
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According to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, “The fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times.” And while the stock market drops over 500 points – the worse single day on Wall Street since…