Share This is trouble.  In Bush v. Gore, we learned that the Supreme Court under a Republican majority had become another political tool rather than an impartial interpreter of the law.  Until Roberts, Alito, Thomas, Kennedy or Scalia steps down during a Democratic presidency, that will remain the case. The Court is now more radically [...]

Share There was a time when Glen Beck was more dignified:  

Share Most New Yorkers don’t like the Obama administration’s pressuring of New York’s Governor David Paterson, as reported in today’s The Buffalo News and elsewhere.  But only 17% of New Yorker’s approve of Governor Paterson and Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will almost certainly be the nominee next year. In other words, who cares?  It’s a reflection that [...]

Share The Great Paul Krugman points out in his column today that you can go a long way toward fighting global warming for $160 per year!  The average family would pay another $160 per year under the Waxman-Markey cap and trade bill.  Given the catastrophic results of the increases in extreme weather we’re facing, it’s [...]

Share After hearing Wendell Potter (formerly of Cigna) describe how he and the rest of the public relations people in the health care industry attempted to diminish Michael Moore when he came out with the brilliant documentary “Sicko”, one wonders how the big banks will handle this: Moore is right that the system has to [...]

Share 77% of the public supports a public option.  Medicare and the VA have higher customer satisfaction rates than corporate insurers.  Medicare and the VA have lower overhead (2-3%) than corporate insurers (11-30%), do not dictate which doctor you may see (unlike corporate insurers) and do not discriminate against people with a preexisting condition (corporate insurers [...]

Share It’s been some time since this inteview, but I’ve not seen a more honest conservative debater since Bill Kristol took on Jon Stewart.

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Share The tests continue, but the results will be worth it.

Share Interesting to look at Al Jazeera’s coverage of the protests in Iran. They’re reporting police abuse and calling the government’s actions what it is, a clampdown. And there’s no bias in the coverage toward either candidate. Compare that to how Fox News smeared dissenters leading up to the Iraq War or those who protested [...]