Hope and Trust? No way, Barack!
Monday, May 25th, 2009It’s a good and honorable thing to respect those who have given their lives for the war-prone decisions of American governmental and corporate leaders. Those who serve in the military don’t make war, they simply perform—kill and die—because America’s leaders demand it of them. Leaders make war; citizen soldiers simply follow orders, often blindly because [...]
BEWARE!: 32 alarming words from King Henry Paulson
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008“Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”
This demand is from “Section 8″ of Henry Paulson’s “plan” to somehow save America and rectify the Wall Street financial collapse by giving $700 [...]
God is on our side, and He has bombers
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Michael Weinstein, a graduate of the Air Force Academy and with six in his family either graduates of one of our military academies or still in one, knows that our Constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state no longer seems to work in the military. Christian evangelicals have taken dominion in at least the Air [...]
Republican Lies: or, Coffee and Crullers with My Corporate Pals
Friday, September 12th, 2008Yester-morn, I was having coffee and crullers (just one) at Lillie’s wonderful place of coffee and crullers when one of my table-mates said, “That Krugman, the New York Times guy, he’s gone off the deep end again. I don’t know why they keep him around.”
“What did he say this time?” I asked in all innocence.
“Oh, [...]
Fear and Loathing in the New Gilded Age
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Steve Fraser has written a terrific article called The Great Silence about the two “Gilded Ages”, the first occurring at the turn of the last century, while the second currently plays at gas pumps, grocery stores, mortgage companies, etc. around our great nation.
Fraser points out several similarities, notably the tremendous disparity in income between [...]
Dennis K and Me and the Primaries
Friday, January 25th, 2008I’m not going to say that I have bigger juevos than Dennis Kucinich, but have you checked out a boar from behind lately? But seriously folks (a well-known transition in the Borscht Belt, where I am appreciated everywhere except on a dinner plate), the much under-appreciated Dennis was the best of the lot. [...]
George Bush is no “Lame Duck.” Beware!
Monday, October 1st, 2007“Lame Duck” is the name given to presidents in their last two years in office, particularly following a mid-term election that hands Congress to the opposition. Lame Ducks are supposed to live out their White House days in relative calm, blocked from meaningful action by their declining days of power.
But George Bush and the [...]
Almost-AG Mukasey puts Government over People
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007“Well, at least he’s not Alberto Gonzales,” said one of Rrrandy’s compadres as we chatted downtown this morning.
“No, he’s not Gonzo,” replied I, “but he may be worse.”
“Impossible,” said my friend, “and I don’t want to hear it. I’m worn out from bad lawmen.” (I think he meant “lawpersons.”) We parted amicably, [...]
Living in a MachiRovian World
Tuesday, August 14th, 2007Karl Rove will soon be gone from Washington, but will not be forgotten, just as Niccolo Machiavelli (b.1469) lives on in the Pantheon and the psychic armories of those who believe that they govern best who control completely. Rove said he is abandoning the Bush inner circle to “spend more time with my family,” the [...]
Congress: Seeing red and feeling blue
Sunday, July 15th, 2007Rrrandy is listening to “Southern Man” by Neil Young, over and over, in a blue funk on this gorgeous mountain and ocean and sunshine-seabreezy day. I am put in this state after yesterday seeing Michael Moore’s SICKO and into the deep night watching three saved editions of Bill Moyers’ Journal. The Journal programs [...]
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