The GM Bailout Payback Magic Trick

If you want to make millions the easy way, this would seem the way to go: But, if you want … More

~ Just Another Twisted Path to Health Care

Just when you think the road to Health Care Reform can’t get any more twisted, the Democrats uncover a new … More

How do you amend a law before it exists? Lawrence O’Donnell, on Morning Joe, gives an every man’s explanation of … More

A few of my favorite presidential quotes in honor of President’s day: “On this view of the import of the … More

Here is what Americans in 1933 heard from their populist President during FDR’s Fireside Chat on the Banking System: Only a foolish … More

While our President and other politicians have been learning the talk of populism in the last few weeks, a lot … More

[First posted on 7/20/09 at No Quarter] As I read Amy Siskind’s excellent piece Sit Down and Shut Up on … More

There is a gaping hole in our recovery and more and more of Main Street America is falling through it. … More

I have to say, I’m looking at our empty environmental tub and I’m worried. Was our “green” bandwagon only driven by concerns … More

I love George Carlin. He is a hero from my youth. Revered from the first time I heard “The Seven … More