How do we "depolarize" politics in our country ( Read more... )

Election season is upon us. (Well, the opening acts have been going on for a year or so already...)  I've been tired of the hue and cry, it's just getting worse.  It doesn't help that I consider President Obama and Mitt Romney as simply two sides of the same coin.  I recently opined on another forum that my choices appear to be between an elitist, ( Read more... )

You know, I didn't vote for the President. I don't care for some of his politics, and even giving him some generous allowances for the mound of crap he inherited, I don't think he's done very good job.  My personal opinion (worth little in the world) is he's been in over his head for a while, his management style seems too arrogant, and he seems to ( Read more... )

These are in no particular order, thus I will apologize up front for the "stream of consciousness" thing.

1)  This year election season starts in earnest.  Oh Frabjous Day.

Wait.

Not really.  I'm sure it will be akin to very long, drawn out, root canal without anesthesia.

2)  With that in mind, I think it's reasonably clear that Obama will pretty ( Read more... )

Some of you may be aware, one PFC Bradley Manning is undergoing an Article 32 hearing (court-martial equivalent to a Grand Jury proceeding); to establish the facts surrounding his providing WikiLeaks with a massive, classified document drop ( Read more... )

You know, I've gotten as tired of simplistic "right wing" complaints as I have simplistic "left wing" complaints.

I happened across this gem this morning:

http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2011/12/14/realworld_evidence_showing_that_unemployment_insurance_benefits_increase_unemployment/page/full/

If Mr. Mitchell qualifies as an ( Read more... )

I don't want to clutter up what will be my Veteran's Day commentary, so I'm going to get this off my chest this evening.

What triggered it was the reference of Paul Krugman lecturing a MoveOn.org meeting, but refusing to do the same for/to the OWS folks.  The whys and wherefores are unimportant to me, but seeing the MoveOn reference, especially in ( Read more... )

Attorney General Holder intends to state, per his planned, opening testimony on "Operation Fast and Furious," that:

"This operation was flawed in concept, as well as in execution."

Really?  Ya think?

"Flawed?"

How about criminally stupid?

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/08/us/holder-fast-and-furious/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

I realize you have a "fall guy" all ( Read more... )

...but I'm not.

While I still agree with certain aspects (and yes, "demands") of the OWS protests, to include things like decoupling the political "top cover" corporations have been getting; other aspects really chap my ass.  Two things finally got to me today and I just *had* to bitch about them.

#1:  The seemingly ever-present sign -  "A job is a ( Read more... )

First some disclaimers, or rather, some reference points for this as it will rapidly head into contentious territory ( Read more... )