It’s the economy stupid!
We are about to witness the biggest landslide in US political history. Everything is against the Republicans. History tells us that no incumbent party overlooking such an economic disaster, survives....
View ArticleRed is Blue and the Whitehouse Black
Left is right; Keynes is King; Banks are poor and your average worker is….well…poorer. And in the midst of it two candidates vie for what has become the poisoned chalice that is the Presidency of the...
View ArticleAnother Dull Debate or Blue Touch Paper, Lit?
The McCain team is feverishly attempting CPR on the lifeless thing that is their campaign. Will the third and last debate provide the super-defibrillator they need? The possibilities for excitement on...
View ArticleObama for VP
I am no psephologist, but as the owner of one of those V-thingies, I have had a particular interest in the women in this election. Sadly, with one exception, they have shamed my gender and behaved in...
View ArticleWith bated breath …
There are so many things that have happened in our recent history – things that have changed the world, things that change the definition of destiny, things that change who we think we can be, what we...
View ArticleThe Longest Odds
I want to thank all the speakers and performers for reminding us, through song and through words, just what it is that we love about America. And I want to thank all of you for braving the cold and the...
View ArticleGame, Set, Match?
The drama over the August break was largely predictable and for the most part has burnt itself out. The death of Ted Kennedy disrupted the news feed and it’s only in the last 24 hours that the talking...
View ArticleG20: Iranian Nuclear Facility
September 25, 2009 STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA, FRENCH PRESIDENT SARKOZY, AND BRITISH PRIME MINISTER BROWN ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITY Pittsburgh Convention Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 8:43 A.M....
View ArticleA Nation’s Health: the good, the bad and the ugly
An open thread in which to dicuss the ramifications of legislation currently being voted upon in The House. Will American citizens benefit as much as the Health Corps? Will the trillion-plus fistful of...
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