Saturday, December 22, 2012

Looking forward to holiday political chit-chat (Arrgg-ggh!)

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For those oh-some-pleasant holiday discussions about the latest political controversies, here's a little reference aid for one of them, ...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

The NRA's solution to gun violence: more guns, more fear

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Somehow I listened to the presentation on Friday by the NRA's Wayne LaPierre without gaq reflexes kicking in. If you want to try it your...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

If only ...

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"And frankly, I’m convinced that the president is unwilling to stand up to his own party on the big issues that face our country."...

Financial recovery and recovery in the "real" economuy

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Yanis Varoufakis describes the experience of the eurozone with austerity policies, in the context of describing why the non-financial sector...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

The theology of distraction and the Newtown mass gun murders

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I've resisted trying to speculate about some of the more subjective aspects of gun violence in the US political culture because of the v...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Obama to seniors: Merry Christmas! I'm cutting your Social Security benefits!

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So President and Social Security opponent Obama has gone there. After he let people hope for a weekend that the Grand Bargaining to cut bene...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Video of Obama's Sunday speech on the mass gun massacre in Newtown CT

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From PBS Newshour, President Obama: 'Newtown, You Are Not Alone' 12/16/2012: Ken Dixon and Neil Vigdor in The president comes t...
Friday, December 14, 2012

Today's mass gun massacre in Connecticut

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President Obama On School Shooting 12/14/2012: President Obama, apparently thinking he was re-elected National Pastor in November, says...

The week in fiscal cliffing and Grand Bargaining

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Obama's Grand Bargain to cut benefits on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid had a bad week, it seems. Which means it was a good week...