Time elapsed between the moment George W. Bush was advised at 9:07 a.m. of a second plane hitting the Twin Towers during his reading of "The Pet Goat" at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, until he arrived...
Topping a day of rapid-fire surprises, John McCain announced he has signed for dual roles in the sequel to Mel Brooks' classic film comedy, "Blazing Saddles." McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is also slated for a cameo in the new...
Topping a day of rapid-fire surprises, John McCain announced he has signed for dual roles in the sequel to Mel Brooks' classic film comedy, "Blazing Saddles." McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is also slated for a cameo in the new...
clearthinker, I propose you stay off my posts and I stay off yours. I further propose to never insert your name in my posts or make any reference to you whatsoever if you do the same. Seems fair to me....
10. narcissism101.com.9. "The Press and America," by Edwin Emery, et al.8. "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran.7. "The Lessons of History" by Will and Ariel Durant.6. "The Causes of War" by Geoffrey Blainey.5. "The Art of Loving" by Erich Fromm.4. "How...
At the heart of the financial meltdown starting to occur is a financial instrument called a credit default swap. If you want to understand how this whole thing began, who's involved and how it's spiraling out of control, you MUST...
What's missing from the discussion of a $700 billion government bailout of financial markets can be summed up in three words: George W. Bush. Where is the presidential address that lays out the scope of the crisis and the reasons...
I'm talking about the notion that we should let the financial system collapse. Right. It looks like most bloggers here have become proponents of McKeynsian economics: Bitch first, study the problem later if ever. If you're too dumb to understand...
As I have said before in other posts, I do not endorse any specific government response to the credit crisis. I do, however, believe there is one.Those who advise doing nothing but spin conspiracy theories of a massive hoax do...
I have already sent two emails in the past couple days to Sens. McCaskill and Obama, seeking better terms and a more thoughtful approach to the credit crisis. Here is my third, sent today:Dear Senator McCaskill,First, please do NOT allow...
I can't defend the bailout plan submitted by the Fed to Congress. It is loosely constructed, giving broad discretionary powers and a purse equal to a third of the 2008 budget to the Executive branch. And it will dump up...
Not like the Must-See TV trailer trash, With karmic limbs outstretched to right his wrong; Behind red ink-washed Wall Street firms stands strong A mighty banker with a plan, whose stash Is the taxpaying public's, and his cash Mother of...
As our government shifts $1 trillion in private debt from the shareholders of worthless investments to the taxpayers at large, John McCain is railing that Obama will bloat government and raise taxes.I think Obama has it just right. Having just...
A lot of fighters were in the air Wednesday. Why?I've sent this to Josh & Co., the NY Times and my local paper. So far, only a lame response from the Times about a NORAD exercise in D.C., which I...
By and large, I won't be back for most of the fireworks here at TPM until just before the election. I have things to do. Like helping get Obama elected and attending to my much-neglected personal affairs. So here's my...
Why is liberalism traditionally considered "bad" but conservatism is seen as "good"? Why are Democrats quickly tagged as "tax-and-spend wimps" but Republicans labeled "tax-cutting protectors"? All of the above description are unfair, but they hold sway in some quarters, particularly...
With all due and considerable respect for those who urge us to forget about Sarah Palin and focus immediately and exclusively on John McCain, they're wrong. In the long run, yes, we must focus on McCain exclusively. That time is...
Let's try a coordinated approach that takes major Palin issues one at a time, devoting a day to the major problems with McCain's running mate. If we stay on message each day, maybe someone will notice. The week after this,...
The McCain campaign's support for Sarah Palin's false credentials seeks to elevate another oil-centric view of defense and foreign policy to the White House. Not what we need. Yet both McCain and Palin now put forward their new argument that...
