Pic of the day: Thomas Nast “The Third Term Panic” from Harpers weekly in 1874 ____________________________ Romney.  Mitt Romney.  Say it.  Just say the name.  Sounds like a CEO.  Sounds like a businessman.  Like someone who wants to control a large companies finances. If you like the sound of it that’s fine by me. Santorum.  [...]

Mistakes get made, every single day. Some mistakes are minor, like forgetting to wear your watch when leaving for work. Some are less than minor. The mistake I am going to talk about I think is minor, but it is a mistake that will set off the dog-whistle alarm and alarmists all over the place. [...]

In a plan that is typical of the effectiveness of Republican legislators, a plan has been put in place to boost oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska.  This plan has been created to pay for mass transit.  This will, according to the CBO raise a total of 2.06 billion dollars by 2016.  [...]

There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside. Upton Sinclair, The Jungle _______________________________ I am reading news about the changes in voter registration laws around the country, [...]

Democrats say tax the rich, Republicans say cut the tax base, making us less able to pay for what we need. Democrats say save Social Security as it is, Republicans say save it by privatizing it, making us more prone to the predations of the open market. Democrats are pro-union, Republicans are  by and large [...]