According to the New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/business/14auto.html?hp) it seems that due to lack of Republican support for the $25 billion GM loan cum bailout proposal there is a good chance that a lame duck session of Congress and the Senate will not be convined. Whoever thought… Read full post »

If you haven't seen this already it's well worth a look.

http://www.nytimes-se.com/

I know that the idea of saying NO to the forthcoming bailout of the big three US automobile manufacturers goes against the concept of protecting the blue collar auto worker but only by allowing these grossly incompetent businesses to die a slow and much deserved death will the US be rid… Read full post »

Over the past several weeks a lot of ink has ben spilled regarding the now famous Bradley Effect and what effect it have on the upcoming Presidential election. I gut feelings tell me that its effects will be at worst, minimal and at best, nonexistant. The reason I feel this way… Read full post »

The new “voodoo” economics will truly be something from a late night zombie movie as the dead copse of free market capitalism rises zombie like out of the grave to once again rear its rotting and decayed head. Unless those of us on the left, who have long warned of the… Read full post »

Over the past eight years President Bush has managed to fill the US Supreme Court with blatantly pro-business justices. Now that the daily stock market reports along with every other major economic indicator are proving the just how wrong headed this pro-business philosophy is turning out to be, what… Read full post »

For those of you old enough to remember the 1988 Presidential campaign here's a little something that you may have overlooked:

 In 1988 the US was in the thick of the Savings and Loan scandal and yet for some "strange" reason the S&L sandal was a complete nonissue in the… Read full post »

I've been thinking about a new tactic to use on all the McCain/Palin supporters. It goes like this:

McCain's age and health are both such that there is a very real chance that he may become ill while in office thereby forcing Palin to to become either the acting President or become… Read full post »

If and when the Presidential debates get back on track I suggest that a new topic be added to the debates: Taxes (and more specifically, how each candiate will handle raising taxes to help pay for this historic Wall Street mess.)

For too long the Republicans have gotten away with saying… Read full post »

This year's Republican energy policy mantra seems to be shaping up as the simple chant of "Drill, Baby, Drill", referring McCain’s and Palin’s unwavering support for lifting the bans on drilling for oil in both Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico in spite of the overwhelming scientific evidence… Read full post »

As I watch the 2008 Presidential campaign continue to roll ahead I am so what amazed to see that none of the highly publicized and expert political pundits seem to be even aware of the simple fact that the Republican party has been on a 25+ year campaign to discredit government… Read full post »

I've been living in the Netherlands since August of last year and have been traveling around Europe throughout that time. Among the places I've visited are the Jewish Museum in Berlin and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Visiting these two museums is a very sobering experience, to say… Read full post »

With the latest presidential campaign about to begin in earnest I've been finding myself questioning the meaning of "democracy" as it pertains to America and I keep returning the possibility that the USA is no longer a democracy.

Here are some common definitions of “democracy”:… Read full post »

So far, so good. Knowing full well that is site is a "beta" test site and having thus prepared myself for the worst, I've been very pleasantly surprized at just how much I've been enjoying this site. One thing I have noticed is that although final official version of… Read full post »

The main reason why McCain will win is that for the Republicans losing is not an option and they will do whatever is necessary to keep the White House, including:

1) Dirty tricks - if you can think of it, the McCain campaign will use it. The race card, outright/… Read full post »

So far I'm enjoying this lovely beta site but I think that the ability to search the site, whether by topic or post or blog or user needs to be added.

Also the search function in the "People" is not working.  Read full post »

I'd like to compose a list, hopefully via the responses to this post, of the many very real things that movie and television witers and directors so often portray in a very distorted fashion, simply for the sake of making an exciting movie or television show. And yes, I… Read full post »