Jun 23, 2011
Jun 22, 2011
Today's Question
Repubs are fond of saying, "they govern best who govern least". Then they run an election campaign on the premise that since the Dems haven't solved any of our problems (surely not due to Repub obstruction of course), you should vote for them to run the government because they have better ideas about how the government should go about solving problems.
Jun 21, 2011
Doin' The Math
We keep hearing from certain politicians that Tax Cutting is a magic elixir that always fixes anything that could possibly be wrong with our economy.
Here's a simple little chart that says different, in the words of Michael Linden:
It's from Think Progress, so of course there's a certain bias towards a more traditionally conservative approach to economic stimulus, but still; how d'ya argue against real numbers?
Here's a simple little chart that says different, in the words of Michael Linden:
“These numbers do not mean that higher rates necessarily lead to higher growth. But the central tenet of modern conservative economics is that a lower top marginal tax rate will result in more growth, and these numbers do show conclusively that history has not been kind to that theory.”
It's from Think Progress, so of course there's a certain bias towards a more traditionally conservative approach to economic stimulus, but still; how d'ya argue against real numbers?
What Congress Looks Like
This does (and somehow doesn't really) surprise me. From a study published in National Journal.
One other thing that caught my eye was the bit on Lobbying experience. We've been led to believe that government is chock full of lobbyists, but that's not how it looks. Maybe we need to look at how many people working for lobbying outfits have experience in Congress(?)
One other thing that caught my eye was the bit on Lobbying experience. We've been led to believe that government is chock full of lobbyists, but that's not how it looks. Maybe we need to look at how many people working for lobbying outfits have experience in Congress(?)
Welcome Back, KO
Current TV on the web.
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Time Warner LA: 142
Dish Network: 196
Verizon FIOS: 192
AT&T U-Verse: 189
We Are So Fucked
A rosy outlook from BBC's Richard Black:
"The findings are shocking," said Alex Rogers, IPSO's scientific director and professor of conservation biology at Oxford University.
"As we considered the cumulative effect of what humankind does to the oceans, the implications became far worse than we had individually realised.
"We've sat in one forum and spoken to each other about what we're seeing, and we've ended up with a picture showing that almost right across the board we're seeing changes that are happening faster than we'd thought, or in ways that we didn't expect to see for hundreds of years."It's not about "saving the planet". The planet was just fine before we showed up, and it'll be just fine long after we're gone. This is about self-preservation, and making our own living conditions as pleasant as possible. It's about not making it any harder than it has to be to survive; and to thrive; and to enjoy our lives.
Jun 20, 2011
Same Shit, New Day
In a very real sense, everything the Watergate Burglars did in 1972 - hijinks that got them sent to jail, and which then led directly to Nixon's resignation (one step in front of Impeachment, Conviction and Removal) - can now be considered reasonably within the law.
NYT Editorial:
NYT Editorial:
Instead of tightening the relaxed rules for F.B.I. investigations — not just of terrorism suspects but of pretty much anyone — that were put in place in the Bush years, President Obama’s Justice Department is getting ready to push the proper bounds of privacy even further.This is not what I voted for in 2008.
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