You really have to wonder about the memories of your everyday Republicans. You almost have to believe they think our memories match their own. That seems to be the audacity of Republican hope these days...They hope we will all forget they were in charge of Congress for most of two decades and of the White House for the last eight…
I discovered Mary Gauthier a few years ago and have been adding her cd's to my collection ever since. She tells stories with a voice that lets ya know she has lived them. If you haven't discovered her yourself have a listen...You'll be glad you invested the time... Mary Gauthier Mary Gauthier on YouTube Mary Gauthier on Amazon
Over the centuries, the United States has been most conspicuous for one trait: manic energy. Americans work longer hours than any other people. We switch jobs more frequently, move more often, earn more and consume more. via Op-Ed Columnist - The Commercial Republic - NYTimes.com. From that opening thought David Brooks spins off in a business centric version of the…
An extremely interesting analysis of the state of the economy and where it may lead from here. Thanks to Jason Kottke for the pointer If anything, our government policies should encourage renting, not buying. Homeownership occupies a central place in the American Dream primarily because decades of policy have put it there. A recent study by Grace Wong, an economist…
What’s wrong with this picture? Texas receives far more federal funding for abstinence education than any other state, yet in the latest government survey, it ranks third highest in the nation in teen birth rates. Several state legislators are pondering that question and are working to expand the current system that stresses abstinence-only instruction to one that also includes information…
I’ve been wondering why the impact of the financial crisis on the overall retirement “system” hasn’t gotten more attention in the media. We already knew the system was in bad shape before September 2008. According to the Fed’s Survey of Consumer Finances, in 2007, only 60.9% of households where the head of household was age 55-64 had retirement accounts .…
How is it that Republicans always talk about liberals as the ones who want to reinterpret the Constitution? Change the laws? Ignore the long history of "law and order"? IMAGINE A PLACE where soldiers are entitled to burst through doors without warrants and citizens can be locked away without trial. Imagine that the leader of this place has the power…
No matter how you spin them, the latest polls show that the Republicans have learned nothing from the past eight years. At least the views they are expressing are only shared by a minority of the citizens of the country. Which I suppose, really does make them the minority party... Overall, 68 percent of poll respondents approve of Obama's job…
