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Wall Street Gods
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:29:42 UT
There are some things that define America's soul. One is the notion, so
eloquently expressed by Abraham Lincoln, that this Republic is "of, for and
by the people." During the Bush years, we knew government was at odds with
our individual, trickled-down good; now, we find that so much has transpired
in favor of AmeriCo, there isn't even a pretense of following Lincoln's

Down to it
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:13:35 UT
Here's your snapshot of the American political Universe, today -- two quick
opinion pieces. We're whittled down to the bone of it.
I'll have some thoughts and reads on Dodd and the battle over consumer
protection in a day or two.
Plan something with loved ones this weekend. Hug each other. Love
is valuable and edifying ... I'm increasingly unsure about the rest so I'm

The Great Unravel
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:23:22 UT
You know how you notice a piece of yarn sticking up on your favorite afghan,
the one your Grama made that you keep handy for cold nights, and you think,
"I'd better get to that," only you don't? And then the cat lays on it
awhile, and the dog digs at it a bit to find a comfy place and you think,
"Maybe I'd better put that up before it's too late," but you get busy with

TW3 -- and a chat
Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:02:30 UT
*Can we talk?* (A little Joan Rivers'ism.)
It's been awhile since I put out some chat, focused more on cross posting on
the PWaves main page. I'm working on a piece about healthcare and the public
option, but I'll tell you true -- I'm conflicted. Ultimately, I'm committed
to pushing for what we can get in these obnoxiously irrational times, but

"Hidden in plain sight"
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:23:29 UT
*"The American oligarchy spares no pains in promoting the belief that it
does not exist, but the success of its disappearing act depends on equally
strenuous efforts on the part of an American public anxious to believe in
egalitarian fictions and unwilling to see what is hidden in plain sight."*
~ Michael Lind, *To Have and to Have Not*

Fiddling while America burns
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:16:57 UT
An originator of the Tea Party movement, a big, loud Texan by the name of
Dale Robertson, is warning that Sarah Palin is a wolf in sheep's clothing,
attempting to 'bastardize' the principals of the populist movement and
hijack the Baggers into the Republican stronghold. The movement distanced
itself from Robertson during the summer when he was photographed with a

Oink, Oink
Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:15:34 UT
Snow, snow, SNOW! *Bah humbug*.
But as tired as I am of it here in the Patch, my sympathies go out to you
Right Coasters. Be careful this weekend! Now, as for pigs ...
During the Massachusetts special election, and punctuated during Obama's
State of the Union, the American public learned something it didn't know --

Putting 'Protection' Back in EPA
Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:57:22 UT
While conservatives are doing just about everything they can think of to
stop it, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving ahead aggressively to
regulate greenhouse gases, protect the public from health hazards and
reverse the sometimes illegal practices of the Bush years. After a slow
start and some missteps, EPA administrator Lisa Jackson seems to have turned

Justifiable Homicide
Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:46:17 UT
Last week, the courts gave a nod to vigilantism as the people of Kansas
heard arguments in defense of Scott Roeder. Ultimately, the jury deliberated
a mere 37 minutes -- always a bad sign for the defense -- before finding
Roeder guilty of premeditated, first-degree
murder<[link]>in the

Activism: The Promise of the First Amendment
Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:39:30 UT
*Note:* I'm just coming out of the fog of flu -- this particular version
takes your stomach and keeps it for awhile; I'm still trying to keep things
down. Apologies for the long absence, dearhearts.
So what happens when our High Court gives us a ruling so heinous to the
democratic process and protection of the individual that the President takes

Deep breath
Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:38:58 UT
This has been a dreadful week for the world, progressives and me, personally
-- my little two-person household has both bronchitis AND the flu which
makes maintaining order near impossible, I've been writing and re-writing in
a frenzy as we approach release of the yearly project ... and, insult to
housekeeping injury ... *the puppy won't go out in the rain*.

Making Common Cause
Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:39:29 UT
*"Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together."*
~ Eugene Ionesco
Angusih unites us in Haiti -- here's Noam
Chomsky<[link]>on
Haiti's history; a voice that tells unvarnished truth. The dream of a
better nation, a better world, unites us as well. Obama spoke at Vermont

Seriously, now
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:29:08 UT
Not ignoring you, kids -- got a bad cold at the beginning of the week, so
I've been conserving energy and working on the Confidential. And of course
the TV is giving us Haiti as a PTSD experience of New Orleans ... you can't
not watch. I mentioned awhile back I wanted to speak to Chris Dodd's
retirement and there are some new wrinkles.

A common enemy
Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:50:28 UT
Lets start with a quote for the day:
*“I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox
News. It’s wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and
balancednews.“
*
~ Sarah Palin
Well, some things are just DESTINED, ya know?
Unemployment is hitting a hard and stable 10 + % but we can double that when

Of mice and maniacs
Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:03:03 UT
Well, I'm home ... knee-deep in snow, bills and e-mails; it will take some
time and effort to dig out of each. Having downloaded the PC updates waiting
in queue for over a month [4 and 1/2 hours worth ... dial up, doncha know] I
checked politics to see if anything but high angst and hot air had happened