Author Archives: jsl915@aol.com

About heading off another Obama fold. After all, when Pelosi began her career, Democrats were still Democrats.  (Where is Tallulah Bankhead when we need her?) And so I suppose I was wrong in my earlier read on what she was … Continue reading →

A relative told me something: Another relative had started a company and the two had worked together almost since the inception.  The company was sold by its owner.  My relative who stayed on there described to me the way a … Continue reading →

For The Wall Street Journal, Laura reviews Ronaldus Shamask’s show at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: “beautiful ideas that women can wear.”

in Washington: “beating up on people without money and power. It’s that simple.” Dean Baker at Nationofchange.com also notes that: “At a time when tens of millions of people are still unemployed, underemployed or out of the labor force altogether … Continue reading →

For Capital New York, I talk to some of the savvy and hardy upstate.

Where would Congress be w/o Senator Sanders? “Think about the arrogance of these guys on Wall Street who were bailed out by the middle class of this country when their greed and recklessness nearly destroyed the financial system, and now … Continue reading →

It’s possible that Obama’s unprincipled and more-than-a-little deranged avidity to bargain away the programs that he was re-elected to protect (on reflection, when Plouffe talks, we know who’s really talking) could destroy what remains of Pelosi and Reid’s reputation (remember … Continue reading →

Back to David Dayen at firedoglake.com for the appropriate response to the news that Bowles and Simpson have been hauling in as much as $40,000 each per pop to lecture about the bill of goods they’re selling (would load of … Continue reading →

by Jon Walker at firedoglake.com, describing today’s politics and media: “Politicians promoting bad and unpopular ideas are treated as serious thinkers instead of psychopaths, because advocating for needlessly hurting poor people is somehow seen as a badge of courage.”

You wouldn’t think Obama could be stupid enough to surround himself with these people, but then you look back at the last four years. And if the 2014 midterms turn out to be a repeat of 2010 the Dems have … Continue reading →