Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan is a devotee of reactionary individualist philosopher Ayn Rand, author of the novel “Atlas Shrugged” that demonstrated her philosophy in literature. “Alan Shrugged” is a brilliant title for David Corn’s article.
“For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.””
Hosea 8:7
Political parties often constitute uneasy alliances. The Republican Party has had to get the bulk of its votes from people voting against their economic interests. While the GOP has gotten these votes, they came at a price. A lot of […]
From Arran commenting on Spencer Ackerman’s “McCain Advisers Freaked Out by Al Qaeda Preference for McCain”:
“‘Palls around’ with ‘washed-up terrorists’
- or -
endorsed by Al Qaeda, the real deal
note the lack of quotes on that second option.“
It’s just shabby.
Now don’t get me wrong, I believe that grooming and clothing costs within reasonable bounds are justifiable campaign expenses (particularly if you’re doing things you normally wouldn’t do grooming- or clothing-wise for the political campaign). But you can’t have it both ways. If John Edwards got attacked for $400 haircuts - […]
You can think of the prior post as ‘lack of money indicating salvation’ because GOP operatives can’t afford to slime Obama with dishonest attacks.
Consider Part II to be Democratic Congressional Candidate El Tinklenberg raising close to a million dollars in response to Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s outrageous claim that Barack Obama and possibly members of […]
There are real world consequences for supporting policies that destroy the economy. One is that you can’t afford to support those policies. The irony.
Former Bears Coach Mike Ditka running for U.S. Senate in 2004? I remember it well.
Some remember it differently.
Anyway, hat tip to Jake, who was great at what he did. It was a big loss for the IL-GOP when he moved on.
I was and am proud to have supported Bill Foster for the Congressional 14th District seat in the special election earlier this year. Bill’s victory was a great victory for the residents of the 14th District, who have gained a hardworking, serious representative fighting for their interests in Congress. It’s nice to see […]
I found this proposal and the background fascinating. Most Americans (myself included) really are woefully ignorant of Canadian history.
