Tag: "Nanny Fascism"
I’d Say I Detect a Trend, But I Don’t Want to Be a “Rightwing Extremist”
Do you remember the heady days of, oh I don’t know, six months ago, when “dissent was the highest form of patriotism”? I miss those days, don’t you? These days,dissent is “unhealthy” and if you dare to question your betters, you are guilty of “politicization” (a word that only a stone-dumb career politician can use [...]
“A man becomes preeminent, he is expected to have enthusiasms.”
Last week, the President invited the heads of several banks to the White House for a little sit-down meeting during which he reminded them that he, like fellow Chicagoan Al Capone in The Untouchables, has enthusiasms. So, what are Barack Obama’s? What is that which brings him joy? Well, it sure as heck isn’t baseball. [...]
Another Time for Choosing
*whimper* The U.S. government and the Federal Reserve have spent, lent or committed $12.8 trillion, an amount that approaches the value of everything produced in the country last year, to stem the longest recession since the 1930s. And guess what, folks? We’re not even close to being done now that our President has taken the [...]
How We Fell
This essay is your required reading for the week. You should read it three or four times and think harder on it than you’ve thought on anything this year. It’s important. I won’t excerpt it. It wouldn’t be fair to you or the author. When you’re done, you’ll know why, I believe. (via see-dubya on [...]
It’s Not Yelling “Fire”, but It’s Darned Close…
This is madness. The Connecticut Working Families Party this weekend has organized a bus store that will make stops at Wilton, Connecticut, AIG office as well as the security-patrolled homes of AIG execs who are fearing for their lives. “We’re going to be peaceful and lawful in everything we do,” said Jon Green, the director [...]
Greed is the New Fear (Or, Why Progressives Can’t Leave Well Enough Alone)
Good news, folks. Fear has been banished and greed is in! Lawrence H. Summers, the White House economic adviser, calls it “the paradox at the heart of the financial crisis. “ “In the past few years, we’ve seen too much greed and too little fear; too much spending and not enough saving; too much borrowing [...]
That’s What You Said