“A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of ’08 and the Descent Into Depression”
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Catchy title. The latest book by Paul Krugman? No. You may want to sit down first. Advertisement The title is to the latest book by one of the conservative movement's high priests, Judge Richard A. Posner, who until now has been a devotee of Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman. The Earth just … Read more
President Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The comedy stylings of President Barack Obama at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Snippet: Michael Steele is in the house tonight…or as he would say, in the hee-zee…what’s up? Michael, where are you? [Steele stands up.] Wussup? Michael, for the last time, the Republican Party does not qualify for a bailout. Rush … Read more
Senator Kyl shows some love for his bank CEO buddies
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: "Senator Obstruction," Jon Kyl, issued a warning to the Obama administration on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital with Al Hunt," warning not to remove the chief executive officers at banks that have received U.S. assistance, saying "the great fear" would be government management of companies. Kyl: Removing bank CEOs is a bad idea … Read more
Wingnuttia talking points and investigating the Bush torture program
Posted By AzBlueMeanie: The latest wingnuttia talking point in the media is "what did Nancy Pelosi know about the Bush torture program and when did she know it?" The talking point is meant to suggest that Nancy Pelosi approved of the Bush torture program. Republicans are using this as a threat to impede any investigations … Read more
Imagine Munger as Governor
by David Safier John Munger is playing coy about his gubernatorial aspirations. But there's got to be a reason he's working so hard to dump his old semi-hysterical, Republican-talking-points persona and recreate himself as a visionary. Munger created an imaginearizona.com website (Full name across the top bar: Imagine Arizona – State of Arizona Public Policy … Read more
Goldwater Institute to hire investigative reporter
by David SafierWow. That will be some gig for a lucky conservative reporter: an investigative reporter for G.I. No firm deadlines, no regular column inches to fill. Just go out there and dig up whatever kind of dirt you can, especially when it comes to government spending, and write articles to be posted on the … Read more
Slam! Poetry at the White House (or is that Poetry Slam . . .)
by David SafierPoets usually get invited to the White House to show off the current occupant's class and cul-cha. But a poetry slam? That's a whole 'nother matter. And our own Assistant House Democratic Leader Kyrsten Sinema is one of the 100 people nationwide invited — to watch, not to slam. Do you think the … Read more
