February 4, 2013
by terrance
Comments Off
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassLike I said in the first post in this series, Obama didn’t waste time talking to Republicans in his inaugural address because he didn’t need to … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
by terrance
Comments Off
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassIn Part 1 of this series, I wrote that Republicans who were incensed that President Obama had nothing to say to them in his inaugural address … Continue reading
January 28, 2013
by terrance
Comments Off
This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Rage of an Unprivileged ClassIt was, of course, to be expected that Republicans would not like President Obama’s inaugural address no matter what said. In fact, it’s safe to say … Continue reading
May 9, 2011
by terrance
1 Comment
It’s a little unnerving — because I’m not used to being in the majority — but it looks like I am now, at least when it comes to the president’s decision not to release pictures of Obsama bin Laden’s dead … Continue reading
May 5, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Galt Goes BustWarning: Graphic images below the fold. NSFW. Strong trigger warning re: graphic depictions of violence, abuse, etc. Here, we go again. Why does it seem, lately, that a … Continue reading
May 2, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last 24 hours, you’ve probably heard that Osama Bin Laden is dead. [pro-player width='400' height='380' type='video']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-N3dJvhgPg[/pro-player] And so shortly after taking office, I directed Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, … Continue reading
April 27, 2011
by terrance
1 Comment
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series birther’s bluesOK. I think I understand why he did it. At first I didn’t think Obama’s release of his long form birth certificate would do him much good. But now … Continue reading
April 15, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
Of the two top items in my newsreader, I’m not sure which I like best. First, there’s President Obama’s open-mic incident after his big speech. Apparently, Obama had what he thought was a private conversation with campaign donors, but it … Continue reading
January 26, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
To hear some progressive bloggers tell it, Paul Ryan’s response to President Obama’s State of the Union address was an utter failure, and the GOP blundered in picking him to carry its message. But the true measure of a speech’s … Continue reading
January 24, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
Two years into his first term, President Obama can claim credit for two passing historic reforms — health care reform and financial reform. However, both were merely a beginning — a first step toward real reform — and fell far … Continue reading
January 13, 2011
by terrance
3 Comments
Everyone either wondered what the President would say, or knew what he should say. Now we know what he did say. [pro-player width="450" height="370]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztbJmXQDIGA[/pro-player] It may be the finest speech he’s given as president, thus far.
January 5, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards." – Eric Holder, United States Attorney General … Continue reading
January 3, 2011
by terrance
Comments Off
"Mama Grizzlies" and "refudiate" made the banished words list for 2010, but here’s some news that ought to make Sarah Palin smile. America’s obesity epidemic is proving good for business — the funeral business, that is. It’s no secret that … Continue reading
December 20, 2010
by terrance
Comments Off
Last week, when the president’s tax cut deal with Republicans was all but done, I wrote that the Democrats and progressives risk moral failure if we do not meet the moral obligation the tax cut deal would create. Now the … Continue reading
December 17, 2010
by terrance
2 Comments
Well, it’s official. The president will sign the tax cut deal into law this afternoon. The 99ers are getting nothing for Christmas, while the White House and the Tea Party congratulate themselves on extending tax cuts that don’t create jobs … Continue reading
December 10, 2010
by terrance
2 Comments
It has been said before — recently, even — but it bears saying again and again, as any truth does. Conservatives have finally, and completely, abandoned compassion. Progressives spent much of the previous decade declaring the "compassionate conservatism" of the … Continue reading
November 18, 2010
by terrance
Comments Off
Faced with a foreclosure fiasco of astounding proportions — as duly chronicled by fellow bloggers Zach Carter and Richard Eskow — in which banks literally kick down doors to foreclose on houses even though they can’t prove they own the mortgages, … Continue reading
November 5, 2010
by terrance
Comments Off
This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series GOP’s Pyrrhic VictoryIt Won’t Work Not to pick on Kathleen Parker, but the “narrative” she suggested the Democrats take from midterm elections — “You can’t sell people what they don’t … Continue reading
November 4, 2010
by terrance
Comments Off
First, let’s just face it. For the next couple of years, at least, this is the end of any progress on jobs or the economy. Whatever legitimate gripes progressives had with the outgoing Democratic Congress, the got a lot done. … Continue reading
October 5, 2010
by terrance
Comments Off
A dear departed friend of mine, Alex, was know for saying “We all have choices.” It was usually in the form of advice and/or a warning to a friend who was about to make disastrous choice, with serious implications for … Continue reading