Recessions are common; depressions are rare. As far as I can tell, there were only two eras in economic history that were widely described as “depressions” at the time: the years of deflation and instability that followed the Panic of 1873 and the years of mass unemployment that followed the financial crisis of 1929-31. […]
Archives for June 2010
Disregard #TeaParty Deficit Nonsense Educate Yourself Against Harmful Indoctrination #p2 #tcot
The raw article that shows the effect of the tax cuts fiasco and its effects on our budget deficit going forward can be viewed at http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=1811. http://www.cbpp.org/… Why not pound this fact home over and over and over again. The very people that are calling the unemployed "funemployed" are enjoying the very same tax cuts […]
Farmer who put up sign claiming Democrats ‘party of parasites’ took $1 million in subsidies #p2 #tcot #teaparty
This illustrates the hypocrisy of those in the Tea Party and the GOP leadership. Corporate welfare has always cost the American taxpayer much more than the pittance that’s given to those in need or even the small number of scourges who abuse the system. The reality is the system is abused much more by corporate […]
Reporters Caught On Hot Mic Slamming #SarahPalin #p2 #tcot #teaparty
Apparently this is officially the week the world discovers reporters have opinions, too. Hot on the heels of Dave Weigel’s resignation from WaPo over some leaked emails in which he expressed his dislike over certain aspects of the conservative movement comes this video of reporters getting caught on a hot mic making fun of […]
Gays Deserve Parenting & Marriage Equity #p2 #tcot #teaparty #GLBT #LGBT
A loving family should not have to go through legal nightmares just to be "officially" together. If we spent more time ensuring that functional families are able to stay together as opposed to designing a prototype family that likely never existed, society would be better for it. If gay priest and evangelists are incapable […]
E-mails reveal Conservative Post reporter savaging conservatives, rooting for Democrats #p2 #teaparty #tcot
Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh famously said he hoped President Obama would “fail” in January, 2009. Almost a year later, when Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital with chest pains, Washington Post reporter David Weigel had a wish of his own. “I hope he fails,” Weigel cracked to fellow liberal reporters on the “Journolist” […]
FAIR: Media Missing the McChrystal Point #p2 #tcot #teaparty
Advisory Media Missing the McChrystal Point 6/25/10 The media firestorm over the Rolling Stone profile (6/22/10) of General Stanley McChrystal mostly missed the real point of the article, which was a damning portrait of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Much of the media coverage stressed the criticism and insults hurled by McChrystal and his staff […]
Daily Kos: Obama’s Ratings Little Affected by Recent Turmoil : Media continues to write its own narrative #p2 #tcot #teaparty
Pew: Obama’s Ratings Little Affected by Recent Turmoil Since the beginning of this year, President Obama has signed a controversial health care measure, coped with a stubbornly high jobless rate, and struggled to manage the largest environmental disaster in the nation’s history. In that period, Obama’s overall job approval rating has moved from 49% to […]
GOP Again Display Lack Of Humanity By Blocking Extending Unemployment Compensation Bill #p2 #tcot #teaparty
The GOP yesterday again showed their lack of humanity in blocking extended unemployment compensation on the pretense of fiscal responsibility. That they never display this relative to support for corporations or the methodical permanent state of war makes this not only hypocritical but inhumane.
Readers sound off: Military code and McChrystal – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs
iReporters Cliff Olney, Melissa Fazli, Egberto Willies shared their views on the military code and how McChrystal did or didn’t act in accordance with it. An interesting conversation developed on CNN.com about First Amendment rights versus the military code of conduct following Gen. Stanley McChrystal’s resignation. Comments on a story about McChrystal’s resignation have […]
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