Jammin’ Jimmy Vielkind of the Albany Times Union has a very good piece out today on the possibility of struggling New York cities going bankrupt, as is happening in other parts of the country. As an alternative, financial control boards are being proposed. Why? Because it gets local electeds off the hook in making tough decisions. […]
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Don’t Go Wobbly, GOP
Gene Wilder delivers a memorable line in the 1971 classic “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” that captures the state of American politics at this very moment in time. Portly Augustus Gloop becomes lodged in the main chocolate artery of Wonka’s plant. A seemingly irresistible force of liquid chocolate builds in the pipe behind him. Something has to […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Political White House
Are we not even pretending there’s a wall between the two now? What is the White spokesman doing answering campaign questions?
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Erskine Bowles was President Clinton’s Chief of Staff and co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.
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Does anyone know what an ashram is? I don’t. Not really anyway. But that’s where I’m going on my next vacation. I’m told an ashram is a spiritual hermitage, which is all very interesting. But all I need to know is that they don’t allow cellphones or laptops. If no electronics is the firm rule, […]
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How sharp is Paul Ryan? Take a look.
Read the rest of this entry »With Ryan, GOP “All In” on Debt
Anyone who’s watched the game “Texas Hold ‘Em” knows the term “all in.” When you’re “all in,” you’re betting everything you’ve got on the hand you’re holding. Mitt Romney just went “all in” on economic conservatism with Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick. He placed a bet that the American people want bold action on […]
Read the rest of this entry »What the Joe Soptic Ad Says about President Obama
You’ve probably already seen it: The Joe Soptic ad is a classic “smear” meant to reinforce the Obama campaign’s portrayal of Eeeeevil Mitt Romney as a heartless corporate raider who doesn’t care about you, or whether you die of cancer. The ad is ridiculous and basically indefensible, because it’s stuffed with lies. Did anyone expect […]
Read the rest of this entry »Quote of the Day, Vincent Grandil
“French people have an uncomfortable relationship with money. Here, someone who is a self-made man, creating jobs and ending up as a millionaire, is viewed with suspicion. This is big cultural difference between France and the United States.” — French attorney Vincent Grandil on news that France’s new Socialist government plans to tax income over […]
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