January 2011

As usual, I find Prof. Krugman’s column an invaluable guide to cutting through political spin in a nonpartisan way — though I wonder that Republicans in particular aren’t more embarrassed at routinely having their claims and accounting methods exposed as wildly unfounded and cynical deceptions by the astute Mr. Krugman (and others in the “Reality Community” — as one Bushie… Read More »My post to NYT “comments” section responding to Paul Krugman’s 1/27/11 column, “Their Own Private Europe”

I. GLOBAL WAR on TERROR (GWoT):  D+ [Forget the rebranding; Obama has continued Bush’s strategically and morally bankrupt policy that fuels terrorism and global instability while cementing the worst of the Bush/Cheney legacy: the assault on civil liberties, press freedom, and human rights; the global, lawless, borderless and open-ended wars; and an imperial government that routinely kills civilians and deploys… Read More »My suggestions for CODE PINK’s report card on Obama as Commander in Chief

When competing ideologies are apparently irreconcilable and political expression is increasingly toxic (as in the current environment), there is only one sane response: informed, rational, cool-headed PRAGMATISM. IF ONLY an American leader would emerge and make the case for proven solutions! Using Prof. Krugman‘s example of the abortion debate: The “pro-life” and “pro-choice” factions will NEVER agree on the question… Read More »My response to Paul Krugman’s latest column:

[SUBJECT] Contributing to Obama and the Democrats… …is something I can no longer do, in good conscience.  Obama’s foreign and domestic policies largely represent continuity from his predecessor (or worse, such as the president’s assertion of the right to execute American citizens without a shred of due process).  I did not canvas neighborhoods in Missouri, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. and… Read More »I just unsubscribed from ActBlue (service for donating to Democrats), and here’s the message I sent them, explaining WHY…

To the Tea Party and Republicans: The violence you seek to dismiss as “random” is anything but. Please consider the possibility that you are supporting a genuinely fascist movement, ascendant in America since at least 9/11. Please understand that I’m not trying to insult you; both Republicans and Democrats have led us to this frightening place (Republicans with their demagoguery;… Read More »On the Shooting of an American Congresswoman…

Today, MoveOn.org tried to get me worked up about the fact that Maine’s rabid new governor wants to tell Obama to “go to hell!” So what? Most progressives should be echoing him! On the political front, this is my most urgent plea: THE LEFT SHOULD TELL OBAMA AND THE DEMOCRATS (ASAP) THAT WE ARE THROUGH WITH THEM, JUST AS THE… Read More »Happy 2011, Now Let’s Throw the Bums Out!