Monthly Archives: April 2011

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whos-hurt-by-paul-ryans-budget-proposal/2011/04/05/AFfP7PlC_story.html?wpisrc=nl_opinions# “The cover under which Ryan and other Republicans operate is their concern for the deficit and national debt. But Ryan blows that cover by proposing to reduce the top income tax rate to just 25 percent. He imposes the … Continue reading →

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinion/05brooks.html?src=me&ref=homepage Here is Cockeyed Platonist ( CP)  acting, in this episode of The American Political Melodrama, as Paul Ryan’s campaign manager . He issues this memo to the campaign staff, in preparation to the big announcement,  that Mr. Ryan will … Continue reading →

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Olivia came to the U.S. from Mexico to escape an abusive relationship. But what the 46-year-old meatpacking worker experienced in this country was a greater horror that haunts her still. Early one morning after a 12-hour shift, she found her … Continue reading →

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/04/how-high-were-the-pharoahs.html?om_rid=De4wA2&om_mid=_BNmhfUB8aFIWCT   Before our very eyes Chrysostom (C)has transformed himself into an armchair general with sources in the White House, whom he can contact at will: this is an accretion of power that his colleague Cogitating Peter can only envy, … Continue reading →

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/syrias_reformer/2011/03/31/AFy4JFCC_story.html?nav=emailpage ‘Anger and indignation are tender blossoms that need care and cultivation to thrive, yet one must recall that their life and strength are short.’ Asian Proverb   The Good Doctor (TGD) has yet to learn that his employment of … Continue reading →

via salon.com Great writing by Matt Zoller Seitz!

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