Category Archives: great depression 2.0

Greg Walden wants to cock-block the trillion dollar coin.

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

Via MSNBC’s “Last Word” blog. What if a single coin could solve the debt ceiling? The premise is kooky, yet simple: The Treasury would print a $1 trillion dollar platinum coin and deposit it at the Federal Reserve, and boom, … Continue reading →

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France, Greece and Ron Paul.

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

It has been an interesting week for Europe in the Chinese Proverb sense of the word. Via Paul Krugman… The French are revolting. The Greeks, too. And it’s about time. Both countries held elections Sunday that were in effect referendums … Continue reading →

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John Edwards, “Two Americas” and the Moon.

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

The John Edwards trial moves along with the speedy sadness of a grieving widow strapped to a rocket bike. (Via The New York Times.) GREENSBORO, N.C. — For hour after grueling hour, Andrew Young sat on the witness stand in a … Continue reading →

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The Super Committee hits Kryptonite.

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

You didn’t need to be Kreskin to see this endgame coming. (H/T to The Political Carnival for the video.) A couple of encouraging takeaways. 1) That Obama acknowledged the the failure of the Super Committee was purely due to the … Continue reading →

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So…now I have a Tip Jar.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by

If you look on the side of my blog, you will notice that I have added a link for a Dwolla Account as a tip jar. This is not a step I’m taking lightly.  When I started blogging years ago … Continue reading →

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“The Battle of Zuccotti Park”

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Yeah…this happened tonight. Via Allison Kilkenny and “In These Times”. Ever since protesters first took Liberty Square back in September, they’ve been discussing when Mayor Bloomberg would make the move to raid the camp. The general consensus has always been … Continue reading →

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#occupyboston turns into a wicked pissah.

Posted on October 11, 2011 by

I always get nervous when talking about Veterans participating in a political event that I’m sympathetic to.  Simply because after years of watching the GOP use them for props to justify any damn fool idea they came up with,  (Hack*Iraq*cough.) … Continue reading →

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My belated post on #occupywallstreet. (EDIT: With extra video.)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

-Remember what I said a few months ago when all kinds of Holy Hell broke loose in Wisconsin? -Sometimes Democracy is going to a ballot box.  Sometimes, it’s showing up for planning commission meeting.  Or giving money to a candidate … Continue reading →

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Three and a half minutes of bemused resignation over the collapse of the Eurozone.

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

This video has been making the rounds across the Internet all day. (H/T to AMERICAblog for making the initial catch.) And it’s worth the look. From the YouTube description… In a scary and painfully frank interview a freaked out BBC … Continue reading →

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The Satan Sandwich: Now what do we do?

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Let me get the obvious out of the way, first. If you did not vote in the 2010 midterms because you wanted to teach the Democrats a lesson…YOU! DO! NOT! GET! TO! BITCH! And yes, I am aware that I’m … Continue reading →

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