A Legacy of Failure
The Census results are in, and once again highlight the sheer magnitude of the economic disaster that was the Bush presidency:
On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush’s two terms. While Bush was in office, the median household income declined, poverty increased, childhood poverty increased even more, [...]
Gratuitous Video Feed
Andy Lubershane: “Why We Need Government-Run, Universal, Socialized Health Insurance”
Fer It Afore They Were Agin It
The nonsense about fascist death panels in the health-care reform “debate” is a purely Republican phenomenon, so we shouldn’t be surprised to find that not only is it a lie, actual Democratic proposals for end-of-life counseling aren’t so very different from those of the GOP of a few years ago:
Yes, that’s right. Remember the 2003 [...]
Never Have So Few Stolen So Much From So Many
The ever-widening disparity of wealth in America has surpassed any sane threshold of embarrassment, setting new records for vulgarity:
The wealthiest 10 percent of Americans now have a larger share of total income than they ever have in records going back nearly a century — an even larger amount than during the Roaring Twenties, the last [...]
Honey, I’m Hooooome!
Fort Carson’s 4th Brigade, 4th BCT has seen a lot of violence in multiple tours in Iraq, and it is sadly predictable that they have brought some of the horror home with them. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that ten of the brigade’s soldiers have been arrested since 2006:
….Marquez was the first infantry soldier in [...]
The Right Questions
Rep. Dennis Kucinich gets to the heart of the matter, cornering a corporate shill on the consequences of health care “managed” by capitalists, and comparing key American statistics with Canadian. Dr. Gratzer, a former physician, specializes in sowing fear of taxes, socialism and Democrats, according to his official bio. It’s gratifying to see him stumble [...]
Gov. Palin Resigning
Alaska’s Gov. Sarah Palin has suddenly announced that she will step down at the end of the month, offering no explanation.
In the wake of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s surprise resignation on Friday, rumors are beginning to circulate that she might have acted in anticipation of a previously unsuspected scandal being revealed.
Alaskan blogger Shannyn Moore suggested [...]
Pay For Play
The Washington Post, like most newspapers today, seems to be strapped for cash. Journalistic standards having long ago fallen by the wayside, it must have seemed like a fine idea to sell its political influence to lobbyists:
Reporting from Washington — The Washington Post’s publisher abruptly canceled a series of policy dinners Thursday that were to [...]
The World’s Greatest Health Care
For anyone confused by the right-wingers now leaping to the defense of corporate-run health insurance, well, this is what they’re defending:
A retired health insurance executive — in a shocking but not terribly surprising admission — confessed Wednesday that insurance companies deliberately confuse policyholders and attempt to dump sick patients to plump their profit margins.
“[T]hey confuse [...]
Senator Franken?
Today’s the day, according to sources:
PIM has now heard from two sources on different sides of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race recount scene that the final Minnesota Supreme Court ruling is expected to arrive tomorrow, Thursday, June 18th. The ruling could arrive between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., a shift from the earlier deadline of [...]
