Thursday, June 16, 2011

The Truth About The Economy In 2 Minutes | MoveOn.Org

Here is a quick but potent visual view of how the economy has fallen, given by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich ... this is distributed by MoveOn.org, so you're forewarned that this is not a Fox News version of events:

The Truth About The Economy In 2 Minutes | MoveOn.Org

Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Lawmakers’ fiscal gambles are worse than the sexual ones - The Washington Post

Dana Milbank gives us some definite food for thought in this commentary. He makes the case that, whether it's sexual scandal or professional misconduct or misjudgment, politicians are guilty of their transgressions because of a sense of invincibility. The more some succeed, the more they "become thrill-seeking adolescents, taking ever-greater risks until they retire or get caught."

Lawmakers’ fiscal gambles are worse than the sexual ones - The Washington Post