Category Archives: "the poor will always be with you"
“Poverty is the worst form of violence”
“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.” ~Confucius Rand Paul continues with his sadistic libertarian streak. Of course, we know he will; he can’t help … Continue reading
Insults and Injuries
Romney: I’m Also Unemployed Dude, you’re a multimillionaire. You could be unemployed the rest of your frakking life and never have a clue what real unemployed people go through. What a jackass.
Take the New Pledge for Austerity!
I saw this in one of Paul Krugman’s comments today (and I can’t find the post now; Krugman generates intelligent discourse like Andrew Breitbart spouts inanities–too many to keep up) . The New Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance, To … Continue reading
Rare Birds
Finally, someone writes a letter to the editor that makes sense. (If you’ve been following Arizona politics lately, you know people who make sense in this state are vanishingly rare birds.) This person is named Susan Lanning, and I felt … Continue reading
American Shame
Here’s a larger version of this graph, found at the New York Times. You’ll probably have to go there to see it fully. The subtitle to the graph is “How the International Monetary Fund’s “Advanced economy” countries compare on various … Continue reading
Update: SB 1405
Committee Takes SB 1405 Off the Table Yes. This monstrosity needs to be stomped into the ground and buried forever. The piece made a point I hadn’t thought of. Doctors envisioned scenarios in which immigrants with contagious diseases such as … Continue reading
Arizona–Accessory Before the Fact
Proof positive of what happens when the inmates run the asylum. This is a small blurb on the front of the Valley & State section of the Arizona Republic this morning. Hearing set on bill requiring hospitals to check patients’ … Continue reading
Hypocrisy for Dummies
I saw this letter in the Arizona Republic today and couldn’t help but reply to it. I don’t expect the paper to publish my reply, so I decided to post it here. The letter: I would like to say “Bravo” … Continue reading
Bootstrap Bingo
Paul Krugman nails it. Most infuriating paragraph in the entire piece: The key to understanding the G.O.P. analysis of health reform is that the party’s leaders are not, in fact, opposed to reform because they believe it will increase the … Continue reading
Bye Bye, America
Roger Ebert tweeted: GOP against middle class, poor, unemployed, Hispanics, blacks, gays, and the uninsured. Who’s left? RICH WHITE GUYS, of course. Forget about “descending” into a plutocracy. We’re already in one.
