I feel kind of powerless about what’s on the table right now.What do we do about our impossible situation in Afghanistan? What can we do about the current state of affairs in Congress? Will Health Care pass? Is Sarah Palin a media phenom or the harbinger of America’s Armageddon? Will Levi Johnston be naked in […]
The story that Nidal Hasan had proposed prosecuting his own patients for war crimes had a strong effect on me. While one might read that as his having his loyalty in the enemy’s camp. I heard it as a sign that he was over the edge – whatever the reason – unfit for the job. […]
This time, the footage substitution was from the news portion of the Fox News coverage. I guess they’re so used to doctoring the news that they just do it routinely. In this one, the “throngs” are from old campaign shots [see Media Matters]. Note that it says, “Happening Now” on the bottom of the screen. […]
SC panel says governor should face ethics charges The Associated Press By JIM DAVENPORT November 18, 2009 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face charges he violated state laws, according to an ethics panel ruling Wednesday that came after its three-month investigation into his use of state, commercial and private airplanes and his campaign finance […]
In my last post, I compiled the figures for our staggering Trade Deficit, and the deterioration in our international investment position since 1980 – the Reaganomics era. We know that it was also the time when our income tax was radically cut and revised to an almost flat percentage rate – a huge boon to […]
Well, here are some more graphs from the BEA [Bureau of Economic Analysis]. All are corrected against the GDP [Gross Domestic Product]. The top is the Balance of Trade [Exports – Imports]. The middle one is the NIIP [Net International Investment Position = domestically owned foreign assets – foreign owned domestic assets]. And the bottom […]
When I was nosing around the balance-of-trade numbers, I found something curious. We understand why there was a recent diminution in the balance-of-trade [the Recession], and we worried that it’s headed back in the last few months. But why was there such a rise in the monthly trade deficit from 2003 to 2006? It’s close […]
I ended my recent post about Genentech’s lobbying efforts [government by script… ] with, "I hope our sleuth bloggers [FDL, Little Sis, emptywheel] figure out what the payoff was to get their support." Well, here’s at least a piece of the answer: Parties for the Parrots! Hoopla for Whores! Shindigs for Shills! Biotech Lobby Rewards […]
Hasan and War Crimes By emptywheel 11/17/2009 At first, I didn’t make too much over this report that Nidal Hasan may have gone on a killing spree because his requests that his patients be investigated for war crimes was denied. Fort Hood massacre suspect Nidal Malik Hasan sought to have some of his patients prosecuted […]