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From the monthly archives:

February 2009

Masters of Financial Disaster

February 28, 2009

UPDATE link below.
From every industry, trade or profession we are confronted with words, phrases and titles that are only primarily understood by those who work in those industries, trades or professions. Nothing new or profound about that.
During the course of our nation's financial implosion, we have heard new titles and phrases….ones we've never heard before….or [...]

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Class Warfare?

February 27, 2009

Some Villagers are just shocked that President Obama has introduced his new federal budget….and it includes (gasp) tax increases on those Americans making over 1/4 million per year. Shocked, I tell you. And let's be honest here….it's not like these Villagers, like Tom Raum from the AP,…. whose "Republicans accuse Obama of class warfare" "analysis" [...]

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"Nationalization", The New Fairness Doctrine

February 26, 2009

On the night of Barack Obama's historic presidential win….Fox News Freaks…and that's what they are….wet their pants in unison over an alleged plan by Obama and the Democrats to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine in media. Brit Hume, Karl Rove, Chris Wallace and Juan Williams, just minutes after Obama had been declared the winner, insisted that [...]

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This Obama Guy Is Really Good

February 25, 2009

The guy is good. Really good.
President Barack Obama gave a commanding speech last night to a joint session of Congress, but his target audience was sitting at home watching on teevee. Here's the transcript.
Confident…
"I want every American to know this: We will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger [...]

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The Relevancy Of The Right

February 24, 2009

How to stay relevant while in the minority? That is the BIG question that faces Republican politicians who remain in Congress.
The reasons the GOP has become irrelevant are clear. Their main positions on policy and their governance capabilities have proven to be total failures in the last dozen years or so. American voters witnessed [...]

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Glenn Beck's "War Room" Inciting Violence

February 23, 2009

February 16th, from The Reverend…
"I am a free speech enthusiast…after all…I'm a blogger. At the same time, is it possible that the thuggish speech and printed word of our nation's fringe dead-enders on the right could actually be fomenting violence? Is this something we should be concerned about, especially in light of a Democratically led [...]

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Lies Main Media Want You To Believe

February 22, 2009

Villager offering yesterday about Social Security, this time from Ceci Connelly and Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post….
It starts off with a small lie….
First as a senator and then as president, Obama has presided over the fastest, largest outlay of federal money since World War II. Over the past 12 months, the government has pumped [...]

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God's Deceivers

February 21, 2009

If you haven't read this morning's Bob Dyer Beacon Journal piece about the Akron Fossils & Science Center in Copley, do so here.
What could possibly be wrong with a place called the Akron Fossils & Science Center? Right? Fossils…..science….sounds educational, plus who doesn't like looking at fossils?
Fossils are 'any remains, impression, or trace of a [...]

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"Right America: Feeling Wronged"

February 20, 2009

Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of Nancy Pelosi, reminds anyone listening that over 58 million Americans voted for John McCain and against now-President Barack Obama last fall. That's a lot of Americans. Pelosi's new film, "Right America: Feeling Wronged", aired last night on HBO, and is available now on HBO-On-Demand on Time Warner systems. The Mrs. [...]

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Bipartisanship? Who Needs it?

February 19, 2009

Today's Akron Beacon Journal opinion page features David Broder's piece entitled, "Bipartisanship? Gotta have it". It's a typical Broder column where he mind-chases an invisible center in America.
The critics agree that the effort at bipartisanship should end.
I hope Obama isn't listening. It's the worst advice he has received.
….had Obama not negotiated successfully with Republican [...]

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