Washington Liberals

The founders crafted a Federal system, with a strong central government, because society under the Articles of Confederation wasn’t working.    The Constitution asks the Federal government to provide for THE GENERAL WELFARE and to do lots of other things to secure our safety.   People who believe libertarian fantasies about minimal government should move to Somalia…

See Santorum: Satan is Systematically Destroying America “And Satan has [attacked] the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality as the root to attack all of the strong plants that has so deeply rooted in the American tradition.”

After reading an article by Steven Rosenfeld on Salon.com, I think it is important to begin to address some of the criticisms of the movement to amend the Constitution to state that Corporations Are Not People and Money Is Not Speech. Rosenfeld writes: Proposals from two leading grassroots groups, Move To Amend and Free Speech For People ……

Chris Tombrello responds: Wikipedia credits Tim Russert with coining “red state/blue state” during the 2000 elections. That year all of the TV news networks decided to use red/blue on their maps as a way to code the 2 parties. I’ve seen the use of colors used extensively in nations where there is low literacy, you…

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Chris-Hedges-is-Correct-Ab-by-Joe-Giambrone-120210-962.html “More of a parasite than a cancer, these pro-violence [Black Bloc] activists latch on to other nonviolent movements and use the cover of a large human shield to carry out actions that the large, nonviolent gathering wants no part of and did not sanction — and it puts their personal safety at risk without…

On Wednesday, a story broke that Rob McKenna has accepted $14k from a shady foreclosure firm that his office had put “on notice” for investigation.  After sitting on those contributions for over four month, he only returned them to avoid an optics problem –  days before he announced a settlement with major banks. See McKenna…

Tom Hayden’s Peace and Justice Resource Center is reporting: Afghan Fissures Worsen, Exit Proposed     US Afghan Allies Attacking US Troops

I heard this on Norman Goldman’s radio show and tracked down some references. The caller mentioned Rep. Bob Hasegawa by name and lauded his work on the state bank and other issues. Goldman spoke of knowing and liking Hasegawa as well. (See Norman Goldman, Bob Hasegawa, and Adam Kline speak at the WPC banquet.) So,…

Two super alert citizens, Frank Pearson and John Washburn, each hit me with spreadsheets about the same time, proving that Maine’s caucus results don’t even add up. As the precise John Washburn says, “their spreadsheet lacks internal integrity.” Because of the relatively open, public process, we’ve all been treated to a public display on lack…

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2012/02/poor-white-and-republican.html This article is reminiscent of Thomas Frank’s “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”.  It describes how many poor whites in the South depend on government handouts but, at the same time, are attracted to the Tea Party’s anti-government message. Biting the spoon that feeds them?