...politics, pictures, pugs and all that jazz
Part of the magic of yesterday’s 90-minute real-time conversation with the Republicans in Baltimore was the spontaneous rise of attention. Within minutes, Twitter is abuzz. Everyone is transfixed. Everyone. It was some of the best political theater I’ve seen, ever. I call it theater because all of the drama, timing, dialogue and personalities were there, [...]
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What a remarkable hour and a half. The President addressed House Republicans at their retreat in Baltimore, then took questions for about an hour. His goal? To try and ratchet down the tone, address concerns head-on. Did he succeed? You decide. Here’s the video via YouTube:
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I’m seeing a revival of undead themes again. This weeks’ winner comes from the left, claiming there’s danger ahead for 401k plans and retirement savings. I’ve written extensively on the right-wing version of this theme before; namely, that the government will take over your 401k (NOT!). Before that post, I wrote about the same topic, [...]
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T. S. Eliot - Burnt Norton
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