Obama’s Chief of Staff

As far as I know, Rahm Emanuel hasn’t officially accepted Obama’s job offer yet, but it is widely assumed that he will.
What does this crucial first pick say about an Obama presidency? I don’t yet know enough about Emanuel to form a complete opinion. I’m sure we’ll learn a lot more about him in the [...]

Validation

There are no words to express my pure joy at the outcome of the presidential election. At various times tonight I could be found squealing, jumping up and down, and crying out of sheer happiness. Hopefully all of that will counteract my adrenaline and allow me to get to sleep tonight. And when I go [...]

Socialism Revisited

I know I posted about this a few days ago, but I’ve heard so many people wrongly describe Obama as a socialist with no actual knowledge about what socialism is that I felt it important to revisit the issue.
Let’s be clear: The tax policy that Obama proposes is NOT socialism. Socialism is defined as government [...]

Socialism…really?

Wikipedia defines socialism as “a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.” Given this, will someone please explain to me how Obama’s tax policy makes him a socialist?
Obama is proposing to return the highest tax bracket from 36% [...]

He’s the serious Major General.

So it looks like General Colin Powell will endorse Obama this weekend, on NBC’s Meet the Press.
Good thing, too, since Sarah Palin goes on Saturday Night Live tonight, also on NBC.
Remember John McCain announcing his run for the presidency on CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman?
Gee, and here I was getting my [...]

Deliberation or debate?

It’s your money, rescuing others. So. Do you understand what your money is being used for? I’m not sure I do. I’m not sure I know who does.
Maybe the Masters of the Universe? You know, the oh-so-smarter-than-you investment bankers. They’re certainly paid more [...]