Sponge Bob Tea Party Crank of the Day

Sponge Bob Tea Party Crank of the Day. In the amazing Sunday piece in the Times we meet Tea Party hawks who believe in cutting taxes and spending across the board, but can’t IMAGINE losing these benefits themselves.  We see how 1 of 4 dollars in middle class income now comes from government aid of … Read more

HITTING THE DEBT CEILING

The Debt Ceiling Crisis of the last week was a political nuke that spread its fallout everywhere.  The US government was held hostage by radical crazies on the Right, seizing on a procedural device to affect the government’s self-destruction. A unique event in American history and one Obama was spiritually and tactically unprepared for.  It … Read more