Iowa Straw Poll
Most of you know that I faithfully watch Meet the Press on Sunday mornings. It is a tradition started when I was a child and watched that show with my grandfather. I really liked Tim Russert, and groused about the show when David Gregory took over after Russert’s death. I didn’t think Gregory had the chops to grill both sides of the aisle. From my perspective he leaned too far to the right. He may be growing into his role—he didn’t irritate me nearly as much today.
Today David’s guest was Michelle Bachmann fresh from her straw poll win in Iowa. The thing that continues to strike me about Bachmann is her confidence and authority. She is unflappable. Read Narcissits Rise to the Top to see why that is striking.
Yesterday Rick Perry rained on Bachmann’s parade by announcing his bid to be the GOP nominee. Bob Shrum today on Meet the Press called Rick Perry a barracuda who will eat Bachmann alive. Clearly Bachmann and Perry will be competing for the evangelical vote. It was the consensus on the Meet the Press panel that neither will be the eventual nominee. Neither will Tim Pawlenty, Lawrence O’Donnell’s pick for eventual nominee on his show The Last Word. Pawlenty left the race today. He was unable to raise enough cash to keep going.
Unions
Several unions announced this week that they will boycott the Democratic convention in South Carolina. There were similar rants when the convention was in Denver, which ended in a compromise when union workers were allowed to work the Pepsi Center. After reading the linked article about Grover Norquist, I have to ask the unions, ARE YOU NUTS?
Who Rules the World
I direct you to an article that analyzes the people and companies that control at least $46 billion in wealth, and how they are picking the pockets of ordinary Americans. Conservatives, in comments on the Sentinel’s on-line edition, recently accused me of engaging in class warfare. I confessed in a follow-up post to this blog. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said, “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” It is the middle class that is losing, and nothing the GOP is offering is going to change that.
The Impact of War
Finally I direct you to a really sad story about a soldier who couldn’t get the help he needed.
Homework
Narcissits Rise to the Top
Grover Norquist Wants to Destroy Unions
Pawlenty Quits
Latinos Don't Like Rick Perry
Who Really Rules the World?
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Political Polls
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Impacts of War
Most of you know that I faithfully watch Meet the Press on Sunday mornings. It is a tradition started when I was a child and watched that show with my grandfather. I really liked Tim Russert, and groused about the show when David Gregory took over after Russert’s death. I didn’t think Gregory had the chops to grill both sides of the aisle. From my perspective he leaned too far to the right. He may be growing into his role—he didn’t irritate me nearly as much today.
Today David’s guest was Michelle Bachmann fresh from her straw poll win in Iowa. The thing that continues to strike me about Bachmann is her confidence and authority. She is unflappable. Read Narcissits Rise to the Top to see why that is striking.
Yesterday Rick Perry rained on Bachmann’s parade by announcing his bid to be the GOP nominee. Bob Shrum today on Meet the Press called Rick Perry a barracuda who will eat Bachmann alive. Clearly Bachmann and Perry will be competing for the evangelical vote. It was the consensus on the Meet the Press panel that neither will be the eventual nominee. Neither will Tim Pawlenty, Lawrence O’Donnell’s pick for eventual nominee on his show The Last Word. Pawlenty left the race today. He was unable to raise enough cash to keep going.
Unions
Several unions announced this week that they will boycott the Democratic convention in South Carolina. There were similar rants when the convention was in Denver, which ended in a compromise when union workers were allowed to work the Pepsi Center. After reading the linked article about Grover Norquist, I have to ask the unions, ARE YOU NUTS?
Who Rules the World
I direct you to an article that analyzes the people and companies that control at least $46 billion in wealth, and how they are picking the pockets of ordinary Americans. Conservatives, in comments on the Sentinel’s on-line edition, recently accused me of engaging in class warfare. I confessed in a follow-up post to this blog. Warren Buffet, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said, “There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning.” It is the middle class that is losing, and nothing the GOP is offering is going to change that.
The Impact of War
Finally I direct you to a really sad story about a soldier who couldn’t get the help he needed.
Homework
Narcissits Rise to the Top
Grover Norquist Wants to Destroy Unions
Pawlenty Quits
Latinos Don't Like Rick Perry
Who Really Rules the World?
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About Political Polls
Everything You Never Wanted to Know About the Impacts of War
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