Stiffing the American People and Calling It “Principle”

Toby Harnden, the U.S. correspondent for the British paper, Telegraph, calls yesterday’s 244-188 vote in the House, approving an $819 billion economic stimulus package, a “slap in the face to Barack Obama” and “a hollow victory indeed.” Why? Because House Republicans all voted...

Next Time, Think About Baseball

I’ve been marinating over this battle for the gargantuan stimulus bill. The merits of the bill, I no longer even have a desire to argue; economists tend to think it’s a good idea, all of it is way over my head. I’ve also been trying to figure out what President Obama’s game here is...

New Project: #rebelleft on Twitter, Tumblr

About #rebelleft on Twitter: The service only works if you have a public Twitter account (free to start and use). If you don’t, and there’s news you’d like to spread, simply ask for a retweet. All issues, news stories, commentaries, and updates from the left are welcome. When tweeting a...

Just a bit of complaining…

Let me preface this rant with yes, I know we need a bailout.  But… President Obama has promised to make government more open, a task which shouldn’t be too difficult in the computer age where information can be digitized, indexed, and searched with querying assistants like Google.  So for the...

Razing the Project to Save It

(Photo by Infrogmation, used under a GNU Free Documentation License) With the advent of a new administration in Washington providing the long-beleaguered citizens of New Orleans, LA a new sense of hope (no doubt increased upon hearing that the President has promised to visit the region) it’s easy for us...