Category Archives: politics

Shutting It Down

Posted on February 27, 2011 by mero

Frank Rich hits it out of the ballpark (as usual): The real goal is to reward the G.O.P.’s wealthiest patrons by crippling what remains of organized labor, by wrecking the government agencies charged with regulating and policing corporations, and, as … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse of Truth

Posted on February 24, 2011 by mero

It’s telling when the most unvarnished truth in this whole Wisconsin debate is coming from one of the guys at Fox News. It doesn’t happen all that often, but even these guys sometimes do offer a glimpse of truth. It’s … Continue reading →

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Posted on February 20, 2011 by mero

It would be nice if more Congresspeople had the stones that Anthony Weiner has. Imagine if they would call out the Republicans who fatten themselves at the trough while telling the rest of us that we are the problem with … Continue reading →

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Teetering On the Edge

Posted on February 16, 2011 by mero

Uh oh: Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday cut New Jersey’s bond rating a notch due to an unfunded pension shortfall and high debt… [...] New Jersey ranks near the top of municipal bond issuers with the widest spread over Municipal … Continue reading →

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Power of the People

Posted on February 11, 2011 by mero

I say this with guarded optimism since the government is in the hands of the military and not civilians, but it’s pretty amazing to see what’s happened in Egypt. This has mostly been people powered, with all groups coming together, … Continue reading →