Humpty Dumpty’s Class War Flunkies

Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty, the embodiment of modern day GOPer propaganda techniques “I don’t know what you mean by ‘glory,’ ” Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. “Of course you don’t—till I tell you. I meant ‘there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!’ ” “But ‘glory’ doesn’t mean ‘a nice knock-down argument’,” Alice objected. “When I use a word,” Humpty …

Mad As Hell

Hey mighty brontosaurus Don’t you have a message for us You thought your rule would always last There were no lessons in your past… Walking in your footsteps Walking in your footsteps -Sting/The Police From the Wall Street/DC Axis of Evil, the Treasury Department-– oh hell, let’s just call it what it is: a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs— …

Bailout: Putting Lipstick On A Pig In A Poke

The way to feed rabbits is to feed hay to horses. A lovely little adage better known as trickle down economics. Unfortunately, it also describes even the modified bailout plan promoted by congressional Democrats, a plan that has no guarantee of ever working nor limits on the eventual cost. Instead of a top down approach,  a bottom up strategy that …

Off With His Head!

Remember, McCain is the monkey who said he did not share his own economic adviser’s “views” when Phil Gramm’s mouth brought attention to his flaming incompetence and responsibility for the current fiasco. Since McCain’s views can move from one side of his mouth to the other in a matter of minutes, who the fuck knows when a “qualm” will become a “quarrel”??