Whenever I need a knowledgeable perspective, clarity and understanding of an issue I go looking for Big Tent Democrat. I have been a reader since his work at DailyKos. He rarely, if ever, misses the point; whether it is rebutting a critic, exposing republican hypocrisy, taking an icon of the left to task, applying the […]

Some observations and comments on a Thursday. Whereas the nineties were the age of “irrational exuberance” the oughts will be know as the age of “the absurd.” It began with the appointment of the worse President in the history of America, includes an unnecessary war, the stealing of wealth from the middle class and the […]

The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room has a post up entitled, “Gibbs: Scotus nomination not coming this week.” Robert Gibbs says no to a nominee for the Court this week. This denial appears to be in response to a claim by republican Senator Hatch of Utah that the President could name someone this week. And why […]

The Supremes will not review Barack Obama’s citizenship. CBS reports The Supreme Court has turned down an emergency appeal from a man who says President-elect Barack Obama is ineligible to be U.S. president because he was a British subject at birth. I found this part of the CBS story interesting, “This is the least surprising […]