March 2010
83 posts
i have some interesting thoughts to post. will do...
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Self-pity
It’s all the rage!
February 2010
186 posts
i just don't know anything
Sign me up for the Coffee Party movement
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022505517.html?hpid=topnews
Woah! I have 24 followers!? Thank you guys, I'm...
24 people think what I have to say contains something mildly interesting to them? That’s 24 more people than I would have thought!
happy birthday rebecca!
“Daddy, Daddy, please spare the world from the government
Daddy, Daddy, please...”
– Lenin, Arcade Fire
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“For any way of thought to become dominant, a conceptual apparatus has to be...”
– David Harvey, A Breif History of Neoliberalism
“Neoliberalism is in the first instance a theory of political economic practices...”
– David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism
“I think maybe it’s time we all show a little gratitude to John McCain. I know...”
– John McCain Helps Heal Some Wounds | The Awl (via peterwknox) (via apsies)
Newsjunkee Syndrome: When the only reason you...
“If the climate were one of the biggest capitalist banks, the rich governments...”
– Hugo Chavez
Letter to Senator Casey
Senator Casey, Whenever I read something about what you are doing for the people of the state and for the people of our nation in the Senate, I find myself proud to call you my Senator. I am sure that you, your office, and those who work in your offices don’t hear enough from those Pennsylvanians who support you and appreciate your work on behalf of us. So, thank you for standing with the...
its hard to understand life in these terms
the simple pleasures of a breakfast of eggs and...
any time rebecca.
sorry if you are irritated for real. i did pretty much ruin a perfectly good poetic comment :/
Does 2010 = 1994?
points for those who respond.
http://maxwellgreenberg.tumblr.com/ask
A 3rd good example of a rational and pragmatic... →
“We recommit ourselves to the ideas of the American Founding. Through the...”
– Read and sign the Mount Vernon Statement, which reaffirms the conservative ideals of our founders. http://www.themountvernonstatement.com/ (via conservativebrand)
And this to you sounds like the behavior of the Republican party of the past… since Lincoln?!?!???????
I hate how you have to be a college student to...
“While the number of earmarks has grown in the past decade, the total amount of...”
– -Wikipedia/Harvard Briefing Paper
This is another illustration of how one of the most major political issues in contemporary American politics is, in reality, a relatively small issue. When we have balooning entitlement obligations which are predicted by 2080 to push budget deficit levels of up to...
It's a good day for respectable non-partisan... →
WatchI have yet to hear something said by post-Bush Administration Colin Powell which I don’t respect as well thought out, eloquent, pragmatic, and a demonstration of a mastery of politics and diplomacy.
This man is a true statesman and patriot. He is the type of Republican which I feel a quaint sort of longing for; a Eisenhower type whose views you could sincerely respect and whose positions...
Can the U.S. outgrow the problem?
“Some politicians and economists have argued that the U.S. can “grow its way” out of these fiscal challenges. Their argument is that economic growth (driven by tax cuts, productivity improvements, and borrowing) will generate sufficient tax revenue to offset growing entitlement spending.[71] However, the GAO has estimated that double-digit GDP growth would be required for the...
Dutch Government collapses over issue of continued... →
