Here’s the way it stands so far: ”” Tax rates will permanently rise to Clinton-era levels for families with income above $450,000 and individuals above $400,000. All income below the threshold will permanently be taxed at Bush-era rates. ”” The … Continue reading →
Note the question mark; I don’t trust any reports of a deal until it’s set in stone. Maybe not even then. So, for what it’s worth, here are the supposed details of the supposed agreement. You can wade through them … Continue reading →
…blah blah blah…fiscal cliff, blah blah blah…fiscal cliff, blah blah blah. Sorry to be so cynically dismissive. But my sense is that nothing will happen for a while, and when it does happen it won’t solve a thing, and Republicans … Continue reading →
…for John Kerry’s Senate seat. That opens the way for Scott Brown to return to the Senate, if he can win the special election. And if there’s no Kennedy scion to claim the throne, it’s highly possible. Not that it … Continue reading →
A lot of bloggers have recommended reading this Boston Globe piece on why Romney lost. It’s probably good, with a lot of inside info, but I could only get through about a third of it because (a) the topic has … Continue reading →
“Meltdown” is really the meme du jour for House Republicans’ failure to coalesce around Boehner’s Plan B. Great Speakers (and/or Majority Leaders) are not necessarily great statesmen (or stateswomen; let us not forget Nancy Pelosi). Perhaps that quality is even … Continue reading →
…had this to say:
Continue reading →I’ve not reported on those interminable fiscal cliff negotiations for a while, have I? I’m leaving it to others for the moment. Why? It’s one of those post-election nightmares that was easy to foresee, and seems like a losing proposition, … Continue reading →
Yikes.
Continue reading →You know, the one about the Jewish mother and the ties? It goes like this: a Jewish mother gives her son two ties for his birthday. He goes upstairs, gets dressed, puts one on, and comes down, beaming, to show … Continue reading →
Recently commenter “Christopher” recommended this 2004 article by the Claremont Institute. It’s about allegations that the GOP purposely appeals to racism, and that racism is somehow inherent in conservatism. Well worth reading.
Continue reading →Rice regretfully withdraws her name from contention for Secretary of State, having been foully and unfairly wronged by the evil, racist, misogynist Republicans. Ace has already written pretty much what I have to say on the matter. And now that … Continue reading →