Category Archives: 2012 Presidential Candidates

Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age by Larry M Bartels

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Kate

Have any of you read this? Sorry I can’t offer you my personal review: I saw this today among a stack of books Pres. Obama’s read since winning (?) the White House:  http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/08/14/obama-s-book-club.html This book appears to contain just the ammo we’ll need going into … Continue reading →

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Ben Sargent on Rick Perry – can you tell Ben’s from Texas?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Kate

http://www.gocomics.com/bensargent/?utm_source=GoComics&utm_medium=free_email&utm_campaign=user_comic

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The personal is political . . . or is it the other way around (at least for Eric Cantor)

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kate

http://www.gocomics.com/paulszep/2011/07/18

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Here a pledge, there a pledge . . .

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kate

http://www.gocomics.com/robrogers/2011/07/22 having rewatched “1776” July 4th . .  the song “Lees of Old Virginia” might have be going thru my mind . .  . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1LOGXbR-ns&feature=player_detailpage  (skip the video – just listen . . . )  you’ll need to listen to … Continue reading →

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Some Minnesotans have been concerned about Michele Bachmann for far longer than we have . . .

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kate

http://www.dumpbachmann.com/    

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Wall St fumbles the debt ceiling crisis . . .

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kate

Was it so important for Wall St to back the Republicans no matter what, that they couldn’t acknowledge the ramifications of failing to increase the debt ceiling? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/21/business/economy/wall-st-makes-fallback-plans-for-debt-crisis.html?_r=1&hp=&pagewanted=all “One of the worst possibilities that people in the financial industry, like Mr. … Continue reading →

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