Looming Debt-line
- House Puts Off Debt Vote as Press by Boehner Fails NYT
- Annihilating Democracy with the Tea Party--"Democracy depends on compromise and the American government depends on all branches working together. The Tea Party movement shuns both, preferring instead to drive the state into bankruptcy. On principle."
- Boehner: 'A Lot' Of Republicans Want To Force Default, Create 'Enough Chaos' To Pass Balanced Budget Amendment
- Gut Check Time for John Boehner--Is it the end for him (Salon)?
- Republicans' Debt Ceiling Charade Is Downright Dangerous
- The Centrist Cop-Out--"The problem with American politics right now is Republican extremism, and if you’re not willing to say that, you’re helping make that problem worse." And watch Krugman kick Brooks's ass on Charlie Rose. NYT
- Could the debt ceiling standoff backfire for Republicans?
- Boehner and Reid's Big Overlap and Bigger Sticking Points
- The Daily Show: GOP - Special Victims Unit--" Conservative pundits hate it when liberals play the victim card because it distracts from the real victims: conservatives."
- Obama Impersonator Reggie Brown Finishes Off the GOP On Real Time
Taxing
- Tax fairness: Little income, little to tax
- Why Americans Are So Angry--"The rich are getting richer. Their effective tax rate, in recent years, has been reduced to the lowest in modern history. Nurses, teachers and firemen actually pay a higher tax rate than some billionaires. It's no wonder the American people are angry."
- Why Do Some People Pay No Federal Income Tax?
Wikileaks
- Wikileaks' MasterCard "priceless" ad parody
- Visa Says It Has Closed Channel to WikiLeaks Site After Briefly Accepting Donations
- WikiLeaks Planning Legal Action Against PayPal, MasterCard & Visa
Manning
