Deploying the razor-sharp wit and incisive take-no-prisoners satire characteristic of his generation, Gen Xer Ted Rall has become one of the most widely read editorial cartoonists in America. Twice the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, Rall's work has appeared in hundreds of newspapers, as well as such magazines as Time, Newsweek, Fortune and MAD. He is also the author of 15 books, including several graphic novels and political polemics about Central and South Asia.
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jrmerm said, 4 months ago
(!) Who exactly said that Obama would move strongly to the right on his second term? Would that he were a “liberal”. It would be a big improvement. (2) Raising taxes in an economic downturn (and we’re still in one) is simply a bad idea. (3) As for Hagel, this nomination defies analysis. (4) Did anyone seriously think the bankers would lose control? (5) Another WPA would be a good idea, but the “stimulus” was much more fun as half a trillion dollars was handed out to the Democrats’ buddies. Can’t be Santa Claus with an WPA.(6) Uh oh
Sr NONliberal said, 4 months ago
Starting to believe the hypothesis that there is a smoking man in charge…
Respectful Troll said, 4 months ago
A popular entertainer described the modern Democrats as Reagan Republicans and Republicans as…welll… to the right of that.
Mr. Obama has, in his quest to be the bipartisan president, made many concessions to the Republicans which is one reason the Republicans retook the house in 2010. Disillusioned Dems and Independents stayed home.
If the Republicans had been able to attract a small number of minorities, including women, they would have won the presidency in 2012. Dems are upset with the president but afraid of conservatives. Repubs are too focused on social issues and tax cuts instead of jobs.
We need to become nine issue voters. Pick nine things that are important to you and put them out there to be seen. Out of nine issues, there should be SOMETHING we can agree on.
If not, the doomsday clock will keep clicking towards midnite.
I almost never use liberal sites to back up my comments, and I’ve never done what I’m about to do, but if conservatives don’t trust this site, then the world is definately tilted off of its axis.
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http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/01/15/end-near-doomsday-clock-holds-at-5-til-midnight/
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Yes… Fox reported this.
“We have the chance to turn the pages over,
With the power to be powerful…”
Is it worth sacrificing the world in order to prove someone is ‘right’?
We’re in the lifeboat together. We live or die, together.
Come together.
Respectfully,
Hopefully,
C.
wcorvi said, 4 months ago
The worst thing that can happen to the Democratic party is to have their candidate elected. But, the worst thing that can happen to the Republican party is to have THEIR candidate elected. Ergo, the only reason either party exists at all is that the other party exists. WHY, then, does each party hate the other one so much??!?
ARodney said, 4 months ago
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Obama has grabbed zero guns, rightie, and plans to grab zero guns. If you can’t be believed on the easy stuff, why should anyone trust you on anything?
Chillbilly
said, 4 months ago
Presidents almost always tend to be more moderate and chastened in their second terms. (Well, GWB did try to get rid of Social Security but he was “special.”)
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I agree with Rall though. Anyone who’s ever called Obama a socialist — or even a liberal — is hopelessly cluelessly enmired in the kind of paranoia that would make gun and ammo sales surge after an elementary school is massacred.
MortyForTyrant said, 4 months ago
@jrmerm
Agree on 1, 2, 4, partly disagree on 5 (not Solyndra again, please!).
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On 3: Hagel is a personal friend of the President, a senator, a businessman, a war hero (enlisted) and not on the take from AIPAC. What’s not to like?
jrmerm said, 4 months ago
@MortyForTyrant
The stimulus was a blatant looting of the treasury. It had no chance of success, and actually had a negative effect on local govts in some cases. As for Hagel, he’s probably no worse than any other likely candidate. But nominating him is just begging for political trouble, and I’m personnaly sick and tired of the growing anti-Israel sentiment in this administration.
dfrechet said, 4 months ago
@Sr NONliberal
No kidding! And I just watched that episode on Netflix yesterday. It even mentioned the Mayan 12-22-12 scenario. Good call!
Nos Nevets said, 4 months ago
My withholding tax went up even though I’m a long way from 250,000.
Harrison_Bergeron said, 4 months ago
Of course, in reality, they raised taxes on people making more than, what was it, $450,000 dollars? So, in reality, nearly all of “Bush’s tax cuts for the rich” went to people making less than that. Which means that, in reality, the canard “Bush’s tax cuts for the rich” was never anything more than an outright lie.
GreggW
said, 4 months ago
The lesser of two evils. What do you expect in a two party system plutocracy?
lifebyc said, 4 months ago
@Nos Nevets
Everyone (except teachers, who neither pay into nor get social security benefits) got stung with the payroll withholding.
phritzg
said, 4 months ago
The United States has never had a liberal president. Period.
MortyForTyrant said, 4 months ago
@jrmerm
The main problem with the stimulus was it’s size – too small! But that’s just me talking and ,uhhh, lets see, Nobel Price winner Paul Krugman :-)
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I don’t think that there is an actual ANTI-Israel sentiment in the current administration. It’s just that the PRO-Israel sentiment is declining. One of the reasons for that might be that the “U.S. alley in the region” hasn’t moved ONE FINGER since 9/11 to actually support the U.S. in its wars. No flyovers, no black sites, no boots on the ground, nothing, and they are just two countries over from Iraq. And that after billions and billions in foreign aid and weapons. With friends like these…