All Posts Tagged With: "Obama"
Gang of Six and Battered Woman Syndrome
Why, oh, why, has the Gang of Six–the six Senators working on the Senate Finance Committee’s version of a health insurance reform bill–why on earth, why in heaven’s named, would they do anything (as they have) to accommodate him and his wingnuts?!?
Battered Woman Syndrome.
11Sep2009 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
Revisiting Australia–Updated
Oh, would that I were getting on a plane to actually fly to Australia! Alas, this is instead a revisiting of the subject of Australia and its bureaucracies.
30Jul2009 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
“There’s a dynamic change in people’s views about transparency”
Tim Geithner has apparently been cutting deals with some of the banks that received bail-out funds and which are now posting significant profits. That level of recovery is great news–their profits are up, which means taxpayers’ investment should be receiving a nice return, yes? Um, not so much.
21Jul2009 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
The new DOJ: Power is as power does
Until people at the DOJ are so committed to justice as to be willing to face the prospect of having their own feet held to the fire in the U.S. justice system, they may as well rename the DOJ to the Department of However Much Justice Is Possible After We’ve Covered Our Own Backsides.
7Mar2009 | Deborah Alicen | 0 comments | Continued
