http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com rants and ramblings of a political junkie Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:51:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I don't really have time or the brain cells at 1:00 AM to write about the latest AIG feeding frenzy, but I do feel compelled to put something out there to counter the Boston.com article suggesting that the taxpayers are now funding outrageous pension benefits. Let's be clear: Non-qualified benefits are ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/03/enough-with-the-aig-feeding-frenzy/ Opponents of Proposition 8 will appear before the state Supreme Court today to request that Proposition 8 be overturned. Watch it live at http://www.calchannel.com/ or at one of the viewing parties in San Francisco, LA and West Hollywood.It's my hope that the court will agree with the arguments made for ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/03/california-supreme-court-hearing-on-proposition-8/ Today's news cycles had a lot of bluster from GOP lackeys about the economy, President Obama's birth certificate, and refusal of stimulus funds. But this is the real news: Former Bush adviser Karl Rove was a no-show today at his scheduled deposition deadline for the House Judiciary Committee's ongoing probe into ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/02/rove-thumbs-nose-at-congress-again/ Gobsmacked. Astonished, even. How can people who claim to be educated not understand a simple concept: What you say carries weight? It matters. Words can be used to inspire, uplift, discourage, denigrate. They affect markets and moods. Not saying or responding is as powerful as shaking your fist at someone, ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/02/shameful-wars-words-wars-of-words-wars-because-of-words/ Watch this video. The key points start coming out at 2:20 or so, and continue on to the end. I have some huge questions about this, and I'm sure you will too after viewing it. Let's talk about it in the comments. (h/t Boing Boing) http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/02/financial-armageddon/ ...for bringing joy ...for reviving patriotism ...for renewing our belief in ourselves and our country ...for reminding us that we CAN work together toward a common goal. As you take the oath of office this morning, my faith in our democracy, our country, and my fellow citizens has been affirmed and renewed. This is a ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/01/thank-you-president-obama/ I have struggled to articulate what races through my head (and has since November 4th) as we approach the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States. I cannot find the right words to say how I feel, what this means to me, what I hope for. ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/01/there-are-no-words/ Tim Rutten's appallingly ignorant editorial in today's LA Times is the reason no one should rely upon a single mainstream source for their information. Rutten's contention that the 401k plan is a failed experiment that was always intended to diminish workers' retirements is the kind of sublime fiction that ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2009/01/where-i-tell-tim-rutten-to-get-a-401k-education/ Progressives, you're missing the point and the boat. Didn't you hear anything Barack Obama said during his campaign? In the Bush years, all was dogma, rigid, unbending (among other things). Barack Obama spent 11 months telling us that change is coming, change we can believe in, change we NEED. Change ... http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/12/rick-warren-an-open-letter-to-progressives/ http://politics.drumsnwhistles.com/2008/12/santa-bush-is-sending-a-message-to-us-all/