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Obama, Drugs, Indians, Frank Langella, Lauren Bacall, R. Crumb, Walmart, and Joplin

Chief James Allan of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe

New Orleans   In this week’s continuing experiment with new forms and focus “under the headlines” for the daily blog, here’s more:

Jackie Calmas in the New York Times on a meeting expected between Columbian President Juan Manuel Santos and Obama:  “they are expected to force a discussion Mr. [...]

Chinese Banks, Student Loans, Foreclosures, and Political Impasse

Wen Jiabao

New Orleans   Are you kidding me?  The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for breaking up the banks because they are making too much money and charging too much interest.  It turned out he was actually calling for breaking up banks in China, rather than elsewhere, but how refreshing to have a head of [...]

The Cynicism of “Class War” in Presidential Campaign

New Orleans   Nate Silver takes a hard look at the prospects of the Obama campaign this November in the Times magazine section and concludes its good strategy to ramp up the populism.  By his numbers if Obama pushes the pop-buttons hard, the Midwest might fall in line, and then the race is won.

First, none of this [...]

Enforcing Adequate Medicaid Cover for the Poor

New Orleans Reading the report was one of those Sports Center “come on, man!” moments.  This couldn’t be true.  The top Democratic were filing an amicus curia (friend of the court)  brief with the Supreme Court to try to overturn the Obama Administration’s efforts to allow cutting the standards of health protection under Medicaid for [...]

Big Sky 2012 Battleground State

Missoula Sitting around the campfire at the fishing camp with friends from Missoula and Helena last night, it didn’t take long for steak, chicken, roasted corn, baked potatoes, Fat Tire, and Jameson’s to turn to talk of the coming election and Montana’s role as a battleground state.

There was no happiness with yet more Obama compromise.  [...]

Predatory Student Loan Travesty

New Orleans Ok, one hand is clapping.  There was some progress on student loans under the Obama Administration.  The huge billion dollar scam that was subsidizing banks was kyboshed and federal loans were taken away from the private sector.  Furthermore, President Obama won some limits on payments and implemented some forgiveness programs, especially for public [...]