New Orleans Thinking about it, there’s really not much of a consistent, coherent, politically progressive position that can defend the continued existence of the charitable tax deduction for donors, both citizen and rich. I think we should all do our part to support the government and, hey, even take a shot at the debt, and …
Category: National Politics
Calls to Assassinate Assange of Wikileaks Out of Line
Houston In San Francisco I had spent a lot of time talking to Tides people about “hate speech” as purveyed by Glenn Beck and supported by Fox News, Rupert Murdoch, and the corporate sponsors which led to an attempted attack on their offices thwarted by good police intervention. The attacks on Wikileaks founder and spokesperson, …
Tequila Party Makes Four
New Orleans Discussion of an independent party or a party caucus focusing on Latinos and modeled on the success of the Tea Party has now lept into public view. A story on debates within the community about a possible “Tequila Party” was reported in a piece by Delen Goldberg in the Las Vegas Sun over …