Liberal Talk Radio

So in the evening hours of Thursday, April 23, I was robo-called by Rassmussen to take one of their robo-polls. I admit, I was curious, so I stayed on the line. It took about eight and-a-half minutes, and I scribbled down the questions in the meat of the poll (i.e., not the general “did [...]

The torture memos, Texas secession, and an update on piracy.
Links Mentioned: on the torturing … more and yet more … “swine flu” … Wyden’s Healthy Americans Act … Hari on Pirates

Finally, some public discussion of an idea that Bruno and I have been talking about for years – get rid of the U.S. Air Force.
… the Air Force should be eliminated, and its personnel and equipment integrated into the Army, Navy and Marine Corps …
At the moment, the Army, Navy and Marine Corps are at [...]

If for no other reason than to focus our sense of outrage on one simple target rather than keep on with this societal splintering:
During the campaign, Obama was never shy about his promise to undo the Bush tax policies. But it was easy to ignore his occasional lapses into populist rhetoric and focus on his [...]

I had dinner at Dick’s on the way to the post office.
That’s right, folks. Instant service. 100% beef.
I could go on, but I got drunk and need to go to bed.

On this week’s podcast, The Prof speculated that the Secret Service had probably begun looking into right-wing radicals and militias that might target the President.
Well, now we have proof:
The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement officials about a rise in “rightwing extremist activity,” saying the economic recession, the election of America’s first [...]

This week’s podcast just went up, and it’s a good one. Sorry for all the delays, normal schedule will resume… eventually.

We’re back! Obama goes to Europe, marriage equality comes to the heartland, and the defense budget gets a shakeup.
Links Mentioned: Alan Wolfe’s The Future of Liberalism

In case you ever wondered what the real reason for hiring Rahm Emanuel was, it’s likely buried in the President’s television watching psyche:
President Barack Obama can’t stand to be without his “Entourage.”
Call it a guilty pleasure, or maybe it just rings familiar to him. The HBO series about an aspiring actor features a fast-talking [...]

Sorry, folks, but travel schedules once again preclude a podcast this week. We should return next week (although I am travelling again, I just expect to be back in time to record, airplanes permitting).