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Rock the Dogma

On July 28, 2010, by Schmitty

Sharif don’t like it / Rockin’ the Dogma / Rock the Dogma.

Ok, maybe not.

First up, a nice article from David Brooks highlighting the ways the Obama Administration has “scrambled the conventional categories”, but more importantly, what more they could do. Specifically a long-term growth agenda based on “Path to Prosperity” and “The Pro-Growth Progressive“. I’m sure you’ve memorized both.

He calls for Obama to “lay the groundwork for a whopping second-term agenda: tax simplification, entitlement reform, a new wave of regional innovation clusters, a new wave of marriage-friendly tax policies.”

Innovation, simplification, reform . . . my nipples are hard. And lonely.

Next, climate change legislation or lack thereof. I could not be more fucking tired of the knee-jerk deniers. Those who choose to ignore overwhelming evidence of climate change because the messengers and solutions they propose don’t fit into their myopic view of the world. “La-la-la-la-la-la-la” (more…)

Wimp President, part deux

On June 18, 2010, by Bernard Probst

The time for Obama to drop the hammer on BP, and our nation's oil addiction, is now.

In the movie “Cop Land,” hard-boiled Internal Affairs investigator Moe Tilden (played with panache by Robert Deniro) is disgusted with Sylvester Stallone’s character, Freddy Heflin. Sheriff of a small town essentially built for and run by corrupt NYPD cops, Heflin’s acquiescent manner in the face of obvious red flags in his town gets him one of the best on-screen dressing-downs in recent memory.

“I gave you a chance to be a cop,” snarls Tilden/Deniro after Heflin decides he wants to crack down on the crooked badges in his town. “AND YOU BLEW IT!”

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Tagged with: BP • climate change • corruption • disaster • environment • GOP • gulf • leadership • oil • political commentary • political satire • spill • Thomas Friedman

Dems Greene with envy after S.C. Senate shocker

On June 14, 2010, by Bernard Probst

Talk about sore losers. The Democrats are now leading the charge to “investigate” the stunning primary victory of Alvin Greene, who’s now the Democratic nominee for the South Carolina Senate race.

Almost as sexy as the other Al Green(e).

Greene, whose verbosity rivals that of a Dixie Cup, is ten kinds of awesome. First, he has no discernible political experience; he’s an unemployed veteran, is facing charges of felony obscenity, and, apparently came from nowhere. And won 58 percent of the vote!

This Keith Olbermann interview is hilarious, mostly because Olbermann can’t bait him or lure him into any traps. Who knows whether or not Greene is a GOP plant (he faces GOP incumbent Jim DeMint in the November general election) but perhaps the larger lesson is this: almost anyone running as an outsider and/or against a Democrat is going to get widespread public support.

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Tagged with: centrist • climate change • corruption • fear • GOP • political commentary • Senate

California Dreamin’ on the CZ vision

On June 9, 2010, by Bernard Probst

It’s the ideal CZ-style move – and the people of California have apparently passed Proposition 14, which would radically change elections in the nation’s biggest state, and its trend-setting bellweather, to boot.

Though Prop. 14 will likely be challenged by a cadre of attorneys, much like Props 215 and 187 were tied up in court. But the inspiration is undeniable. Essentially, this new law, if it sticks, will allow an open primary between members of all parties, with the top two vote getters getting to face off in the general election.

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Tagged with: Arizona Immigration law • budget • centrist • climate change • corruption • fear • GOP • health care reform • humor • immigration • moderate • political satire • RINO • tea • Thomas Friedman

For Europe, demographics are destiny

On May 17, 2010, by Bernard Probst

If demographics are destiny, economic entities – be they nations or conglomerate engines such as the EU – can’t fudge the data.

Read this piece on Europe and their declining native populations. It’s a nice take on one of the long-term brakes on European growth and the dream of the EU.

Money quote:

If there’s going to be a European dream, they better start importing people or creating them. Otherwise, the European workforce will be dying out, literally. Between 2000 and 2050 the population of the U.S. between 14 and 64 is projected to expand by some 44 percent, while that of the EU contracts by 25 percent and Japan’s by over 40 percent.

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Tagged with: Arizona Immigration law • climate change • economics • fear • GOP • political commentary • political humor • political satire • taxes

Sadly, Not A Joke

On April 1, 2010, by Schmitty

No April’s Fools joke here. Fox Nation in their crazed attempt to find any evidence to back up their “fair and balanced” blather reported that a famed global warming activist froze to death near the South Pole.

I’m sure they laughed haughtily at the irony of the story, which obviously proved their thesis that climate change is a myth, dragons exist and Karl Rove has a soul.

Problem is (wait for it), it’s not true. You’re stunned I’m sure. Read all about it.

Tagged with: climate change • Fox Nation • global warming • political commentary • political humor • political satire

A Health Care Combine would be real reform

On March 23, 2010, by Bernard Probst

Time for the Health Care Combine

With the passage of health care “reform” upon us, a couple things dawned on your humble CZ correspondent.

And both of ‘em stick in my craw. Deeply so.

First, there is no meaningful gesture toward litigation/tort reform in this bill, thanks to the stranglehold the lawsuit lobby (read: lawyers) have on the Democratic Party. (more…)

Tagged with: climate change • corruption • democrat • fear • GOP • health care reform • political commentary • political humor • political satire • RINO • tea

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Rock the Dogma

Wimp President, part deux

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California Dreamin’ on the CZ vision

For Europe, demographics are destiny

Sadly, Not A Joke

A Health Care Combine would be real reform

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Just What the Internet Needs, Another Asshole with an Opinion

Rock the Dogma

Wimp President, part deux

Dems Greene with envy after S.C. Senate shocker

California Dreamin’ on the CZ vision

For Europe, demographics are destiny

Sadly, Not A Joke

A Health Care Combine would be real reform

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