LA Times Endorses Boxer for Senate, Brown for Governor
The Los Angeles Times issued its endorsements for the top two races in California this election — and the editorial board on First Street has […]
Yong Kim
$#*! We Missed
The previous entries in this occasional post were called Bits and Pieces. Frankly, that title didn’t fully suit the content. Truth is, even the most […]
New CBS/NY Times Poll: Public Trusts Democrats More
This exceptional opinion column in today’s New York Times is well worth reading and should serve as a reminder that the leadership demonstrated by President […]
Shame on the Flash Report
…and contributor Jim Lacy for a post titled “Boxer Apologizes for Racist Comments.” The post references racist comments directed by boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., who […]
OC is no Longer Nixonland: NY Times
I saw this page one story in yesterday’s New York Times but couldn’t post becuase I was offsite all day and too tired to doi […]
Republican Deficit Hawks Should Call for End of Bush Tax Cuts
Quick. What’s the biggest drain on our federal budget? Two wars off the books? TARP and other federal bailouts? The stimulus? According to the Congressional […]
Blame Bush? It’s Not Just for Democrats Anymore
The Republicans are crowing about this prospects in this Fall’s midterms and have been for quite some time. Traditionally, the president’s party loses seats in […]
Kagan’s Passes Senate Committee’s Muster
We appear to be days away from the confirmation of a new Supreme Court Justice. The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Solictor General Elena Kagan […]
Obama Pushes for Up-or-Down Vote on Help for Our Laid Off Friends & Neighbors
Today, President Obama called on Congress to extend critical unemployment insurance to millions of Americans looking for a job. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday will vote on extending unemployment benefits for Americans still struggling to find work and overcome the lingering effects of the recession. In the three previous efforts, Senate Republicans have blocked the extension of emergency relief for the unemployed.