NYDN’s Michael Goodwin chronicles the events of our national leadership relevant to the economic crisis this month
Archive for November, 2008
Plugging the Leadership Void
Posted in Economics, Politics, tagged bush, leadership void, obama, paulson on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
the total unabashed complicity of the upper class of American capitalism
Posted in Economics, tagged economic crisis on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Tom Friedman’s column yesterday:
‘We always asked the same question,’ says Eisman. ‘Where are the rating agencies in all of this? And I’d always get the same reaction. It was a smirk.’ He called Standard & Poor’s and asked what would happen to default rates if real estate prices fell. The man at S.& P. [...]
Those Damn “Love Thy Neighbor” Christians
Posted in Religion, Satire on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Onion at the top of their game
H/T: Sullivan
How they conduct a post-Official Governor’s Turkey Pardon interview in Wasilla
Posted in Politics, tagged sarah palin, thanksgiving, turkey pardon on November 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
You can’t make this up.
More Advice for the GOP
Posted in Politics, tagged gop, karl rove, republican party on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Looks like there’s no shortage of it these days. This piece from Karl Rove endorses a cooperative and respectful opposition while sticking to conservative roots on homeland security, defense and social issues and moving to a more hispanic-friendly immigration policy in the name of returning some of that demographic to their constituancy. And [...]
Sound Advice for the GOP
Posted in Politics, tagged bailout, future of the GOP, palin on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From Jesse Walker at Hit & Run:
Expel your base or retreat into an echo chamber: If those choices seem dispiriting, Republicans can take heart. They’re the same false alternatives that the Democrats allegedly faced four years ago. Then a politician who hadn’t fallen behind the bipartisan Iraq war — but, unlike Howard Dean, actually wanted [...]
Sneak Peek at the Next Presidential Limousine?
Posted in Politics, tagged cadillac one, limo, presidential, presidential limousine on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brenda Priddy & Company thinks they caught a test drive.
H/T: Sam Smith
Why Senate Democrats Should Welcome Back Lieberman
Posted in Politics, tagged bipartisanship, democratic caucus, lieberman on November 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is a topic that I’ve refrained from weighing in on because, despite my generally leftist political leanings, I really don’t identify with the Democratic Party. Or the notion of party politics at all, frankly. In fact, as with Senator McCain, I’ve actually admired Lieberman’s tendency to occasionally challenge his Democratic Senate colleagues [...]
Have I Been too Hard on Ed Morrissey?
Posted in Politics, Punditry, tagged blogging, captain's quarters, ed morrissey, hot air, Punditry on November 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
More than once at this site, I’ve taken considerable issue with blog entries written by Ed Morrissey at Michelle Malkin’s Hot Air. Prior to joining Hot Air in March, Morrissey ran his own highly popular and well-respected conservative blog, Captain’s Quarters. Back in February when he announced that he would move his full-time [...]
Posted in Patriotism on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jets Destroy the Rams
Posted in Sports, The Jets on November 10, 2008 | 12 Comments »
It’s been a while since I’ve written any posts about sports. In fact, I think several months may have gone by where I didn’t write about anything that wasn’t in some way tied to the election. Now that the election is over, I might find that I still haven’t quite defined the extent [...]
A Gesture of Respect from the Right
Posted in Politics on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Mirengoff at the rightist Powerline suggests conservatives take an even-tempered approach to the political opposition:
Almost by definition, Barack Obama’s election meets with the approval of a majority of American adults. Many are wildly enthusiastic about the prospect of an Obama presidency. More probably reside somewhere between cautiously optimistic and indifferent.
But this column is [...]
Authority Gone Awry
Posted in Human Rights, Law Enforcement, Uncategorized on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I held off from writing about this local story because it was just one man’s claim that he’d been assaulted by police. There was no evidence to support him, aside from his wounds, which could have been self-inflicted. But now that the grand jury testimony of another cop on the scene has [...]
Palin Aide Challenges Some of the Criticisms
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
ABC
A longtime aide to Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin is lashing back at anonymous critics within the McCain-Palin presidential campaign, telling ABC News they are attacking the former vice presidential candidate with distortions.
Meg Stapleton offers an explanation of some of the more stinging criticisms that have come out in recent days since the McCain-Palin defeat.
Regarding another [...]
Bloomberg’s “Plastic Bag Tax” Proposal
Posted in Economics, Environment on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg wants to nickel and dime you at the grocery store – taxing you an extra 5 cents for every plastic bag you take home.
New Yorkers use an estimated 1 billion plastic bags per year. City officials aren’t sure what bags they plan to tax, or how they’d collect it – though [...]
In Contrast to How Real Americans Celebrate an Election…
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Patriotism, Politics on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
From what Governor Palin might call one of the not-so-pro-America parts of the country, Manhattan’s East Village:
Update
Forgot the H/T: Eric Martin at Obsidian Wings
Will There be a Renewed Respect for Dissent?
Posted in Patriotism, Politics on November 6, 2008 | 13 Comments »
One cue I fear the left will take from the past eight years of the right’s dominance of our government is the tendency of many to kneejerk chastize any and all dissent as unpatriotic.
Palin and the Furure of the GOP
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Several weeks ago I asked,
“If John McCain loses this election, will the conservative base continue to be willing to sacrifice their ideals to the evangelicals for no better than another semi-conservative lesser evil every four years”?
It seems natural that rifts on possibly several fronts would develop as the GOP seeks to modernize (redefine?) itself in [...]
Country First?
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sullivan:
I took a lot of grief for my pretty instant realization back in August that the Palin candidacy was a total farce. But when you cop to the fact that the McCain peeps knew most of that too very early on after their world-historical screw-up, you’ve got to respect and be [...]
The Enormity of the Task That Lies Ahead
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
President-elect Obama’s first step will be to establish that he will make good on the following promise:
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the [...]
The Gravity of This Day
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
- President-Elect Barack Obama November 4th, 2008.
Savor the Moment
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vote For Change
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That’s my cousin, Jennifer Campbell. I agree.
Voting in Brooklyn
Posted in 2008 Presidential Election, Politics on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
…went smothly as usual for me. The polling place is in the middle school right across the street from our building and the Mrs. and I were in and out of there inside of 15 minutes.
I’ll take a moment to share my only poor voting experience, in 2004. At the time I was [...]
