Archive for December, 2010
No News is Good News
I have not watched or read the news in DAYS. I’ve also been ignoring the radio, except for traffic reports and weather. I haven’t gone anywhere NEAR the blogosphere, including avoiding Philly’s Drinking Liberally, where we disgruntled progressives go to wash down our disappointment with cold beer.
Gotta say, it’s been pretty fucking awesome. I [...]
On Break
Sam’s visiting, so light blogging.
Read More..>>Christmas Visit
Sam comes down for Christmas this Friday!
It is the first time I have seen him in person since Columbus Day Weekend. That’s an awfully long time for a father and son to go without seeing each other, but that’s what happens when your son lives in another country that’s 10 hours away by car, [...]
The Story of a Christmas Tree
Once upon a time, in a little grove far off in the Big Woods, lived a pine tree. His name was Piney, and he lived among his friends and family, including Coney, Sprucey, Tree-y, Cedary, and Needles.
Life was happy in the Big Woods, if uneventful. Being a tree, Piney had no use for calendars, [...]
On the Occasion of the Glorious Obama Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
the tax cut for the wealthy, which will almost certainly lead to cuts to human services and attacks on Social Security, is fait accompli. Quite a few Democrats said no to this piece of shit, but in the end, too many were too scared to vote the consciences, while many others are simply not on [...]
Read More..>>Open Letter #2: Senator Casey, Why Did You Vote Against Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure?
Senator Casey:
As I have discussed in previous emails and calls to your office, your decision to support the president’s extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans was a bad idea. I did not know that it actually endangered Pennsylvania residents however: why did you, a senator whose state is plagued with crumbling [...]
Obama is Coming for Your Social Security
Via Americablog, Obama wants to cut your Social Security. And once he blows a hole in the budget with these tax cuts for the wealthy, that’s exactly what he’s gonna do:
INSKEEP: Won’t Republicans argue — and, in fact, won’t reality argue that any cuts will have to be even deeper because this package that you’re [...]
Open Letter to Bob Casey, Friend of the Wealthy
[amended from the original, which was addressed to a very good legislative aide in Casey's office. Also, instead of providing links, I have embedded them.]
Dear Senator Casey,
I am aghast and disgusted that you voted for this destructive tax cut for the wealthiest Americans.
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. With a net worth of more half a [...]
Bob Casey’s Office: “the Wealthy Create Jobs, so they Deserve a Tax Cut.”
That is what Senator Casey’s office told me when he voted to extend tax cuts for rich in exchange for 13 months more unemployment for those already receiving it (but of course nothing for those who’ve exhausted their 99 weeks: Senator Casey’s office would presumably prefer that those people and their kids curl up and [...]
Read More..>>Kesstronics
if you weren’t in Northeast Philly last night (and I know you weren’t, because i was), you missed Izzy and the Kesstronics. It was the best show I have seen all year. Here’s a sample of what this band is capable of. I reserve the term “super rock” for very few bands: the Fleshtones [...]
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