Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Pathology of False Equivalence

"More insidious is the February column by Washington Post analyst Ezra Klein that claimed that “politically motivated” shifts on issues by both parties undercut any ideological meaning of “left” and “right.” By making this sweeping conclusion, Klein ignores the body of evidence that shows distinctly different motivations for the examples he uses. Democrats have consistently shifted position in an effort to compromise with Republicans—being lambasted by their base for doing so—and move legislation forward. Republicans have shifted position to stake out increasingly extreme positions that will drive government out of business. In conflating the two, Klein misinforms readers about the nature of the political dysfunction in our country and makes it that much harder to fix it."
http://www.thenation.com/blog/167978/et-tu-cory-booker-pathology-false-equivalence?rel=emailNation

Monday, May 21, 2012

Monday, May 7, 2012

"Swift Boating" Obama

Well, surprise, SURPRISE!!, Karl Rove is at it again; "Swift Boating" Obama. Not caring about TRUTH, not caring about HONESTY, not caring about AMERICA, Rove .... through his puppet Joel Arends ... is attempting to portray Obama's biggest success as his biggest failure:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/swift-boat-obama-bin-laden-video

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Ayn Rand or Jesus Christ? Conservatives Can't Have It Both Ways

"Many conservatives swear on a stack of Bibles that they worship Jesus Christ when they really bow down to the philosophy of Ayn Rand." "She preached not only the virtue of selfishness, but that any compassion and generosity was a moral wrong because it helped those who were weakening society. She despised not only the poor but even people with disabilities as leeches draining strength from society. She actually hated the Christianity Ryan and every other Republican is obligated by their base to claim they believe in.."
 http://www.alternet.org/story/155239/ayn_rand_or_jesus_christ_conservatives_can%27t_have_it_both_ways?akid=8725.153143.EzOtNl&rd=1&t=5