the game changer and the changed...

CUT... CAP... BALANCE!

Does anyone really understand what the Republicans mean with this STUPID banner?

Sadly, probably not.

I noticed the tea party (under the guise of the Republicans) has decided once again to reject the possibility of raising the debt ceiling.

Remember... Republicans (during the Reagan administration) raised the debt ceiling 18 times. During the Bush I administration, the ceiling was raised seven times.

Suddenly now, the Republican party is the party of economic "conservatives."

Hmmmm…. interesting, and haven't we been here before?

Could the fact that a "black" president have anything to do with the current economic impasse in Washington? Perhaps.

I could, but won't speculate, although it seems... rather suspicious.

Now, for those uninitiated who think the Republican party has their best interests in mind as they pass "important" legislation... ask yourself... where the heck are those jobs they've been promising.

Nowhere?

Bingo!

Now, I have to say in the interest of full disclosure, I've been disappointed in the Obama administration so far. There are many things that need fixing, and there is a real lackluster movement in the direction the country has been moving (in other words, it feels rudderless).

Even as I say this, I really don't think a McCain administration would have been any better. In fact, it would have been an economic disaster, similar to the previous Bush administration.

As I hear people laud the Reagan administration for the thirty years of economic growth, I must inquire... if this is true, please explain why we are in such a fix?

This is one of those historic junctures, and if we guess wrong, this country is going to be in a world of hurt for quite a long time. Do we have the brain (and the will) to make the important choices? I truly hope so.

truisms or self-evident, obvious truths

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

If you don't believe me, look at the events currently surrounding Rupert Murdoch and the potential for his BSkyB takeover.

Hopefully, this is the end of the discussion.