‘Daily Left’ Archives
Daily Left 3-9-10
In by miles the best news of the day, Rush Limbaugh might be moving to Costa Rica! If health care reform passes, Limbaugh will be so offended that he will just have to leave the country. Let's hope for a solar flare to muck up radio transmission the day he moves. Rham-bo isn't going anywhere (thank god), and he's still on the warpath. I'll Let [...]
Daily Left 2-26-10
To all of our readers (and really the staff, too), I'm starting today with an apology. For the last few weeks, I've been absent on the site, and that's not what I was brought in to do. The Daily series is the staple of the site, and my falling behind is an all to often nuisance. That said, job changes, helping open a new magazine and family health [...]
Daily Left 2-5-10
Unemployment drops below 10% for the first time in four months, but economists are still nervous. Scott Brown is seated a week early, pissing Patrick Kennedy right off. I'll let him say it for himself; “Seven out of ten of Brown's voters were labor households and he stressed that he was independent. And while he was originally scheduled to [...]
Daily Left 2-4-10
The pull to the right by the right is beginning with John McCain. McCain is being attacked on "soft" stances on immigration and spending. If McCain looses the primary, what does that say for the GOP? That the difference between the GOP and Conservative movement is widening, or the the Conservatives are just as disinterested in "populist rage" and [...]
Daily Left 1-28-10
Ben Bernanke gets a second term, by a vote of 70-30. Immigration reform to return to the national forefront? If it does, California is back in the middle, with a "proud racist" in the line of fire. At least someone is being honest. State of the Union drama erupts, as Justice Alito's little nonverbal retort overruns the internet today. A [...]
Daily Left 1-27-10
While it's not exactly the kind of news we normally cover here, it's the biggest news on the internet. Apple has introduced the iPad. I'm not even totally sure what it does, but I want one. Remember the guys who pulled the pimp scheme on ACORN? They're back, and this time they're looking at jail time. Turns out breaking into an elected [...]
Daily Left 1-22-10
Republicans- hold your horses. I know it's nice to have a seat in New England, and the Democrats are no longer filibuster proof, but the GOP still gets approval from less then a third of Americans, and you're on the verge of broke. No less then 50 of the Gitmo detainees cannot be released, and we still don't know where the rest would go. [...]
Daily Left 1-21-10
The President wants to prevent the banks from getting to big. More on this as specifics emerge. All we know right now is it won't be Glass Stegall, only revoked in '99, and it supposedly won't have an effect on free speech. The result? The DOW drops 300 points in two days, and the punches start flying against everything Obama has (or hasn't) [...]
Daily Left 1-20-10
Happy Anniversary, Mr. President. Let's hope this year goes a little smoother. The Washington Post, specifically Harold Meyerson agrees. Health care reform has 48 hours to live, and top Democrats, including Barney Frank, are saying we should just watch it die. That fast. One seat changes hands and the most aggressive proponents of reform [...]
Daily Left 1-19-10
As I write this, it's just about six p.m., mountain time, and there is still no winner in Massachusetts. I'll be checking throughout the night for a winner, should she emerge. Well, shit. Best of luck to the new senator. More polls say that Obama remains likable, but unpopular. I read one of these most days, and I'm beginning to wonder [...]
