The Reaction in review (Feb. 20, 2009)
A week's Reactions that deserve a second look:
This week several authors wrote multiple good posts on the same subject. They are included in parentheses.
Creature Featured: "Short Takes on the Opposition" -- Rick's Stock Exchange rant; Poll Percentages: 45%, 31%; Nationalize the Banks; Republicans: (here) (here), (here), (here); Our own fears: (here), (here).
Friday
By J. Thomas Duffy: "First rule of the Neocon Club ... You do not talk about Neocon Club!" -- Duffy focuses his steely-eyed gaze on the neocons' "Prince of Darkness," Richard Perle's assertion that neocons do not exist; includes Bonus Neocon Riffs.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Illinois governor wants Burris to resign" -- Michael explains what might happen in Illinois that would remove Senator Ronal Burris from office; (see also here, and here).
By LindaBeth: "Will economic conservatives learn any lessons from this crisis?" -- This very fine piece concludes with a central sociological point, ". . . I wish that this economic crisis would be the jolt that conservative America needs to rethink poverty in America, to recognize it as structural, and to stop always,"blaming the victim." (see also...)
Thursday
By Carol Gee: "Troop talk" -- An overview of the current situations with U.S. military, including the deployment ot Afghanistan, as well as recruitment.
By Mustang Bobby: "It's alive" -- Bobby writes very thoughtfully about the new North Dakota bill that is another conservative attempt to outlaw abortion.
By Carl: "Opt out privacy" -- With good insight, Carl explores a couple's law suit against Google's Street View mapping service for invasion of privacy.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Quote of the Day: Eric Holder on race" -- This very sensitively written piece is a must read on the subject.
Wednesday
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Venezuela voting: The entrenchment of Hugo Chavez's tyranny" -- Michael's teriffic post reveals what is behind (and perhaps ahead), for the people of Venezuela following their vote to lift constitutional term limits on officials.
By Capt. Fogg: "It's not fraud when we do it" -- Fogg's fine piece on Republican Alaska, Governor Palin and her tax problems that are never investigated.
By Carl: "On the margins" -- Carl's great post explains the internal workings of the California legislature's recent budget meltdown, (related).
Tuesday
By Libby Spencer: "Must reads on the drug wars" -- Libby writes a very important piece on the current changing situation regarding the so-called war on drugs under a new administration.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Report: Cheney lobbied Bush for Libby pardon" -- This post looks at the amazing revelation of a fight between Veep Cheney and his boss, demanding that Scooter Libby be pardoned before Bush left the White House.
Monday
By Mustang Bobby: "How fair is that?" -- Bobby raises some very interesting and provocative questions about the possibility of reviving the Fairness Doctrine.
This week several authors wrote multiple good posts on the same subject. They are included in parentheses.
Creature Featured: "Short Takes on the Opposition" -- Rick's Stock Exchange rant; Poll Percentages: 45%, 31%; Nationalize the Banks; Republicans: (here) (here), (here), (here); Our own fears: (here), (here).
Friday
By J. Thomas Duffy: "First rule of the Neocon Club ... You do not talk about Neocon Club!" -- Duffy focuses his steely-eyed gaze on the neocons' "Prince of Darkness," Richard Perle's assertion that neocons do not exist; includes Bonus Neocon Riffs.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Illinois governor wants Burris to resign" -- Michael explains what might happen in Illinois that would remove Senator Ronal Burris from office; (see also here, and here).
By LindaBeth: "Will economic conservatives learn any lessons from this crisis?" -- This very fine piece concludes with a central sociological point, ". . . I wish that this economic crisis would be the jolt that conservative America needs to rethink poverty in America, to recognize it as structural, and to stop always,"blaming the victim." (see also...)
Thursday
By Carol Gee: "Troop talk" -- An overview of the current situations with U.S. military, including the deployment ot Afghanistan, as well as recruitment.
By Mustang Bobby: "It's alive" -- Bobby writes very thoughtfully about the new North Dakota bill that is another conservative attempt to outlaw abortion.
By Carl: "Opt out privacy" -- With good insight, Carl explores a couple's law suit against Google's Street View mapping service for invasion of privacy.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Quote of the Day: Eric Holder on race" -- This very sensitively written piece is a must read on the subject.
Wednesday
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Venezuela voting: The entrenchment of Hugo Chavez's tyranny" -- Michael's teriffic post reveals what is behind (and perhaps ahead), for the people of Venezuela following their vote to lift constitutional term limits on officials.
By Capt. Fogg: "It's not fraud when we do it" -- Fogg's fine piece on Republican Alaska, Governor Palin and her tax problems that are never investigated.
By Carl: "On the margins" -- Carl's great post explains the internal workings of the California legislature's recent budget meltdown, (related).
Tuesday
By Libby Spencer: "Must reads on the drug wars" -- Libby writes a very important piece on the current changing situation regarding the so-called war on drugs under a new administration.
By Michael J.W. Stickings: "Report: Cheney lobbied Bush for Libby pardon" -- This post looks at the amazing revelation of a fight between Veep Cheney and his boss, demanding that Scooter Libby be pardoned before Bush left the White House.
Monday
By Mustang Bobby: "How fair is that?" -- Bobby raises some very interesting and provocative questions about the possibility of reviving the Fairness Doctrine.
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