Ken Adelman: Bard Blog on Money & Lobbyists
While Shakespeare wrote about “the milk of human kindness,” California’s Jesse (”Big Daddy”) Unruh quipped, “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Zounds, is…
Simon Johnson: Goldman Sachs: Too Big To Obey The Law
On a short-term tactical basis, Goldman Sachs clearly has little to fear. It has relatively deep pockets and will fight the securities “Fab” allegations tooth…
Harmon Leon: Tea Partiers Take San Francisco
What let me down was that these shenanigans took place in our own backyard. There was barely a counter-protester to be found when we needed representation to point out the absurdities of this scenario.
Restore The Constitution Rally: Open-Carry Gun Advocates To Protest Obama, Health Care, Gun Rights
Daniel Almond, a three-tour veteran of Iraq, is ready to “muster outside D.C.” on Monday with several dozen other self-proclaimed patriots, all of them armed….
Trust In Government? Poll Find Nearly 80% Of Americans Don’t
WASHINGTON — America’s “Great Compromiser” Henry Clay called government “the great trust,” but most Americans today have little faith in Washington’s ability to deal with…