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Shocking! 400 Members of Congress Not Suspected of Wrongdoing

By on October 30, 2009

An online “security breach” yesterday disclosed a confidential House Ethics Committee document which revealed that dozens of members of Congress are under investigation for ethical lapses – i.e., being crooks, weasels, etc. That means that more than 400 members are not being actively investigated by their peers for wrongdoing or all-round conniving. This is the […]

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The Ellsberg “Most Dangerous Man” Film in DC on Thursday (10/29)

By on October 27, 2009

The new film, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA: DANIEL ELLSBERG AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS, will be shown in Washington at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center this Thursday (10/29) at 7 pm. Details here. Ellsberg will take part in panel discussion after the film is shown. The film, which is getting great reviews, tells how […]

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Dilbert’s Blasphemy Against AmeriCorps

By on October 25, 2009

If people lose faith in bogus good deeds, then how will AmeriCorps be able to redeem America? That “RRRRR” above the lawn mower reminded me of summer jobs as a 14-year-old. Gasoline lawn mowers never worked unless you cussed the hell out of them. And even then, they weren’t very reliable.

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The Feds and the Great Wall Street Heist

By on October 19, 2009

Here’s a great cartoon from the new issue of the New Yorker: Fortune columnist Allan Sloan explains how the feds are creating vast windfalls for Wall Street firms with its artificial suppression of interest rates – the same policy that is brutally punishing anyone who put their savings in Certificates of Deposit or other interest-rate […]

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Dilbert Nails Washington Ethics

By on October 14, 2009

I suppose for this cartoon to perfectly capture contemporary Washington ethics, the senator would insist on a conjugal visit with the lobbyist’s wife. Or maybe that is only how Nevada senators operate. Scott Adams has again laid out political reality far more cleanly than the vast majority of the nation’s editorial pages. It is only […]

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