published by mrbiggs on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 02:12
I'm trying to find the source of this quote, which I believe was said about Joseph McCarthy by one of his fellow Republicans during the communist witch hunts. Because loathe as I am to talk about right-wing lightning rods, I think this quote sums up Michelle Bachmann pretty well. And we can look at the politics of Joseph McCarthy to understand why she's so popular.
published by mrbiggs on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 18:27
So a friend of mine posted this West Wing episode which allayed my concerns about a default. But one must be careful about dismissing all this as theatrics. Because all theatrics are meant for an audience, and we must understand what the greater American audience is going through to focus on such a show.
published by mrbiggs on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 15:10
From a software package I needed to install at work. The backbone of the software industry is open-source development. Which is ... guess what.
published by mrbiggs on Sun, 07/31/2011 - 00:44
It's good to read publications like The Economist or Wall Street Journal. Yeah they have their own slant and agenda, but that's the point. As the main business publications they do reveal what to expect in American politics a couple years down the road.
Take, for example, Social Security and Medicare.
