Posted in Media, Politics, Populism, tagged Bob Borosage, Chuck Grassley, David Sirota, Michael Kazin, Pat Buchanan, Politico, Roger Simon, Thomas Frank, Wall Street on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thomas Frank was right this week when he wrote “the commentariat has always thought ‘populism’ to be faintly ridiculous, a thing of mobs and pitchforks and windbag leaders more demagogue than CEO.”
Not unexpected from Frank (or David Sirota, Bob Borosage, Michael Kazin, or even Pat Buchanan…), but the Populist argument did get some unexpected support [...]
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Posted in Elitism, Politics, Populism, tagged AIG, Bill Maher, Blue Dogs, Democratic Underground, DLC, greed, message board on March 27, 2009 | 11 Comments »
I couldn’t help it. As I’ve written here in the past (see: here and here), I can occasionally work myself up a bit reading comments of people who post on lefty blogs and message boards. I almost never post anything myself or comment on something that has been posted. But I was really [...]
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Posted in History, Politics, Populism, tagged AIG, All the Kings Men, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Carl Jung, FDR, French Revolution, Huey Long, Jim Cramer, Jon Stewart, Mercedes, Mitt Romney, Peggy Noonan, pitchfork, Stephen Colbert, Steve Forbes on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
What a weird time. I’ve spent years seeking out any glint of a return to old-fashioned Lefty populism: Look, look, no Democratic candidate went to the DLC’s convention! Wow – did John McCain really just admit he doesn’t know how many houses he owns? Palin spent how much on a new wardrobe? [...]
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Tim Kaine must love his job.
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Posted in Political Parties, Politics, tagged 50 state strategy, Al From, Barack Obama, Bruce Reed, DLC, health care, Howard Dean, New Deal, Politico, PPI, Will Marshall on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Politico is reporting a “major shake-up” at the DLC. Al From is stepping down; Bruce Reed (the long-time President of the DLC) will take over as Chairman. Reed has apparently vowed to shift the focus away from the intra-party squabbles that From engaged in, and onto policy issues. Also, the Progressive Policy Institute [...]
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27 years ago today, John Belushi died.
27 years ago tomorrow, Ayn Rand died.
Well… RIP John Belushi.
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