It was fun bashing an inept Bush, stumbling from mishap to error to war, but he morphed from vacuity to villainy. He started as a cheerleader urging the fearful and the righteous to seize government, ended running a soup kitchen. He serves supporters friendly judges and regulators. Contributors receive bid-free contracts, cheap labor and tax [...]

The pundits all say we must elect people to bring us together. That’s bull. Right wing nuts created this mess. Left wing nuts won’t fix it. We need leadership from the middle. Kick the nuts out of government. Publicly finance the election of politicians business won’t buy and interest groups won’t support. Rejects are the [...]

It’s hard to be a Democrat. Most of our primary candidates won’t rush to leave Iraq, or give up contributions from hedge fund plutocrats. The liberal party has become kids grabbing snacks from the candy store, just like Republicans ― but with appropriate new deal decor. The party of the middle class kicked its voters [...]

Long before true dawn, Sandy uncurls from behind my knees and stretches like a Muslim at prayer. Then, purring loudly, she marches up my side, each paw pressing a ton per square foot, and sits on my ribs. “Time to go out,” she meows, until I get up. She trots to the kitchen, looking back [...]