E.J Dionne hits the target in the following piece after the Obama speech to congress this week. After living through one of the most reckless eras of government spending and unregulated markets that was never of a piece with fiscal responsibility, the Ob… more »

For nearly four years you have had an Administration which instead of twirling its thumbs has rolled up its sleeves. We will keep our sleeves rolled up. We had to struggle with the old enemies of peace—business and financial monopoly, speculation, rec… more »

This posting from poet Halvard Johnson. Keith Wilson was an important New Mexico poet and all of us coming into the poetry scene in the 60s honored Keith as one of the strong voices from the previous generation. He was always supportive of all our work,… more »

Like many of you I have been sorting out my reactions to Obama’s victory. While hope is strong, almost overwhelming, there is in that hope a degree of desperation. As we have too often re-learned over the past half-century, hope is a fragile emotion, sub… more »

At the Super Bowl party, the Republicans were huddled and griping, but not talking so loud as the previous year. I did hear one guy railing about Roosevelt and The New Deal, which is obviously what Obama has in mind with some of his programs. Meyerson be… more »

Noted is the fact that Republican House members voted unanimously against the new stimulus package. Frank Rich in Sunday Times (2-1-09) suggests that R. Limbaugh is the de facto leader of the Republican Party that argued that opposition to Bush and Compa… more »