Frank Rich in current New York Review of Books, in a review of a book by Alter on Obama's situation so far...Seems pretty fair, lots of caveats...Worth the read... Obama may have entered the White House with the intention of assembling a Lincolnesque… more »

Bob Herbert in NY Times on the awful cost of these prolonged fiascos called wars in the mideast. Suicide, failure, no end in sight, and the fools keep pushing ahead. As if there is not enough that has gone tragically wrong in this era of endless warf… more »

For the past few months, we have heard powerful, passionate arguments about the need to cut America's massive budget deficit. Republican senators have claimed that we are in danger of permanently crippling the economy. Conservative economists and pundits… more »

Arizona Immigration Law Overturned (somewhat)  Judge Bolton’s ruling reminded us all of the unacceptable price of the Arizona way: an incoherent immigration system, squandered law enforcement resources, diminished public safety, the awful sight of a… more »

Krugman on how the Republicans can run on Bush's miserable record and get away with it...From a rational perspective it is inane, but here we are. Read it and weep...     But they have a problem: how can they embrace President Bush’s policies, gi… more »

Paul Krugman gets to the point about the slow downward trend in Obama's actual situation regarding the upcoming midterms. People are hurting and in need of jobs or a way to think positively about economic prospects. And the Republican opposition to every… more »

There´s something about puffers like Mitch McConnell gasbagging about government takeovers when in fact this reform is nothing but driven by the same conditions that almost destroyed an economy and a country. These Republican blowhards should be given a… more »

Bob Herbert in today's NY Times and the growing distance between those who are hurting and the usual suspects who are doing just fine, thank you...Not a pretty picture... The fattest of the fat cats live in a perpetual heads-I-win, tails-you-lose env… more »