Mel Gibson's latest movie is going to be a spectacular mix of a biopic and more of his trademark redemptive violence.
Intriguing article about Newt Gingrich at New York Times Magazine reveals this tidbit from one of his disciples, minority whip Eric Cantor (R, Va.):
(On a personal note, I think that's an interesting wedge issue. I may not agree with Newt's ideas, but I think that the Republican party needs to stand up and intelligently challenge the Democrats in power. Otherwise, you face the prospect of a one (weak-arse) party system, as if the Democrats weren't inept enough as it were, they would become inept and fascist.)
Well, generally, [Gingrich] is very quick to see the historic election of President Obama and the potential for his support to last, and what that means for Congress, and how we compare the success of Barack Obama to, frankly, the difficulties that Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid are having with the American public right now. You know, Congressional Democrats are nowhere near where this president is right now in terms of public opinion.
And, speaking of the Times and the Republican/Democrat divide, here's an informative article about the sea-change represented in ideals that has come as a result of the new budget. The money passage:
Over the last three decades, the pretax incomes of the wealthiest households have risen far more than they have for other households, while the tax rates for top earners have fallen more than they have for others, according to the Congressional Budget Office.As a result, the average post-tax income of the top 1 percent of households has jumped by roughly $1 million since 1979, adjusted for inflation, to $1.4 million. Pay for most families has risen only slightly faster than inflation.
Before becoming Mr. Obama’s top economic adviser, Lawrence H. Summers liked to tell a hypothetical story to distill the trend. The increase in inequality, Mr. Summers would say, meant that each family in the bottom 80 percent of the income distribution was effectively sending a $10,000 check, every year, to the top 1 percent of earners.
And here's an argument for spading and neutering dumb, dumb parents.
... And that's the rest of the story.
Man, I can't wait for that new Gibson movie. When does it hit the big screen?
ReplyDeleteAs for Eric Cantor's comment, I agree. And I agree that the GOP needs to put forth an intelligent alternative (instead of engaging in meaningless posturing and name calling)... which is what most of them seem to be doing at the moment.
snap. i thought i responded to this already. and did, at least once.
ReplyDeleteread through the rest of the article. kind of fascinating, but all for naught, it seems. it looks like it's not newt, but rush is the man - at least until the GOP can begin pulling in the eccentrics to a more centralized (at least for them) whole. and newt (and definitely not palin or limbaugh) may be the man for that job - or at least provide direction.