Little Sammy Was a Punk Rocker...

"Just because you're better than me
Doesn't mean I'm lazy
Just because you're going forwards
Doesn't mean I'm going backwards"

Billy Bragg sang tonight at City Winery.  And I listened.  He spoke, with conviction and intellect.  He moved me.  Inspired me.  Tapped me on the shoulder, before slapping me in the face, to remind me what it means to have a guitar and a voice.  Everything.

Did Bachmann Win? And Other Thoughts on the GOP Debate...

I am a bit late with this.  But I watched the debate, and Matt Taibbi nails it for me with his piece.  The notable exception is that I think Romney won in a general sense. However Bachmann proved to be, well, something...(Unfairly dismissive on my part perhaps, because while I vehemently disagree with her, I do understand her appeal).

Race to the Bottom...

"In a bold gambit to put an end to the weeks-long budget standoff in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) split his controversial budget-repair bill in two on Wednesday, allowing the Senate to pass the most hotly contested provisions while their 14 Democratic colleagues remained out of state."
(Huffington Post)

The most famous part of this corruption of justice is how transparent it is. In fact, I give Scott Walker credit for not hiding behind the smoke screen of state defecit any longer.  Clearly owning up to his broader agenda to break the back of the unions.

Shameful.  And yet shameless.