The Urban Curmudgeon
growls from Manhattan
Seems like everybody with a mouth is having something to say about raising the limit on the debt. Most of it is amazingly uninformed but that in itself is not unusual. Watched Mitch McConnell do a number on how he will demand
Okay, we’ve spoken about what kind of country we have and what kind of country some people want. The reality is recognizing what we have and trying to make what we have the best there is. The United States of America will
In the first part of this three part blog I asked a question: What kind of country do you want to live in, big government or small government? The answer, of course, is that it’s not a matter of choice, but really
In the last year or so I have spent a lot of time writing about what is going on in this country; who’s doing what to whom and why. It occurs to me that the answers to all questions about the direction
Newts just don’t change their spots: Happened to pick up Newt Gingrich’s newsletter today and can’t help but get a chuckle at the old nut case’s grasp on dumb. He immediately praises the killing of Osama Bin Laden by saying: “I commend
Newt Gingrich: Has anyone ever been so perfectly named? Newt: a small froglike salamander, that lives under rocks or wet leaves and emits a toxin that is sickening to humans. Well, old Newt was at it again last week coming out with
Just a quickie. I had never intended to write anything about the despicable, egomaniacal, self-promoting Donald Trump but my beautiful wife has been so upset by his pathetic grab for publicity that I decided to be a good husband and write this
The financial crash that almost destroyed our economy and is still causing havoc in this country has often been blamed on dumb home-buyers and the greedy bankers who took advantage of them, but there is surely a lot more to it than
Republicans and Tea Baggers have figured out a new way to encourage their beliefs in the sanctity of marriage. Their latest assault on programs that are trying to combat the effects of unemployment has had a secondary effect. Married couples throughout the
For years we have had to listen to the whining of the conservatives and their media toadies about the tax money that goes to support NPR and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It seems that they are all bent out of shape