To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Saturday, April 27, 2024

Observercast

Ethics Trials May Help, Not Hurt, Democrats

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BY FROMA HARROP Democrats will “drain the swamp of Washington” if they win control of the House. So promised California Rep. Nancy Pelosi before the 2006 election that led to her becoming speaker of the House. Now that two Democratic reps have been charged with serious ethical lapses, a chorus of Republican operatives is accusing […]

Fighting Back Against The Banksters

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Oh, them wild and naughty bankers! What in the world will those rapacious rapscallions of Wall Street do next? Just recently, we learned from Kenneth Feinberg, the government’s special investigator of banker pay, that top executives of 17 financial giants shoveled $1.6 billion in excess compensation to themselves in 2008 – at […]

Does He Get It?

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH The conventional wisdom these days is that the best shot for Democrats heading into the November elections in marginal districts is for the president to raise money and lower his profile. Just send checks. Events after 7 p.m. Closed to the press. This is not an election Democrats want to “nationalize.” Better […]

The Real Illegal Immigration Story

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BY FROMA HARROP Arizona commands front and center stage in the national drama over illegal immigration. But the real action lies elsewhere. For those who prefer dealing with the problem in a more humane way, the news out of backstage is encouraging. By challenging Arizona’s tough new immigration law, the Obama Administration stands accused of […]

Chelsea’s Wedding

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH No, I wasn’t invited. I shouldn’t be. I’m a friend of her parents. They aren’t getting married. She is. The rule that invited guests should have a personal relationship with the bride or the groom is only the latest example of how good the Clintons [and the Mezvinskys] have been at the […]