Where’s the Outrage?

Sunday evening news Roundup:

• A new paper from the Economic Policy Institute and the Center for American Progress reinforces what we already know — supply-side economics does not work. It does not create more jobs. It does not increase investment. It does not increase revenue for the government. None of the things that supply-siders told us turned out to be true. Surprised?
• The Washington Post has a long article on Governor Palin’s tenure as Mayor of Wasilla. In sum, this long article tells us that she didn’t do much. She made a lot of enemies. Not a great legacy.
• There’s a growing list of journalists who have jumped off of the Senator John McCain bandwagon. Finally, the journalists are seeing McCain for who he really is — a very vindictive politician who was a hero 30 years ago.
• There have recently been a lot of articles documenting concern and angst among Democrats. Maybe the concern and angst were among reporters and not among Democrats per se. Senator Barack Obama pulled in $66 million in August.
• Marcy Wheeler of the blog Empty Wheel followed up on the anthrax case. It appears that Bruce Ivins’ will speaks even though he can’t. The FBI suggest that one of his chief motives for sending anthrax to Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy was that he was against abortion. Unfortunately, this theory seems to follow through since Ivins donated some of his money to Planned Parenthood.
• For those who interested in donating to the Red Cross you can donate online at www.wncredcross.org or www.redcross.org. The clean-up from hurricane Gustav and hurricane Ike continues.

Tags: Domestic Issues, Election 2008 by ecthompson
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A few thoughts on the early games in the NFL…

The Indianapolis Colts have a lot of work to do on their offensive line, but Peyton Manning is just an incredible quarterback. The Minnesota Vikings had multiple opportunities to win the game in the first half but could not get the ball in the end zone. Adrian Peterson, if he can stay healthy, may become one of the greatest players of all time. He is an amazing run back to watch. The Cincinnati Bengals need a lot of help. They look absolutely abysmal. During the first half, the Detroit Lions look like the worst team in the NFL. In the second half they put together a rally to make the game close. Aaron Rodgers is playing great football for the Green Bay Packers. The worst in the NFL may be the Kansas City Chiefs. They just looked awful against the Oakland Raiders. The Carolina Panthers were beaten in every way in the first half by a rejuvenated and resurgent Chicago Bears defense. The Panthers managed to come up with some sort of game plan and were able to claw out a victory against the Chicago Bears. The New York Giants continue to look good this year. The St. Louis Rams continue to look terribly awful. Their offensive and the defensive lines are pitiful. The Buffalo Bills look like they will be a solid team this year. I’m not sure what to think about the Jacksonville Jaguars. Finally, I’m not sure what to make out the Washington Redskins or the New Orleans Saints.

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This show starts with an update on Hurricane Ike. Then we move on to sex, drugs and the Department of the Interior. And, of course, we ask “What’s going on the economy?” I have Heidi Shierholz from the Economic Policy Institute joins me to discuss some of the economic numbers. The bottom line is that supply side economics doesn’t work. I am then joined by Rick Newman, Chief Business Correspondent from US News and World Report. We discuss this bailout syndrome that our government seems to be suffering from. This is a great show.

 

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