Daily Archives: June 16, 2010

Think Progress: You Know, That Constitution Thing Really Sucks (When We’re In Power)

June 16, 2010 – 1:09 pm

Someone make sure to ask Matthew Yglesias if he is cool with this idea next January, when Republicans have regained Congress There’s nothing wrong, per se, with coherent parties and polarized politics. Lots of democracies get on fine with them. But they don’t work well with the particular institutions we happen to have. In particular, […]

By William Teach Posted in Constitution, Liberal World 1 Comment

In Mexico, Hundreds Killed In Drug Violence. Guess Who Gets Blamed?

June 16, 2010 – 9:53 am

For a change, the blamee is not Bush. Mexican President Calderone goes further An explosion of drug violence in Mexico has killed hundreds of people in the past five days and prompted the country’s president to issue a 5,000-word manifesto warning that the fight against organized crime must continue “or we will always live in […]

By William Teach Posted in Illegal Immigration, Unhinged Tools 2 Comments

The Professor Tells Americans To Just Get Over Their Oil Addiction

June 16, 2010 – 9:25 am

And, Obama swings and misses during his first televised speech from the Oval office. Fifty five plus days out, and Obama still has no plan. He offered absolutely nothing new other than a few seemingly offhand remarks about “Doing Something.” He talked about lawsuits and holding BP accountable. Threw lots of blame around while claiming […]

By William Teach Posted in Barry Obama, Energy 1 Comment
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