To hear politicians, the reason people don’t vote for them–especially for Democrats–is the people’s personal failings. They’re lazy and apathetic. If only they got off their asses!
What if the politicians got off THEIR asses and earned people’s support instead?
It’s easy to make fun of Christine O’Donnell. But what about those doing the mocking? There’s lots of delusion and stupidity to go around.
Tea Party types are rightfully angry—but their blame is misdirected, at the poor and immigrants.
What if, in some parallel universe not unlike our own, derision and shame were directed at those who actually deserved it?
Obama is on an optimism tour of the Midwestern cities where the jobless rate is lower than average. How long should we wait for him to start thinking about acting?
Jon Stewart’s Million Moderate Match mosies into Washington October 30. Be there, or not, whatever, does it matter?
Like many cartoonists, I rely on idiocy for inspiration. Which is why I read Thomas Friedman. He recently wrote that the world would suffer less stability as the US is forced by budget constraints to turn inward.
