Defenders of President Biden argue that he has no culpability for Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank because Netanyahu, not he, makes policy. But he provides the weapons and the intel and the running interference in the UN.
It’s a Very Confusing Life
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In the classic film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” actor Jimmy Stewart plays a banker who explains why he doesn’t have the money to fulfill the demand during a bank run. Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed in a different era, one of confusion.
Full Faith and Credit
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When Republicans captured the House of Representatives this past fall, Americans were treated to the happy surprise of their rhetoric, in which they claimed they did not intend to leverage the debt ceiling and risk economic damage as they had done in the past. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case. GOP hardliners are holding the creditworthiness of the country hostage even when they vote for the same increased deficits they pretend to care about.
You Can’t Have a Drink at Age 17 But a Bank Will Lend You $57,000
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Perhaps because they don’t think about it very hard, a lot of people blame those who default on student loans for reneging on an obligation that they under took freely. But let’s not forget, high school seniors at the age of 17 are required to sign loan agreements for up to $57,000. We don’t trust them to rent cars. We don’t issue them credit cards. How can we hold them responsible for decisions that they are not mentally able to handle?
So You Want To Run for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States?
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If you’re running for the Democratic presidential nomination, you have to sound like a progressive to get primary voters on your side and govern and vote like a right-winger so the centrist establishment will tolerate you.
The Limousine Liberal
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If you really care about the poor, some conservatives ask, why don’t liberals give them all their money?
