- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, c.1935
- President Barack Obama is the 15th best President of the United States of America. FDR is the best, again. Duh.
- In The Political Brain, neuroscientist and progressive framing guru Drew Westen says that it is not enough to give Americans a good idea of how you stand for what they believe in, but that a successful political party must also explain why the opposing party is out-of-touch with average Americans. Democrats seem increasingly willing to take this advice and connect Republicans with the failed Bush Era.
- 55% of Americans have faced work-related problems (unemployment, hours reduction, etc.) during this recession, including 32% who have been unemployed at some point.
- The NRA is opposing the nomination of U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court; Republican Senators are expected to squirm in fear and also oppose the nomination as a result. In other news, the sun rose this morning, and is expected to set this evening.
- Americans are subsidizing Big Oil companies to the tune of an average of $4 billion dollars a year.
- The oil is still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico and devastating the Gulf Coast. It is still the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, and it is still getting worse. The Gulf Coast needs massive government intervention, and complete and total corporate responsibility from BP and all other responsible parties. Individuals can help by calling or writing their elected representatives, and by giving to organizations like the Baton Rogue Area Foundation.
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