Anyone Hear from Dick Morris?

I could make a joke about Dick inserting a foot in his mouth, but that's too easy.

Jon Stewart Is Going To Have A Field Day With Fox News' Coverage Tonight

In sum Fox News is literally serving up comedy gold to him. Comedy Gold! He may have to release a special Blu Ray DVD in order to cover it all.

Nate Silver: "How You Like Me Now"

Anyone Here Ever Drink Moonshine and Lived to Tell About It?

Please share your experience.

I Finished Reading The 5 Books of "A Song of Ice and Fire" -- No Spoilers

I read all 5 in two months. I won't give my final opinion of the series until the last two books are released. I will say that the first three books are the strongest of the series. Book 4, "A Feast for Crows" is the weakest, and Book 5, "A Dance with Dragons" is better than Book 4, it's not nearly as strong as the first three.

My biggest gripe with Book 4 is the pov chapters. In the first three, GRRM limited the pov chapters to key characters. In Book 4, he gave random characters pov chapters which demean their value. My fear is that GRRM is losing control of his narrative.

After 5 Days Without Power, I am Back!!

Like many of my fellow NYers, I was without power until about an hour ago.

What's happened?

We Should Have Early In-Person Voting Nationwide

All Americans should have 30 days to cast a vote. The federal government should pay for the cost. If we can afford two wars at the same time and a $780 billion Wall Street bailout, then we can afford early voting.

Look for Republicans To Attack Early Voting After The Election

It will be their new line of "voter fraud" bullshit attack.

Okay, I'm Almost Done with A Song of Ice and Fire. Please Recommend Another Fantasy Series of Books

Thanks in advance.

If You Have The Ability to Create Your Own Currency, How Can You Ever Be Broke?

Let's say that you have the ability to print your currency using your computer printer, and every merchant accepted your printouts as a valid exchange for goods and services. You need to pick up your dry cleaning? You printout a $20 bill and your cleaners hand over your garments without question. Same would be true for your mortgage, groceries, car note, etc. Your creditors even accept your printouts as payment on your debts.

Given this, how can you ever be broke? Answer, you cannot be broke. The U.S. government is not in debt simply because it can create currency to pay off the debt, and our creditors gladly accept our currency as payment on our debts. You see, the world needs our dollars because the world needs oil, and in order to buy oil, you need dollars, which means that the world needs to stockpile dollars, and that means that the U.S. can print all of the money that it wants without incurring massive hikes in interest rates to attract lenders.

So, why the hue and cry about America being broke? Simple. The elites in this country need to create a defcit and scarcity crisis in order to dissuade the public from voting for increased social spending on things like a universal health care program, better education, better benefits for SS recipients better infrastructure, etc. You cannot argue against the logic nor the need for these programs, but you can argue that you cannot pay for them. Additionally, more social spending means that the public is not as dependent on corporate America for their economic survival. For example, if you have universal healthcare, you don't have to take a job just for the health benefits. If you have a generous Social Security program, you don't have to invest in the market.