Addendum ...

ONE last shot here with Bob Herbert. A quotation:

The question for Democrats is whether there is anything that will wake them up to their obligation to extend a powerful hand to ordinary Americans and help them take the government, including the Supreme Court, back from the big banks, the giant corporations and the myriad other predatory interests that put the value of a dollar high above the value of human beings.

And read the comments, too.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

"inner galaxies.0.01" (encaustic, 14" x 14") 2009

NOW that we will have, legally and openly, the very best government that money will buy, both elections and political commentary become largely irrelevant except for the professional political class. So — enjoy the occasional piece of art, or some off-the-wall piece such as this clever public service announcement — in Russian.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

IT seems that we are NOT born selfish. A quotation:

Taken together, our strands of evidence suggest the following. Compassion is deeply rooted in human nature; it has a biological basis in the brain and body. Humans can communicate compassion through facial gesture and touch, and these displays of compassion can serve vital social functions, strongly suggesting an evolutionary basis of compassion. And when experienced, compassion overwhelms selfish concerns and motivates altruistic behavior.

AND now the right wing can have it's very own MALE sexy pin-up.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

WELL, whaddaya know. Frank Rich finally discovered what some of us figured out long ago: It's really all about money.