Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels 206 State House Indianapolis, IN 46204 Fax:(317)232-3443 Tel:(317)232-4567 11/00 email: MDANIELS@state.n.us web: http://www.ai.org/gov/index.html Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear 700 State Capitol Frankfort, KY 40601 Fax:(502)564-2517 Tel:(502)564-2611 Check email: governor@mail.state.ky.us web: http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/gov/govmenu6.htm Michigan Governor Rick Snyder P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, Michigan 48909 PHONE: (517) 373-3400 PHONE: (517) 335-7858 – Constituent Services FAX:(517) 335-6863 E-MAIL: Rick.Snyder@michigan.gov http://www.michigan.gov/snyder Missouri Governor Jay Nixon 216 State Capitol P.O. Box 720 Jefferson City,
February 2011
So, you didn’t really mean what you said, did you, Judge Vinson?
Did you? (h/t a fine scotch)
The New Civility, 38
Say cheese! And march, my oppressed brothers and sisters. For FREEDOM!
Cassandra-ism, 2
Kurtz: In Radical-in-Chief, I describe the “inside/outside” or “good cop/bad cop” strategy favored by Obama and his organizing mentors. The idea is that a seemingly moderate “good cop” politician works on the inside of government, while coordinating his moves with nasty Alinskyite “bad cops” on the outside. Reports that Obama’s own organizers helped put together the Madison protests fit the model. That coordination is necessary to achieve Obama’s real goal:
The New Civility, 37
Where are the howls of outrage from the mainstream press, I wonder?
Progress
Unemployment at 10.1%, underemployment at 19.6. 1 in 5. Meanwhile, inflation is starting to kick in, so we can soon expect interest rates to rise. Along with food, clothing, and energy prices. I predict soup lines. Followed by pitchforks. And maybe funny hats.
Cassandra-ism
Kurtz, pp 382-386: The most important clue of all to what the Obama administration may be up to comes from a fascinating analysis by Huffington Post political editor Thomas B. Edsall. Published in April 2010 by The Atlantic, Edsall’s article, “The Obama Coalition,” argues that the electorate is shifting toward a form of class-based political conflict unseen in America for decades.54 As a rule, says Edsall, economic growth reduces competition
