I went through a very frustrated day yesterday at the very fecklessness of our "leadership," what with another Bush veto of worthy legislation (As Expected, Bush Vetoes SCHIP Bill Again), once again demonstrating his callous disregard of humanity in service to a warped sense of entitling the rich, and then the inability of the parties to pass funding legislation over yet another partisan pair of torpedo efforts. Broad Energy Bill Stalls in Senate ; Senate Blocks Proposal to Cap Yearly Farm-Subsidy Payments. Serve the contributors, not the constituents....

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich