That is the Republican Way - blame the Democrats for a misdemeanor, make out like it is a serious crime, commit a felony while everyone is looking the other way, then make off with the loot. Works every time. My brother still swallows this stuff being pedaled by Rush Limbaugh and others. Even though it has been debunked eight ways to Sunday.

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