I have actually been impressed with the lack of acumen of the GOP field - economics, foreign policy, domestic issues, all seem to be beyond them. They don't, collectively, understand any issue of substance. It's really quite amazing.

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