Obama's little gun control problem (h/t Kim, who refers to him as Urkel. That is cruel.) Related: Soros was behind the disinviting of Palin to speak in NYC.
From Havana Note, Cuba is in a big mess after the hurricanes. Let's end the embargo. I agree.
They used to call this "higher education." Jules
Who would Jesus tax? Joe Biden, the extreme Christianist with theocratic impulses. How come we see no toons of Biden with his guns and Bible?
Not dead yet. The Palin effect. Conservatism is still breathing.
What gives with all of this early voting?
Europe backing off on climate regulations
Are we all Communists now? Jim Cramer on the future of Wall St. after the Great Nationalization
Big Labor's billion dollar bet on Obama
More Insty on paying taxes. I agree that every American should pay something. The middle class gets off Scot free. He quotes a reader:
If my federal taxes are any indication then the middle class is almost certainly not paying its "Fair Share" of federal taxes. My tax position is utterly ordinary. Married with three kids, gross annual income of approx $68K. I take only the standard deductions (no Schedule A) and received the Child Tax Credit for all three children. My total tax bite for each of the last three years was approximately $900/year, or barely over 1%.
So Obama and McCain can talk all they want about cutting taxes for the middle class but, in reality, there's just not much left to cut. The really big hits to my pocketbook come from FICA and, now, orthodontia.
