“Nobody argues that freedom of religion the Muslims have to build that mosque somewhere however there are a 100 mosques already in New York to chose and be so adamant about this exact location just a block or two away from 9/11 is just that knife it feels like.”
Passing the state-aid bill should be the easiest of no-brainers, but the fact that even this is problematic makes ambitious policymaking impossible. Ideally, right now, Democrats should be preparing a massive jobs bill, without any concern at all for the deficit. When asked if they consider job growth more important than the deficit, Dems should be bold about it: “You’re damn right we do.”
I was on MSNBC earlier this week to discuss Obama’s tactics in dealing with the GOP. I think the GOP is a roadblock to progress…so why work with them at all? My old friend Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks was sitting in for Chris Jansing. Check out the clip.
“In my eyes, this is just another version of the right wing mad lib: Gays/blacks/muslims/liberals are coming to kill/recruit/steal/convert/destroy your kids/women/church/property.”
A few months back, CBS Sunday Morning, one of my favorite shows on TV ran a great profile on Ken Feinberg, the man who has been tapped to administer the $20 billion BP compensation fund. He’s a very interesting guy who has really carved out a cool niche for himself in various national tragedies – from 9/11 to the Virginia Tech massacre to the BP oil spill. Check out the video below.
CBS News’ Richard Schlesinger speaks with U.S. attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who serves as the Special Master for Executive Compensation, commonly referred to as the “pay czar.”
“Yeah, we waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed,” Bush told a Grand Rapids audience Wednesday, of the self-professed 9/11 mastermind. “I’d do it again to save lives.”