I haven't published but one short entry since my mom fell and spent 3 weeks in hospital-like places until her death on December 1st. Partly from being drained, partly just empty. She was a fine lady.
I do have to note that the "fiscal cliff" is approaching and Speaker Boehner can't get further concessions from the president nor can he get any cooperation from his tea party contingents. He had to pull a bill last week that he introduced which would have increased taxes on those earning one million or more because those wacky tea partyists wouldn't go for it.
And although Obama ran his campaign on a roll-back of the Bush tax cuts for those earning $250,000 and earned a decisive victory over that Mitt-droid guy, and although democrats gained both Senate and House seats, the Republicans still control the House (even though there were more than a million more democratic votes than republican votes, the retention due to gerrymandering), the tea party still knows whats best for America: continual hostage-holding and possible down-grading of US debt and/or default.
I wonder if the Koch brothers yet realize what they have birthed in the Tea Party. It seems as if voters have (note the losses by Allen West, Joe Walsh, Mourdock and Todd Akins) but the monster is only weakened, not dead yet.
Paul Krugman says it's better to go over the cliff than continually giving up Democratic principles. By this time next week we may know.
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