I.
Bloomberg News's Albert Hunt -- a columnist generally on the conservative side -- sums up
Obama's "Trilogy of Scandals" well here. But is it right to say Attorney-General Eric Holder must go?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-19/how-obama-can-rescue-his-presidency-from-faux-scandals.html
Attorney-General Eric Holder
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II.
Just for fun, Looksie at what Bill Veeck's son [a junior P.T. Barnum himself] is up to:
And here's the week's best, on economics/politics.
There are still Male Chauvinists around, who insist that Females are incapable of great humor. But . . .
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1. Moderate conservative David Brooks:
2. BEST ARTICLE OF THE WEEK, describing the evolution -- especially 1954-2013 -- of our crazy campaign finance laws -- too much for overwhelmed IRS functionaries:
NOTICE: A well-intentioned "reform" of 2001 winds up backfiring. Especially because of 2010 Citizens United ruling.
3. BOTH Dem & GOP Senates, of the past & present, have scandalously blocked Cabinet appointments.
It has turned the Constitution's "advise & consent" role for the Senate into complete dysfunction -- as Robert Gates was warning last Sunday:
4. Interesting "political memo" pointing out that GOP anti-Obama obstructionism may accidentally hurt themselves for 2017 and beyond [if they do win Congress & Presidency in 2016] by refusing, NOW, to accept an Obama Grand Bargain with tax increases, under HIS watch, so that HE takes the inevitable blame for Austerity:
5. For "climate deniers," Insurance Companies should make them rethink their denials:
6. Here's the best summary of whether Japan's inflation policy, or Europe's austerity policy, is the best way for the USA to end the lingering Recession right now:
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