Neoliberal blech at TPM

Talking Points Memo proprietor touts this weak-tea defense of Obama against true liberals on his handling of Deepwater Horizon by Theda Skocpol. I write back:

Any non-Gang Green enviro group worth its salt 18 months ago was saying how bad, relatively, Kenny Boy Salazar was as Interior nominee.

The recent Rolling Stone article points out just how bad MMS continued to be under Salazar/Obama.

Greenwald had more. (In part because I and others told him to look at Salazar and more.)

And, don’t forget Obama’s hands deep in Exelon’s pockets; hence, all his nuke plant guarantees.

Finally, did Skocpol actually listen to Obama’s excuse of a speech, mixed of platitudes and the lack of tough specifics?

Or Robert Reich’s latest post (at TPM)?

Finally, her “do not support” leading to “rabid Right” comment is like the spouse of an alcoholic and “enabling.”

The only way Progressivism got on the plate of either major party a century ago was vigorous third-party movements in the late 19th century.

MoJo Dowd: Dumber than usual?

Either that, or she's as bought-off as the other inside-the-Beltway/inside-the-Corridor journalists she defends for going to Joe Biden's journos' meet-and-greet.

Interesting that she talks about "cold French fries" as not being able to buy off DC mouthpieces, but not a word about how "hot insider access" actually can, and does, do the same.

'I love my kids so much I didn't have them'

You may now be saying "HUUUHHHH"? Please read this Peter Singer column, which explains a previous column where, in Peter Singer style, he discusses whether or not this should be "The Last Generation."

The comment is from a woman responding to the original column, and I fully understand.

US lawmakers turn on Turkey

The one and only good thing coming out of this would be an Armenian genocide resolution passing Congress. Otherwise? More pandering to Zionism.

I love the one Congressman commenting on Turkey's occupation of Cyprus.

First, it doesn't control all the island.

Second, Cyprus itself wasn't innocent, and neither was Greece in the background.

Third, this is part of larger geopolitical moves by Turkey, which has a right to an independent foreign policy.

Reading between BP's escrow lines

That $20 billion escrow account? It won't be topped off until the end of 2013.

BP could be bankrupt by then. Or bought by ExxonMobil or Shell. All of which would render the account's topping off as kind of nugatory.

Dick Armey, hypocrite

Well, this really isn't new. Fortunately, Olbermann has a rapid-response fireback. Too bad he didn't take a few more shots.