The Debt Ceiling Fight - Tea Partiers' Job Descriptions Include Mayhem!

"They all step back and say —
'The president needs to get this done.’
At a certain point they need to do their job.'"

President Barack Obama, press conference, 06-29-2011

For many years people have demanded,"Congress should just do its job!"  Often they mean "Why don't you partisan hacks just sit your butts down and compromise?"  That's a legislator's job, isn't it?  It's time to recall that a significant portion of the present 112th Congress was elected to do just the opposite, particularly the Tea Party freshmen. So why now do so many voters, beltway pundits - and members of congress themselves - believe the primary "job" of Congress is to compromise, canoodle, and concur?  Well, frankly, that's a false belief.  Even without the present debt ceiling controversy, in most truly important matters the real "job" of Congress is generally to not compromise; rather, it's to embrace partisanship like a five year-old squeezes her favorite stuffed bear.  Remember too, another strong belief among us is "Elections have consequences!", and it's here that Tea Party high-handedness is best understood. In fact, . . . Please click "Read More" . . .

Deficit and Debt Limit Talks -- Republican Tax Cut Mantra

In the ongoing deficit talks, the White House has opened the door to the GOP to discuss the Democrats' sacred programs, Social Security and Medicare.  Or is it a ploy?  We really don't know.  What we do know, and in no uncertain terms, is that the GOP is not interested in discussing tax rate increases on those who can best afford it.  It's not politics, it's a religious conviction, you see .  .  .  Please read on for a bit more and a video of the House Majority Leader in full mantra . . .

White House Debt Summit Tomorrow -- Will Obama Cave Or Pave?

Tomorrow morning President Obama hosts some friends and enemies at his big white house. They'll powwow about bills for this and bills for that. Who'll pay them?  Will we pay them at all?  Can we even afford a weekend summer vacation in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River?   The big question, though, suggested by an unsettling report by WaPo tonight, is whether President Obama is ready to sell the ranch, lock, stock, and barrel . . . Please slap "Read More" for just a bit more on this . . .

Here's An Idea! Put The GOP Presidential Candidates On A Samoan Island!

Please. . .  This whole GOP primary thing is sidesplitting and light years beyond ludicrous, but not as comical as it could be.  Since all news, good and bad, is first of all entertainment, you Republicans ought to go for more.  America loves fun!!!   So, simply make a small rule change in the GOP presidential nomination process and run the primaries like Survivor.   Simply transport all the presently noteworthy nominees to a Samoan island and let them have at it!  Imagine the ratings!  Independent voters like reality shows, and that's the group you guys need the most in 2012.  So, don't just sit there, get moving!  Imagine Gingo Gingrich in the Survivor Menu challenge or on an 11-mile hike.  My money's on Mitt Romney being voted off first (or simply garroted by Bachmann).   Priceless. . .     Please read on by poking "Read More" . . .

Happy 4th 2011!! WaPo's EJ Dionne Challenges Tea Party Beliefs About The Declaration Of Independence.

Happy 4th!!                         "Please click "Read More . . ."

Death In The Morning - Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

"Death hung like an obsessive shadow over the life and work of Ernest Hemingway . . . He was once quoted as saying, 'There is only one theme for a writer.  That is death and its temporary avoidance, life.'"  Oakland Tribune, July 3, 1961. "  Fifty years ago, in the early morning at his Ketchum, Idaho ranch, Ernest Hemingway died by his own hand,   unable to anymore marshal the strength - mental or physical - to fight death to a draw . . . Please click "Read More" . . .

We Reveal Mr. R. Rich, Jr. As Mysterious $400 ATM Billionaire.

The report yesterday from East Hampton about the discovery of a $400 ATM receipt would normally be reported only on the earth's slowest news day ever.  But when one considers the balance remaining was  $99, 664, 731.94, well, that is front page worthy on any day.  In a recession, it really ought to be embarrassing to the owner.  So far, no one has come forth to claim the account.  We here at TWSA! - hungry for publicity and unconcerned how we attain it - have come into possession of a copy of the Capital One ATM surveillance video, and have been able to identify the ATM tycoon . . . Please read more to see the raw and enhanced images that establish the rich man's I.D. . .