This week’s issue of New York Magazine has a cover story on the anger going on amongst the privileged few on Wall Street. They’re feeling picked on by the majority in America. With the economy in the tank right now Main Street is outraged by the greed on Wall Street

Via Media Matters , it looks like the GOP’s leader wants to steal the spotlight back from Glenn Beck … . Apparently, Rush Limbaugh is cool with domestic violence as long as “it works.” As Eric Cantor says … him of the definition of psychological abuse against women. Of course, in Rush’s screwed up world, that means torture

I’ve been puzzled by the response of the right-wing noise machine to the routine DHS bulletin alerting law enforcement to potential threats from … . The third party might be called WHARP (We Hate Anyone Rational and Perspicacious). Rush Limbaugh

As the debate heats up about the Bush Administration’s decision to use torture against the provisions of every international law, and even more importantly the laws of our democracy, it seems to me that the issue of equal justice under the law is being ignored.  Torture is either legal or illegal, and my view is that it is always illegal

President Obama talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the House Democrats Conference in Williamsburg, Va., on Feb. 5 … — though the media’s fascination with Rush Limbaugh’s take on the bill is mind-boggling

This morning on “Face The Nation,” Bob Schieffer demonstrated the core competency of most Sunday talk show hosts– thorough familiarity with the very latest right-wing lies. He was interviewing Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee [ transcript (PDF)]

The MSM droolfest has reached a fever pitch in this new article . If you’re feeling kind of queasy today, you might want to skip reading it. And Michelle recommends it … but only if you feel like losing around 50 IQ points. Here’s a few highlights: Barack Hussein Obama is the nation’s first hip president

Adam Serwer writes about Jay Bybee’s attempt to get off the hook:So Bybee knew he was breaking the law in allowing the use of torture, … another abjectly apologizes to Rush Limbaugh, and so on; the answer is that they’re hollow men

The topic below was originally published on my blog, the Intrepid Liberal Journal. Also, I hope readers here will consider voting for my blog for the 2009 Chapeau Blog Awards . My appreciation as always for being allowed to X-Post here. I love the new format!

A charismatic president assumes power in a time of unprecedented turmoil after his hapless predecessor becomes a hated symbol of inertia. Financial institutions previously trusted for their forbearance are exposed as reckless stewards while the global economy implodes and regular folks who did nothing wrong are ruined