Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic

Steele: Reshaping GOP Base?

31 January 2009 |permalink | email article

The Republican National Committee chose Michael Steele, an African-American, as party chairman on Friday. It marks the first time leaders of both major parties are led by African-Americans.

The question is whether Steele was chosen as a token or… read full story

Greed Is Not Good!

30 January 2009 |permalink | email article

Wall Street, the 1987 film in which Michael Douglas played the unscrupulous corporate raider Gordon Gekko who said “greed is good,” became an archetypal portrayal of 1980s excesses.

In the real world the band played on through the… read full story

The Honeymoon Is Over

29 January 2009 |permalink | email article

With zero Republican support President Obama won House support of an $819 billion economic recovery plan that will serve as the linchpin for his efforts to resuscitate of the economy. That the Dow advanced 200 points was taken by… read full story