LeatherPenguin

This is the second of a recurring series. The first installment is here. Back on September 17, 2011, a bunch of idealistic, disillusioned protesters gathered in Lower Manhattan to protest, as is their wont. The target of their ire was the barons of Wall Street; the fat cats, the oligarchs, the insanely rich “1%” of [...]

  The last couple of months should put to rest any idea the Make Believe Media deals in reality. I’m talking about going above and beyond their usual mendacity. They have gone full-tilt boogie attempting to “shape the narrative” heading into the 2012 elections; they are escalating their decisions regarding what information you should know–or [...]

I have to deal with Meghan McCain’s Day at Occupy Wall Street – The Daily Beast. I’m the daughter of one of the most long-standing senators in politics and I have been given every opportunity that anyone could possibly dream of. I was given those opportunities as a result of the hard work from both [...]

You can’t blame the guy; he finally makes it to the upper ranks of the Dems’ leadership, and now he’s watching it all crumble at his feet. Charles Schumer: ‘Impossible’ for Democrats to lose Senate in 2012 Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), his party’s former campaign chairman, acknowledged that Democrats have a tough political map as [...]

Taranto gets some jollies at the Left’s legislative morass: The White House is “bracing for the defeat of President Obama’s jobs bill,” the Hill reports. That’s hardly surprising, since Republicans control the House–except that it is the Senate, where Democrats hold a majority, that is expected to vote down the $447 billion Stimulus Jr. plan. [...]