The War at Home

Japan, Libya, Middle East in general: so much important happening, but there's still an ongoing war at home--the Rabid Right Class War. And there's news everyday about that: in Ohio, a jobs-busting as well as union-busting bill, protests in Michigan over that state's proposed fascistic laws, and protests in DC over the GOP raising money to make Wisconsin Governor Walker their god.

Meanwhile, columnist E.J. Dionne has gotten on the Shock Doctrine bandwagon (though he doesn't call it that), countering the domestic Shock Doctrine of 'the (state, federal) government is broke!':

"Just one problem: We’re not broke. Yes, nearly all levels of government face fiscal problems because of the economic downturn. But there is no crisis. There are many different paths open to fixing public budgets. And we will come up with wiser and more sustainable solutions if we approach fiscal problems calmly, realizing that we’re still a very rich country and that the wealthiest among us are doing exceptionally well."

"A phony metaphor is being used to hijack the nation’s political conversation and skew public policies to benefit better-off Americans and hurt most others."