Month: March 2009

Gadfly is Marty Aussenberg, a columnist for the weekly Memphis Flyer, in which an earlier version of this piece appeared. He is a former SEC enforcement official (yes, that SEC), currently in private law practice in Memphis,...

Responding to my post yesterday, Open Left’s tremayne says: Short iPhone post: there’s a simplistic meme circulating parts of left blogistan that says you’re either with President Obama or you’re against...

 (Previously posted at the Republic of T.) It’s almost enough to make you feel sorry for Republicans. Trounced in November’s election, faced a popular president, and a voting public that seems to have rejected...

The bad news is that the president – whether through conviction, an excess of caution or political calculation – has been unwilling to directly address some urgent problems.  The good news is that not everyone...

Hello again painting fans. This week we’ll be continuing with the painting of the 1952 Hudson.  The photo that I’m using is seen directly below. I’ll be using my usual acrylics on a  9×12. Seen...