Manny Bissel

Manny Bissel, writing from the Twin Towers in downtown LA, spends most of his time thinking and writing about politics and political matters.  (“Just because I am obsessive/compulsive, obdurate/defiant, manic/depressive, sczhophrenic and delusional does not mean that I do not have valuable insights.”)

Manny's Archive

July 16, 2012

Dubious Gifts of Dubious Magi

We’ve all gotten one . . . that wonderfully wrapped present.  Proud as a peacock, sporting huge bows and expensive paper.  The giver has so artfully cut the paper – with precision – and ...

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June 12, 2012

Donut Peace

My friend Shermy is terribly (meaning "very") right-winged and also has a terrible (meaning "terrible") weight problem.  We suspect that he spends all day at the computer (cardinal sin #1), much ...

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Public Sector Workers April 2012 2
May 09, 2012

More on Public Sector Workers

We’re hardly against government employees. There are a few basic reasons for that. Our editor, Michael Terry, tells us that he, his mother, his father, his sister, and his brother have all worked for the federal ...

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April 27, 2012

London Times Obituary

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He ...

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Mississippi
April 05, 2012

Mississippians: Either Conservative or Not Conservative . . . Depending

Gallup has reported on which are – apparently - the most conservative and liberal states.  It used as its measure of “conservative” and “liberal” a self-reporting of what people across ...

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