Daily Beast Offers Hate Forum for Has-Been ’80s Pop Star Who Sang of ‘Margaret on the Guillotine’

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On his well-titled 1988 solo album “Viva Hate,” the British pop star Morrissey sang “Margaret on the guillotine / Cause people like you / Make me feel so tired / When will you die?” Twenty-five years later, Thatcher has died, and Morrissey’s hate is still going strong. Tina Brown’s Daily Beast website provided a forum… Read more »

Why do people hate deficits?

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People really don’t like deficits. Polls measuring national priorities tend to find that the deficit/debt is the second most important issue to voters, after “the economy” generally and ahead of health care, guns, foreign policy and immigration. Politicians don’t like deficits either. Both President Obama and the Republican leadership in the House pay lip service… Read more »