REWIND - A Week of Quotes & Cartoons

SUNDAY

Quote of the Day
February 5, 2012

'Indeed, even as the CEOs in the PwC* were fretting
over the fate of the global economy, 40 percent were
anticipating growth in their own revenues in the coming
year, a testament to what is becoming the defining
business skill of the age: How to make money even while
billions of people don't have any.

'This is worrying in the extreme, and not only for
people who depend upon paychecks. If this disconnect
continues unchecked, the globe will increasingly be
divided into haves and have-nots, each inhabiting
starkly different realms.'

Peter S. Goodman
Business Editor
The Huffington Post
January 25, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/7ljn7s3

* PricewaterhouseCoopers International

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/7b8wdls
Safety Net
Tom Toles - Washington Post

MONDAY

Quote of the Day
February 6, 2012

'So here's what needs to be said about the latest
numbers: yes, we're doing a bit better, but no, things
are not O.K. - not remotely O.K. This is still a
terrible economy, and policy makers should be doing
much more than they are to make it better.'

Economist Paul Krugman
on the January jobless
statistics

New York Times
February 6, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/896ztdp

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/6rgwomd
Shared Sacrifice
Ted Rall

TUESDAY

Quote of the Day
February 7, 2012

'A source with direct knowledge of decision-making at
Komen's headquarters in Dallas said the grant-making
criteria were adopted with the deliberate intention of
targeting Planned Parenthood. The criteria's impact on
Planned Parenthood and its status as the focus of
government investigations were highlighted in a memo
distributed to Komen affiliates in December.

'According to the source, who spoke on condition of
anonymity for fear of repercussions, a driving force
behind the move was Handel, who was hired by Komen last
year as vice president for public policy after losing a
campaign for governor in Georgia in which she stressed
her anti-abortion views and frequently denounced
Planned Parenthood.'

On the resignation Tuesday of
Karen Handel as vice president
for public policy at the
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
breast-cancer charity

Associated Press
February 7, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/7okhxlj

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/7v4fu2j
Cooperation
Bas van der Schot

WEDNESDAY

Quote of the Day
February 8, 2012

'It took just a little more than 40 days and 40 nights
for Angela Merkel to bring down the tablets of fiscal
law. At a summit in Brussels this week, 25 European
leaders pledged to observe this covenant and made burnt
offerings of their economic sovereignty. But the
children of Europe are crying into the wilderness: "How
long, Lord, must we be tormented by austerity?" '

Charlemagne
The Economist
February 14, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/72z47hl

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/77ntbzd
So Natural
Stuart Carlson

THURSDAY

Quote of the Day
February 9, 2012

'The banks broke the law by railroading homeowners
through the foreclosure process.  Today's settlement
provides compensation for foreclosure victims without
requiring individuals to waive their legal claims.
While banks must be made to pay more to help
homeowners, the settlement includes needed principal
write-downs so homeowners can stay in their homes.

'...We urge President Obama to provide the federal
investigative task force with the resources necessary
to address the $750 billion in negative home equity
that is the result of illegal conduct by banks.  The 99
percent demand a fair economy and a judicial system
that holds the rich and powerful accountable for their
illegal behavior.'

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka
AFL-CIO News Blog
February 9, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/7h3ur9f

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/8yuyuoe
Awesome
Mike Luckovich

FRIDAY

Quote of the Day
February 10, 2012

'...we should reject the attempt to divert the national
conversation away from soaring inequality toward the
alleged moral failings of those Americans being left
behind. Traditional values aren't as crucial as social
conservatives would have you believe - and, in any
case, the social changes taking place in America's
working class are overwhelmingly the consequence of
sharply rising inequality, not its cause.'

Economist Paul Krugman
New York Times
February 10, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/74fnyk6

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/84gp7xg
Hear Me
David Horsey - LA Times

SATURDAY

Quote of the Day
February 11, 2012

   'Congressman Allen West: "[T]he public good is a
   misnomer, created by our liberal friends. It is not
   the public good that matters, it is the personal good."

   'Cal Thomas: "Well I'm really glad, Genevieve, that
   you played the Rachel Maddow clip, because I think
   that she is the best argument in favor of her
   parents using contraception."

   'Ann Coulter: "Democrats are like your degenerate
   brother-in-law who borrows money for rent, spends it
   on crack and hookers, then asks for rent money
   again."

   'Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president of the
   National Rifle Association: "All that first term,
   lip service to gun owners is just part of a massive
   Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide his true
   intentions to destroy the Second Amendment during
   his second term."

   'Rick Santorum: "I don't believe life begins at
   conception. I know life begins at conception."

   'Victoria Jackson, former SNL cast member, reacting
   to Occupy DC protesters: "They're communists, and
   they're angry." '

Daily Meme: Sound and Fury at CPAC
[Conservative Political Action Conference]

American Prospect
February 11, 2012
http://tinyurl.com/752dclx

Toon of the Day
http://tinyurl.com/6ndalqp
The Greek Deal
Imgram Pinn - Financial Times

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