Two Good Reads

I may be a little short of time today, so for now I'll just point to two good opinion columns on two issues I've blogged about lately:

See Fareed Zakaria's "Obama Should Act ... Like a President" concerning the need for a revised political framework in President Obama's interface with the public, and

See E.J. Dionne's "Supreme Court Ruling Calls for Populist Revolt" concerning the egregious Supreme Court decision that broadened the power of Corporate America to influence the political process on which it already exerts a heavy thumb.  In particular, Dionne summarizes some of the ideas being considered in Congress to attempt to limit the effects of the decision.  In addition, I'd propose that (if it doesn't already exist) there should be an annual financial disclosure statement required from each of the Justices.