Not getting it: more examples
I was rather disappointed to hear that the administration has decided that zombie banks should be saved so that the people that ran them into the ground can enjoy continuity of employment, even though...
View ArticleWhy Republican voters vote against their own interests
I hang out on Yahoo Answers, which is a great place for people who tend to become addicted to things like competitive speed-answering. The Politics & Government categories are full of right wingnut...
View ArticleCramer: the Depression is over
Yep, Cramer has declared the depression over. What Cramer is saying is that the only consideration in determining the economic health of the nation as a whole should be stock market prices. This is an...
View ArticleThe Ted Stevens prosecution: the sequel
Last week, when the case against Ted Stevens was dropped for prosecutorial mishandling, we heard about evidence that was withheld from the defense. It happens all the time, but rarely is it so severe...
View ArticleFox News from the other side of the pond
For all of you who were thinking that Fox News it a bit on the overexcited side, here is how a Brit portrayed it in a little documentary. And a quote from Robert G Kaufman, speaking at the 61st Annual...
View ArticleBest NOM ad parody
Why do right wingnut groups come up with such bizarre self-consciously serious propaganda that people can’t help but parody it? We could blame the failures of the school system. But it could also be...
View ArticleBlack Sarah Palin
All right, so I was beside myself today when I read that someone asked Sarah Palin how she was going to withstand ethics accusations as President, if she couldn’t take them as Governor. And she said...
View ArticleWhat you can do about the banking crisis
Do you have money in a big bank that you, as a taxpayer, are bailing out, yet it continues to demand more money—nothing but extortion—from the government so it doesn’t…well, what? They’re not lending...
View ArticleRand Paul, “board-certified opthalmologist”
Okay. Didn’t we discuss this before? Salon has a lovely article this morning updating us on Rand Paul’s current position on his board certification for opthalmology. You remember how he started his own...
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