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Things I Learned from the President
Nixon: It’s possible to proclaim innocence too much. Clean air and water are good things. Chinese food is tasty! Ford: Be Careful! Sometimes success is stepping up when you happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carter: It’s possible to be a good man and not-so-good a President. Telling people the [...]
Too Mad to Write about Politics
Seriously. If I write about any of the crap spewing from Washington — whether from Congress, Timmy Geithner, or our gutless President who is more conservative than Nixon or Reagan — I’m likely to say something regrettable. So here’s what some other people have to say. As it is, I use a little more salty [...]
On Being a Responsible Consumer
I grew up in a household that values the power of the consumer. I have never crossed a picket line. My father refused to so much as ride in a Mercedes because of what the company did in World War 2, before he was born. I’m not sure, but I think when Mercedes bought Chrysler, [...]
Extortion
Yesterday, we learned that Ford was planning to create 1200 new jobs in the state of Michigan. GM and Chrysler also announced job plans. This morning I learned the truth: they planned to create those new jobs if they got certain tax breaks. “Sure is a nice state ya got here, Miz Granholm. Sure would [...]
Grape Leaves Changing Color
Fall has officially arrived in Vegas. In Closing: 22.5%; a brave man confronts ignorant women; it’s the continuing adventures of Harry and Sharron!; glad I’m not in Chicago this week; accidental gay marriage; is anyone really, honestly surprised they’ve found oil at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico? Really?; no wonder things are tough [...]
Nice of him to notice, and Economic Bonus Round
I am glad to see someone with a high profile speaking out on this, and I sincerely hope other journalists start talking about it. Now, about that economy. The nicest thing I can say about the United States economy right now is that unemployment isn’t as bad as it is in much of Europe. Our [...]
Shorties Sematary
Nothing about mortgages or housing today, I promise! When did Progressives turn into Reaganites?: With Progressive “ideas” like these, we don’t need Conservatives. Doesn’t matter, the Party Of No shoulders on. Maybe everybody thinks the Underpants Gnomes will take care of the problem. The other side of the coin: Everybody’s favorite Liberal President, Richard M. [...]
2001 Maniacs: Field of Shorties
The Truth About Cattle Grazing: done correctly, it can help restore the land. Two Funny Things and a Lot of Unfunny Ones about Racism: Let’s get rid of the Mexicans, and Who translated this for you? There’s a movement afoot to pass laws that violate the 14th Amendment on the grounds that not everyone born [...]
Twofer Thursday: This is Your Economy and Warren Buffett Redux
This is Your Economy: The ADP payroll report is out today. They’re the people who print paychecks, so they have a very good idea how many private sector jobs there are. And in May, they say there were 55,000 more private sector jobs. All the gains came from the “service” sector: jobs that often begin [...]
The Man is Right. Oops, I meant Correct.
Over the past few days, a Robert Reich piece has been making the rounds, and appeared today in the Christian Science Monitor. It’s called “Five reasons Obama should put BP under receivership.” Now, just for review. Oil has been spewing into the gulf at roughly 3-5 times the rate BP says it has for over [...]
