The Washington Post has an interesting story up about how the CIA is finding creative new ways to pay off informants in the War against Terrorism in Afghanistan. The problem is that giving them weapons often backfires, and giving them money often leads to displays of conspicuous consumption, which reveals to people that they are […]
And you know, I think even more highly of Rachel Maddow for taking responsibility for this and discussing it in detail. Read the LA Progressive article “Why I love Rachel Maddow“.
“Barack Obama is on vacation in Hawaii right now. And today many newspapers carried pictures of a shirtless Obama playing in the ocean. Did you see that? Yeah. So as you’re thinking of things to be thankful for this holiday, remember, that could have been a shirtless John McCain.” -Conan O’Brien “President-elect Barack Obama and […]
It wasn’t that long ago that Americans travelled to third world countries to shop for cheap handicrafts and other products. Now, the New York Times reports that a flood of Mexicans are crossing the border, but now north to the US to pick up cheap products. Are we becoming the new third-world for rich foreigners? […]
“Bernie Madoff has been charged with swindling people out of $50 billion. I don’t want to say he’s unpopular, but today as he was walking in New York, he passed a manger scene and Joseph threw a sandal at him.” -Jay Leno “You folks around the country probably know this, but here in New York […]
T’was the Time of the Big Crash by Tim Stewart T’was the time of the Big Crash, when all through The Street, Merry traders flogged worthless paper, growing their bonus heap. Derivatives were shunted ‘round the world without care, Knowing St. Greenspan soon would proclaim, “No bubble there!” Over-leveraged homeowners were nestled all snug in […]
“I tell you, the economy’s rough. People are standing behind President Bush just to get the free shoes.” -Jay Leno “And the big financial story, Bernard Madoff, the man they call the most hated man in New York, as you know, has been arrested after confessing to running this Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out […]
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