© Ruben Bolling I’m not sure when people started treating the end of a company as if it were the death of a friend. The “Hostess” brand, along with Twinkies and the rest of their brands, has likely been passed from company to parent company without you even noticing it. I’m sure some other company […]
Great (and short) blog post from George Takai — “Tax Me, Please“.
“Mitt Romney had lunch today with President Obama. The White House is calling it a near-beer summit.” – Jay Leno “Today Mitt Romney had lunch with President Obama. It was an awkward moment when the bill came and Obama only offered to pay 47 percent.” – Conan O’Brien “President Obama and Mitt Romney had lunch […]
© Matt Bors Will politicians take a sound bite out of the $#!* sandwich?
I’m still shaking my head about this one. Can’t decide if it was intentional or accidental.
Public interview with Nate Silver at Google: It’s long, but even just watching the first part is interesting.
From Michael Grunwald in Time Magazine. Finally someone called them out on this: It’s really amazing to see political reporters dutifully passing along Republican complaints that President Obama’s opening offer in the fiscal cliff talks is just a recycled version of his old plan, when those same reporters spent the last year dutifully passing along […]
An article in the NY Times with the innocuous title “Lines Blur as Texas Gives Industries a Bonanza” brings up one of my pet peeves. The article is about how Texas gives out billions of dollars in tax breaks to entice companies to open factories in the state. Where does this money come from? Last […]
© Garry Trudeau © Garry Trudeau © Garry Trudeau © Garry Trudeau © Garry Trudeau © Garry Trudeau Isn’t this how the world should be?
Here’s what I think will happen with the (poorly named) “fiscal cliff”. Or at least what the Democrats should do. This assumes the Republicans refuse to compromise (or don’t even make a counter-offer to Obama’s offer). We go over the fiscal cliff. Nothing happens, at least not immediately. I think the markets are already prepared […]
Roger Ailes [Fox News] has helped kill conservatism in America, by never allowing it to criticize itself. When journalism puts power above truth it isn’t, to coin a phrase, “actual journalism”. It’s propaganda. — Andrew Sullivan UPDATE: While longer than Sullivan’s quote, Bruce Bartlett has a must-read piece in American Conservative called “Revenge of the […]
© Brian McFadden Campaign finance reform won’t be enough to eliminate rampant special interest influence and corruption, as long as we have such a huge revolving door between Congress and lobbying firms.
“NASA says the Mars rover has made a major discovery. Scientists hope it found signs of life there. Americans are just hoping it found some Twinkies.” – Jimmy Fallon “President Obama has wrapped up his four-day, three-country trip to Asia. And insiders say the last 96 hours were very productive. The president said he may […]
Go read this interview with the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. As you may recall, their economy cratered a few years ago, brought on by the collapse of their banks (sound familiar?). But instead of bailing out their financial institutions, they let them go broke. Then the country stood up to demands from world […]
This isn’t the first time a satirical article in The Onion has been taken for serious news, but it may be the funniest time. The Onion named North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un the “Sexiest Man Alive for 2012“. With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob […]
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