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Steele: “I Meant To Shoot Myself In The Foot”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBEdbHnMQhg[/youtube] That whole blow-up with Rush? Steele claims he did it on purpose. Gaffes are part of his strategy. Mistakes are… Made you look! What a sly fox. And here I just thought he was nuts.
A Stray Thought
I think anyone who anxiously awaits The Rapture should not serve in public office since they really don’t have any incentive in making a better future. In fact, it could be in their religious interest to make the future worse. /sorta snark
Science, With An Assist From Mother Nature, Trounces Jindal For The Win!
It really must be embarrassing when Mother Nature turns the mocker into the mockee. I doubt I’ll look at another volcanic eruption without thinking about Bobby Jindal. Hope they don’t use trains to help evacuate people! Mount Redoubt Erupts!
What’s In The Water At CNBC?
Talk about being out of touch. On CNBC this morning, host Mark Haines — who is catching heat this morning for arguing that Wall Street can’t “be run well” by anyone making under $250,000 — was at it again defending the need for high executive bonuses in order to keep Wall Street running. When I […]
Bill Taxing (some) Bonuses Passes The House
Via MSNBC: WASHINGTON – Acting swiftly, the Democratic-led House approved a bill Thursday to slap punishing taxes on big employee bonuses at firms bailed out by taxpayers. The bill would impose a 90 percent tax on bonuses given to employees with family incomes above $250,000 at American International Group and other companies that have received […]
GOP Governors Can Reject Stimulus Money
A non-partisan Congressional Report just released concludes “that it likely would be unconstitutional for a legislature to supplant a governor in accepting and using economic stimulus money.” The Congressional Research Service analysis could imperil tens of millions of stimulus dollars reserved for South Carolina and Texas, whose governors have said they will reject some of […]
I Have No Sympathy For Bankers Or Insurers
Why should I when they’ve never had sympathy when the shoe was on the other foot? Shameless cut and paste below, but, in my defense, when someone nails it they deserve the credit. You Know It’s Bad When … By David Kurtz Insurance companies say they have no choice but to honor contracts, and banks […]
When Keith Calls Bill O’Reilly Bill “Orally”… Little Did He Know
The Village Voice stumbles across a budding author. Before we get to the good stuff here’s a brief synopsis: Those Who Trespass, his 1998 novel about an O’Reilly-esque TV journalist who is trained by an Irish Republican Army terrorist to kill the people who deserve it the most: the broadcast news bastards who interfered with […]
Georgia’s Slippery Slope Battle Against Stem Cells
Georgia is about to take the Pro-Life/Stem Cell argument to a place that could result in backlash of epic proportions. The Washington Post lays out what’s happening. Last Thursday, the Georgia House passed a bill that declares embryos are children and therefore can be adopted. Meanwhile, the Georgia Senate passed a bill that defines a […]
Will Republican Leaders Listen To Republicans
Greg Sargent points out the trend. Republicans aren’t happy with their Republican leaders. The approval rating of GOP leaders among Republicans has plummeted 12 points in a month, down from 55% in February to a minority of 43% now. That’s striking. Not only that, but approval of GOP leaders overall has dropped to 28% overall […]
Ho Hum, More Crazy Steele Talk
Steele channels Beck in his latest wacky word play. (Emphasis mine) “I love this battle because what I see right now is leading to the ultimate political Armageddon between conservatism and liberalism,” Steele declared at one point. “And the idea that free enterprise, free markets, free people are going to battle an oppressive, repressive, domineering […]
Health Care and The Economy Go Hand In Hand
I’ve been saying this for years, but maybe hearing it from Business Roundtable will add credibility to my liberal opinion. Let’s look at the findings (emphasis mine). Lead Health Care Messages In many important respects, the American health care system is among the best in the world. When it comes to scientific advances, medical technology […]
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