Stocks are falling sharply today, and some of the cause is bad news from Europe. Many countries are having the same crises of benefits outstripping the financial resources to provide them, and populations grown accustomed to their perks and angry … Continue reading →
I must confess to feeling a bit weary now that the debt ceiling negotiations have been concluded. And this is only the first of many bitter fights to come. What to cut? Who’s to decide? How much is enough? How … Continue reading →
Memo to politicians: not a good idea to send naked photos of self to an online acquaintance. Memo to people in general: not a good idea to take naked photos of self in the mirror while holding camera, standing in … Continue reading →
It’s the sort of article the New Yorker often does well—a detailed description of something. In this case, the “something” is the planning and execution of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. There are few surprises there, but one … Continue reading →
Ann Althouse wonders how those Mafioso managed to get that horse’s head into the bed with Jack Woltz: In that scene in “The Godfather”… we just see the guy slowly waking up and finally noticing there’s a bleeding horse head … Continue reading →
Apparently it ends when talking about the Tea Partiers. Joe Nocera of the NY Times writes: You know what they say: Never negotiate with terrorists. It only encourages them. Can’t really disagree with that. Except the next sentence is this: … Continue reading →
Icky icky poo.
Continue reading →The logic of those who claim that Breivik was the Christian equivalent of a Muslim terrorist leaves a lot to be desired. Are there Christian clerics clamoring for the murder of Young Socialists in Europe, in order to preserve the … Continue reading →
If you look at today’s Memeorandum page, you’ll see that the debt ceiling compromise story totally dominates the news. Most of the articles are of the “who won?” variety (even though the vote hasn’t occurred yet, everyone’s assuming it will … Continue reading →
So, is this it? And was it really Obama who stalled things all along?: In many respects, the deal will, if approved by all parties, resemble the contours of a short-lived pact negotiated last weekend by House Speaker John Boehner, … Continue reading →
We could use a few more Marco Rubios in Congress.
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