More Madoff, if that’s what you so desire
Here’s a gossipy article about Madoff and his victims.
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Is Obama appeasing the mullahs of Iran?
Tigerhawk nails it.
Continue reading →What’s behind Obama’s Teleprompter addiction?
President Obama’s Teleprompter dependence has become so extreme that the little gadget has decided to enter the blogosphere with its own tell-all story. Yes, it’s good for a joke or two. But more serious discussion of the Teleprompter reliance of … Continue reading →
Obama gives a master class in shucking responsibility while simultaneously pretending to accept it
I’d hardly gotten through lamenting the fact that Obama is a champion blamer of others—no “The Buck Stops Here” sign on his desk—when what do you know, right on cue, he comes out with “I’ll take responsibility. I’m the President.” … Continue reading →
His name is Inigo Montoya—prepare to watch
I was fiddling around at You Tube the other night, and came across these classics. They reminded me how very much I’d enjoyed Mandy Patinkin’s performance in “The Princess Bride.” It was a good movie with an excellent script. But … Continue reading →
Bye-Bye bipartisanship
Jay Cost is worried about Obama’s lack of bipartisanship: I am worried because I thought partisan reconciliation was an animating force of Obama’s candidacy, a big reason why he thought he—rather than one of the 306 million other Americans—should be … Continue reading →
Shepard Smith is outraged—and he’s not going to take it anymore
Shepard Smith has his Howard Beale moment. I saw it in real time, and it was quite refreshing.
Continue reading →Senator Dodd didn’t write the bonus loopholes…
…before he did write them. Or maybe it’s the other way around. It’s so dreadfully hard to keep it all straight, isn’t it? So it’s totally understandable that Senator Dodd might be a wee bit confused about what he did … Continue reading →
Science does jello
Are you down and blue, and don’t know what to do? It’s been a while since I last visited the happy world of jello (see my previous posts on the subject under the category “food”). But take heart—it’s jello time … Continue reading →
AIG outrage[s] of the day
There’s an awful lot of outrage going around. The American people are outraged that their hard-earned money has been taken from their pockets and doled out by Congress and the administrations (Bush’s first, and now especially Obama’s) with virtually no … Continue reading →
Boomer roomers
We boomers started out in communes, and we may end up in them. Or in their less-trendy cousins, rooming houses. And here’s a pretty picture: Boomers will be competing with their children and grandchildren for jobs that in many cases … Continue reading →
When is a bonus not a bonus?
When it’s a contractual obligation. Not having a lot of experience in the corporate world myself (my only stint having been a summer job in college) I always thought the word “bonus” meant something extra, a special payment given for … Continue reading →