Make Sure To Watch This Over The Weekend
Friday, October 30th, 2009by Mike
Jon Stewart’s take on the “War” between the Obama Administration and Fox News.
It’s priceless.
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Archive for October, 2009Make Sure To Watch This Over The WeekendFriday, October 30th, 2009by Mike Jon Stewart’s take on the “War” between the Obama Administration and Fox News. A Pet PeeveThursday, October 29th, 2009by Mike I normally like a lot of the things that Timothy Egan writes, but today he managed to hit one of my pet peeves: Second ChancesThursday, October 29th, 2009by Mike The Supreme Court will soon hear a series of cases on whether or not juveniles can be sentenced to life without parole for crimes that aren’t murder. Wealth = Virtue?Tuesday, October 27th, 2009by Mike One of the Democratic contenders for Ted Kennedy’s old Senate seat in Massachusetts is Stephen Pagliuci, currently co-owner of the Boston Celtics. The biggest distinguishing factor of Mr. Pagliuci’s campaign thus far is that he has refused to take any special interest money. His loyalty can’t be bought, or so he proudly trumpets. Not so ridiculous profit marginsSunday, October 25th, 2009by Doc Opp This report is really interesting. Democratic leaders are pushing for a public option to keep health insurance companies honest, and keep their profit margins down. Except, it turns out that profits are already scrawny - the source of skyrocketing health care costs isn’t insurance profit margins. Entitlements Part IIThursday, October 15th, 2009by Doc Opp Just a few weeks after I complained about giving away free money to kids, now Obama comes up with a program to give away free money to the elderly. The issue at hand is that social security payouts didn’t increase this year for the first time in recent memory. So, Obama wants to [...] Blaming the DogWednesday, October 14th, 2009by Mike Imagine that you own a watchdog. You’ve tasked this watchdog to watch your house and to prevent theft. You paid a lot of money for the dog and for the expert who trained the dog. And over the years, the dog has managed to chase away a couple of would-be thieves. [...] Criminalizing HarassmentTuesday, October 13th, 2009by Mike There is an article in the New York Times today that I think raises an interesting question: how many times must a harmless act be repeated to become hurtful? Why Conservatives Are Liberal (But Not Vice Versa)Friday, October 9th, 2009by Mike I believe that the two most confusing and misunderstood words in the English language are “conservative” and “liberal”. I’ve talked about this before, but given that I had to clarify this for my wife last week, I realize that maybe I should revisit it. Both phrases have multiple, often contradictory, definitions, so let’s [...] Obama… nobel… what the???Friday, October 9th, 2009by Doc Opp Ok, I like Obama. I don’t agree with everything he’s done, but I do like his emphasis on diplomacy, and his willingness to compromise and consider data in policy making. And maybe someday, if his initiatives are successful, he would deserve this. But now? Before he’s accomplished anything? |
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