Archive for March 29th, 2009
Hey look, Bush lied….again
Shocking, he wasn’t high valued and torture doesn’t work Moreover, within weeks of his capture, U.S. officials had gained evidence that made clear they had misjudged Abu Zubaida. President George W. Bush had publicly described him as “al-Qaeda’s chief of operations,” and other top officials called him a “trusted associate” of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin […]
The Republican Road to Recovery
From driftglass — The Best Suicide Note Ever: But wait! There’s more interesting riffs on this theme: Been There, Done That (Permanent) Minority Report The Problem is Your Fucking O/S I’m not sure if there will be more in this series, but these are just damn brilliant comments on the vaporware that is the Republican […]
GM Prez to Step Down on Eve of Auto Bailout Plan
The questions are already out there as to whether there was an understanding between the Obama Administration and GM that more bailout $$’s were contingent on Wagoner’s resignation: The move comes on the eve of President Obama unveiling his plan to reinvigorate the U.S. auto industry. Obama and other administration officials have said they would […]
Scott Spencer is running for Congress
Democrat Scott Spencer is running for Congress. More details will apparently be coming out tomorrow. I don’t know who this is, but if he is a serious candidate, it is nice to see him getting an early start. Update from the Newark Post: Congressional candidate to make short whistle-stop tour Published: Saturday, March 28, 2009 […]
Read All About It in the Sunday Papers-March 29 Edition
LEAD STORY-NEW YORK TIMES: Governor, Legislature Agree to Tax the Wealthy to Close Budget Gap This should be must-reading for Gov. Markell and the General Assembly: The new plan, which would expire after three years, would represent the largest state income tax increase in recent history, significantly larger than the surcharges imposed from 2003 to […]
Great Work Tom Carper & Mike Castle!
Clearly, Reagan, Clinton and Bush I & II played their parts, but Carper and Castle had a front row seat to the financial services industry’s takeover of the government. Guess what side they were cheering on? The crash has laid bare many unpleasant truths about the United States. One of the most alarming, says a […]
Late Nite Deep Thought
Too bad that there is no conservative intelligentsia left in this country. I remember when conservatism used to denote at least a degree of sobriety and if not rationality, at least not aggressive irrationality. Today is seems that to be a conservative you need to be, not just stupid, but outlandishly and loudly stupid. You can’t […]
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