Archive for June 11th, 2010

TARP Bailouts Make a Profit.

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All the taxpayer money spent to bailout the banks has been repaid, and based on the interest we were charging them, we are making a profit (or a surplus) of at least $23 billion.

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Friday Open Thread

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The Friday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Competence over Soundbites: Our Meeting with State Treasurer Jones-Potter

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Competence over Soundbites: Our Meeting with State Treasurer Jones-Potter

Last evening, Nemski, Cassandra and I met with State Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter. I am sure my colleagues will offer their opinions of the meeting as well, but I wanted to offer my take. I was impressed with her, and also the simplicity of her message. LiberalGeek has met Chip Flowers and is impressed with him and his plan to remake the Treasurer’s office. It looks like the primary for the Democratic nomination features two able and bright candidates with two different visions of the office and what it can and should do.

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Beyond Parody

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So Soccer, or European or Global Football (as opposed to American football), is now apparently an super duper evil horrible destructive LIBERAL socialist plot to take over America, except of course we liberals have already taken over America, what with our devious democratic elections and what not, so of course now Soccer is an super duper evil horrible destructive LIBERAL socialist plot to destroy America.

No, this is not from the Onion.

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I Guess Christine O’Donnell Is Still Running

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Hey, whadda you know, Christine O’Donnell is still running for Senate.

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