I am watching an ad for pole dancing as a weight-loss program. Discuss.
Archives for January 2009
Another Unfortunate Christmas-Birthday Nexus
A bit late since I am not much on the internets lately, but congrats to Fester and Mrs. Fester. Make sure the family sends two gifts each year!
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The Winners, And The Next Competition
The winners from our competition for the dumbest thing said by a politician in 2008: #3: Sarah Palin- “Ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up the economy- Oh, it’s got to be about job creation too. So health care …
Whatever Is Fastest
There is your answer, Democrats: Thwarted by President Bush in their efforts to expand federal spending on embryonic stem cell research, Democrats are now debating whether to overturn federal restrictions through executive order or by legislation when they assume full control of the government this month. Both President-elect Barack Obama and Democratic Congressional leaders have …
Umm, Actually
So Greg Sargent is leaving TPM and starting up a new blog venture at the Washington Post. This has the usual suspects up in arms at Red State: I’m sure Greg Sargent is good at what he does, but I’m also sure the Washington Post would not even consider hiring someone directly from the right-of-center …
More Good News
I hate it when they use the “D” word: From Australia, to Asia and Europe and the United States on Wednesday, the message in the latest economic reports was clear: manufacturing continued to slump amid the worst slowdown since the Great Depression. In the United States on Friday, a crucial measure of manufacturing activity fell …
An Early Contender For the Wingnuttiest Remark of 2009
I didn’t pay attention last week when Marty Peretz seemingly lost what was left of his mind, but in a post attempting to downplay the suffering in Gaza, he blurted out the following: Arabic is a language easily taken to exaggeration and hyperbole. The easy use of the word genocide is an instance of this …
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