First, he is mad because Obama “fired” Wagoner. Then he weeps for the future of capitalism with the government involved like this. Then he gets mad because Obama doesn’t know how to handle this crisis and isn’t doing more. Then he is mad because Obama didn’t fire the head of the UAW. And then he …
Archives for March 2009
A Fourth Conviction
Pre-meditated murder for Sgt. Mayo: A U.S. Army sergeant pleaded guilty to murder Monday in the deaths of four Iraqi prisoners in 2007, telling a military court that the slayings were “in the best interest of my soldiers.” Sgt. First Class Joseph P. Mayo, 27, was sentenced to 35 years in prison and became the …
I’m Crabby
The title says it all. I spent the afternoon at the DMV dealing with driver’s license stuff, then the rest of the day on the phone with insurance agents and AAA. Long story short, I am in a pissy mood. Here is a virgin thread.
Earth Hour or Whatever It Was
It goes without saying that I think the Red State response to Earth Hour was ridiculous, and I have spent the last few days having my email bombarded by A.C. Kleinheider about whether or not Al Gore left his lights on or not, but what I really don’t understand is why they think this is …
This Is Rich
I can’t be the only one who read this piece by Jonathan Chait titled “Why the Democrats Can’t Govern,” a longish lament about Democrats killing Obama’s agenda, and whose first reaction upon reading the piece was: “You know what else makes it hard to govern? When people launch venomous and nasty smear campaigns about individuals …
Heads may roll
Liz Benjamin — one of the premier political reporters in NYS — has an interesting piece on the stakes of tomorrow’s special election in NY-20: One GOP consultant who isn’t working on Tedisco’s camapign suggested this race could actually end up being a “perfect storm,” leading to calls for the ouster of party leaders all …
Rare candor
I’m tired of arguing about Krugman with everyone, but I’d like to point out a remarkable passage in Evan Thomas’s piece about Krugman in Newsweek: If you are of the establishment persuasion (and I am), reading Krugman makes you uneasy. You hope he’s wrong, and you sense he’s being a little harsh (especially about Geithner), …