Yesterday, Glenn Greenwald responded to Jeffrey Goldberg’s ridiculous “think about the Kurds” post hoc justification for the war in Iraq (which itself was Goldberg changing the topic from the accuracy of his pre-war reporting, which then led to the ridiculous spectacle of Eli Lake guest-posting for him to continue to attempt to make the Al …
Archives for June 2010
Well, We Did Do the Nose. And the Hat.
This never gets old: Reversing its oft-repeated position that it was acting only on behalf of its clients in its exotic dealings with the American International Group, Goldman Sachs now says that it also used its own money to make secret wagers against the U.S. housing market. A senior Goldman executive disclosed the “bilateral” wagers …
So wrong but so right
If I could turn this Michael Gerson idiocy into a post category I would: The Grown-Up Party, in my experience, is more like a seminar at the Aspen Institute — presentation by David Broder, responses from E.J. Dionne Jr. and David Brooks — on the electoral implications of the energy debate. Supporting torture is fine, …
A Centrist Solution
Here’s Ezra’s gloss on the financial regulation compromise: So rather than a bank tax, which Scott Brown worried would take capital out of the banking system, we’re going to drop part of the TARP program that was … putting capital into the banking system. And rather than making big banks and big hedge funds foot …
Late Night Open Thread: Vuvuzela!
This one’s for Randinho. (And thank goddess for subtitles.) __ __
Some Thoughts on Tuesday’s Games 6-29-10
Prior to today, I had watched all fifty-six games contested in their entirety. Unfortunately time constraints prevented me from watching any of the Japan v Paraguay game. Having followed it on The Guardian, it doesn’t appear I missed much. Please feel free to tell me what, if anything, I missed. Regardless of how one feels …
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Open Thread
I contend there is nothing finer than fresh tomatoes with salt and pepper. Except maybe pets: I’d post a picture of Tunch, but I left the storage room in the basement open so I probably will not see him until tomorrow morning when he decides to wake me up for breakfast and has cobwebs strewn …