Seth Myers killed it last night, and I have to say my favorite line was “Donald Trump says he has a great relation with ‘the Blacks,’ though unless ‘the Blacks’ are a family of white people, I bet he’s mistaken.” The whole thing was funny: Too funny.
Archives for May 2011
Gee, Ya Think?
This made me laugh: After two airstrikes in a week on targets close to Muammar Gaddafi, NATO was on the defensive Sunday over accusations that it was overstepping its mandate by trying to kill the Libyan leader. Russia said Sunday that the bombing of the home of Gaddafi’s youngest son raised “serious doubts” about NATO’s …
Yet Another Analysis Demonstrating the Fraud of Fiscal Conservatism
Seriously, any idiot who pretends that the Republicans or the Ryan plan are “serious” or fiscally conservative after reading this should just stop commenting about politics: The biggest culprit, by far, has been an erosion of tax revenue triggered largely by two recessions and multiple rounds of tax cuts. Together, the economy and the tax …
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Open Thread
I’m sending up the bat signal. We have an urgent need at the Balloon Juice WV HQ for cold compresses, advil, and pedialyte by the gallon.
No NIXONLAND Discssion Today
Dictating this to the Spousal Unit; they’re holding me in the hospital after twelve hours in the emergency room and subsequent minor hand surgery (more irritating than dangerous). Since I don’t have Cole’s stamina, there will be no NIXONLAND discussion this Sunday. Also, expect light posting for a couple of days.
100 Strangers
These shots are from a Flickr pool that challenges photographers to take 100 pictures of strangers, and post them with the story. I’ve been into photography for a long time, with varying levels of seriousness, but I don’t think I have the guts to walk up to 100 random individuals and ask to take their …
What Kevin Drum Said
I really can’t add much to this: Shall we roll the tape? Under Bush Sr., FEMA sucked. Under Clinton, FEMA was rehabilitated and turned into a superstar agency. Under Bush Jr., FEMA sucked again. Under Obama, FEMA’s doing great and responding quickly. I know, I know, we’re not supposed to politicize natural disasters. Not when …