I checked in at Andrew’s after taking a couple weeks off, and Sullivan, noting the political wreckage for Republicans for supporting the Ryan Plan that Andrew himself fluffed for weeks as bold, serious, and every other glowing term he could think of, states: Good news for the Democrats. But until the Dems propose a serious …
Archives for June 2011
End of an Era
Shaq retires after 19 season. True to form, he announced it on twitter. Not a fan of the NBA but I’ve always kind of liked the guy.
Banksters Caught in the Immigration Crossfire?
Ok lawyers: A decision by the Supreme Court last week upholding an Arizona law imposing harsh penalties on businesses that hire illegal immigrants could foreshadow a serious regulatory headache for national banks that have local mortgage lending subsidiaries. The majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John G. Roberts on behalf of the court’s five more …
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Open Thread: Toxic Emissions FAIL
(Jim Morin via Gocomics.com) __ And yet, Greg Sargent reports at the Washington Post, the “GOP [is] losing the argument over Medicare“: With the debate still raging over whether the Dem victory in NY-26 is a bellwether for 2012, Dems will pounce on these striking new findings from CNN: A new national poll indicates that …
Hunstmania!
I wonder how long the GOP’s only sort-of adult presidential contender can keep going when a serious polling outfit can find one (1) guy in Iowa who names him as his first choice. Palin pulled fifteen percent, Gingrich twelve and Michele sparkly-eyes fourteen. Mitt Romney might be leading with 21% or he might not; with …
Both sides do it
How many ways can these fuckers find to say “both sides do it”? The always awful David Von Drehle: Change is urgently needed. ObamaCare envisions change within the existing structure of the health care industry, while Republican Paul Ryan’s proposal would impose change by having elderly patients buy their own coverage, using government vouchers. Both …
No Respect
Last night, Rosie got underneath the bed before I could crate her, and since I had worked in the yard and garden and cleaned the basement and steam-cleaned half the carpets, my shoulder was killing me, I was exhausted, and I just didn’t want to deal with trying to get her fat ass out from …