I’m not even sure I’m allowed to post open thread…. But well, I don’t follow rules well regardless. Here is my dog. Admit he’s cute. Also, feel free to follow my twitter feed @bernardfinel where I am currently talking Webster report with national treasure Marcy Wheeler @emptywheel. UPDATE: Hmm, dog pic won’t post. Use thread …
If you’re going to spy on us, at least be competent about it…
The shootings in Aurora were preventable. The killer was able to buy his weapons and ammo legally after he’d begun to unravel mentally. It is perfectly plausible that even a basic screening would have raised red flags. But, of course, God forbid we should do anything of the sort. But there is another mass killing …
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Peace Through Strength or Something
The Mittser on defense spending: “I am fully committed to strengthening America through our values, through a growing economy, and through a military that’s second to none,” Romney said. “I will not cut the military budget. I will instead expand our essential weapons programs and our (number of) active-duty personnel. I do these things not …
A Running Mate For Romney
Following up on Dennis G’s post from last night on the SLC Olympics, I think I’ve found the perfect running mate for Mitt Romney. Meet William Porter “Billy” Payne. Payne was the President and CEO of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which as we all know is the best possible preparation for being President of the …
And this is surprising why?
From Matt Yglesias: Under the circumstances, the Fed doesn’t get to just observe that the economic outlook is darkening. They are making it darker. It is true that central bankers aren’t wizards who can just make anything they want happen. The US economy faces real supply-side constraints. So sometimes a central bankers needs to say …
On Islamists and Rick Santorum
Yesterday, Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Lauren Morgan posted an interesting piece on “Islamism in the Popular Imagination” over at Gunpowder and Lead. It makes two main argument, one poorly and one quite well, but both are important in their own way. The piece is written using a HuffPo piece by David Briggs entitled “Is It Time …
Broadening the Bain Focus
In addition to the political benefits for Obama, another interesting dynamic is that attention to Romney’s career in the financial sector is, I think, prompting some additional attention to dubious practices in that sector. John posted on Bain’s interactions with Dade International, and mistermix posted on the NYT story about how Goldman screwed Dragon Systems. …