The economy stupor
Krugman had a good column yesterday about Obama’s lack of attention to economic issues. The economy under Bush has collossally sucked. Job growth is the slowest in 60 years. The income gap has...
View ArticlePadding the resume
JPost has a good article about Obama padding his resume. It struck me, this is one of the big things I really dislike about Obama. He really reminds me of executives who hop from company to company...
View ArticleDirty money
So, a businessman is awaiting sentencing for his role in a $2.2B stock fraud. Two congressman are declining to return campaign contributions from him, and refusing to release an earmark for the guy’s...
View ArticlePlastic surgeon uses fat from liposuctions to fuel SUV
This is like something out of the Onion, by way of Fight Club. Fill ‘Er Up with Human Fat Peter C. Beller, 12.22.08, 05:00 AM EST How a Beverly Hills doctor powered his SUV using his patients’ spare...
View ArticleOoh! Pick me, pick me!
So … Obama’s campaign has this Godzilla-sized surplus. And yet, pleas for money keep rolling into my inbox. Today, it’s an e-mail from Michelle, announcing the first of 10 “grassroots supporters” has...
View ArticlePick me, pick me! (Part II)
Actually this has no relation to the 10 plebes picked to ascend in the Inauguration Rapture. Different kind of selection. Apparently, Obama not only picks ahead of time the journalists he will call...
View ArticleSelling the Lincoln Memorial
Obama’s Inauguration Committee sold exclusive rights to HBO to air the Inaugural kickoff concert, held at the Lincoln Memorial. The Disney Channel got exclusive rights to a children’s event hosted by...
View ArticleIn praise of beaters
10 Gadgets That Help You Survive in Old, Beater Cars Posted in Metaphemera Tagged: beater, old car
View ArticleObama, torture NIMBY
Obama’s executive order: Torture is okay – just not in American territory. And somehow, from this, the advocacy director for Human Rights Watch manages to take the completely opposite message. Obama...
View Article“Obama’s Guantanamo”
Yeah. Obama issues an executive order closing Guantanamo, everybody is thrilled to bits, sings his praises. Then, less than a month later, he quietly expands plan for another notorious foreign...
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