October 2008
Leader of Taliban in Pakistan dies →
mikehudack:
winstonwolfe:
There is of course someone who will step in and take his place but still very significant.
Why is this significant? He died of kidney failure.
While the way he died may not be significant, the fact that he is out of the picture certainly is. He was allegedly responsible for the assassination of Bhutto & for sending terrorist cells into Europe. If that...
Leader of Taliban in Pakistan dies →
There is of course someone who will step in and take his place but still very significant.
September 2008
"They're(Democratic leadership) trying to ram this... →
Lou Dobbs gives his take.
Bankruptcy, not bailout, is the right answer →
adamiss:
When Harvard Libertarian Economists talk, I tend to listen. I was particularly interested in this portion:
The obvious alternative to a bailout is letting troubled financial institutions declare bankruptcy. Bankruptcy means that shareholders typically get wiped out and the creditors own the company.
Bankruptcy does not mean the company disappears; it is just owned by someone new (as...
most unlikely gossip girl fan: the homegame.
biteofpythias:
what celebrity/famous person do you think is the most unlikely gossip girl superfan? I’d go with Bob Dylan…
I’m going with Jackie Chan
Clarification on today's vote needed
soupsoup:mikehudack:winstonwolfe:
The vote, I believe, missed passing by 12 votes? So if 95 Dems voted no on the bill how can Barney Frank & Nancy Pelosi be upset with the Republicans for it not passing? If they had just taken care of their side of the aisle then this bill is already passed. What am I missing? I keep hearing all this partisan talk, but isn’t this all really a failure of...
Clarification on today's "partisan" vote
The vote, I believe, missed passing by 12 votes? So if 95 Dems voted no on the bill how can Barney Frank & Nancy Pelosi be upset with the Republicans for it not passing? If they had just taken care of their side of the aisle then this bill is already passed. What am I missing? I keep hearing all this partisan talk, but isn’t this all really a failure of the Democratic leadership to have...
Is this complicated?
mikehudack:brianconley:mikehudack:stevewyshywaniuk:
We’re all in this together. without a doubt. Wall Street needs to be fixed. But you’re not going to get anywhere with this mentality. It just makes people standoffish. Keep it up and the next bill will fail too. Wall street needs humility inplace of its hubris right now.
Dude. It’s not Wall Street you’re bailing out. It’s the United...
“I do look forward to Thursday night and debating Sen. Joe Biden. We are going to...”
– Sarah Palin talking about Joe Biden today during a speech in Ohio.
Maybe Thursday will be pretty good after all.
Saying goodbye is hard to do
me: hey, heard things are crazy at work today. Feeling okay?
my 401k: .........
me: um, so you're hangin' in there right? Everything is fine with us?
my 401k: .....
me: I'm not going to see you again am I?
my 401k: .........
me: I'll always be here if you ever want to come back.
my 401k: ..........................
Springsteen, E Street Band to perform in Super... →
A little good news for us.
Monday Debate: Sneakers
It comes down to this: Stan Smith vs. Chuck Taylor. Pick a pair
I’m going with Stan. The ol’ Adidas kicks are my choice if I can only have one.
Frank providing part of the soundtack for Fall....
“Here’s the long and short of it for John McCain: Barack Obama has as large a...”
– FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: Today’s Polls, 9/28
so there’s some good news today as well…
(via adamiss)(via soupsoup)
Guys, I honestly mean no offense by this, especially during your grieving period, but I am not all that comfortable with Mets fans blogging/re-blogging...
JOHN McCAIN IS NOT WEARING A FLAG PIN!!!
(via spiegelman)
It’s okay. He has the flag inked on his lower back like a tramp stamp.
A couple of debate thoughts
Someone has to prep Obama for the next debate that when your opponent’s common theme & focus is, “Obama doesn’t get it” or that, “Obama just doesn’t understand”, you CAN NOT start multiple replies to what was said during the debate by saying, “John is right” or “correct” on policy points. That’s ammo for attack ads.
...
Do not let the historical significance of tonight...
When, or if, you watch the debate tonight at Ole Miss remember a man named James Meredith. In 1962 Mr. Meredith became the first African-American student at the Univ. of Mississippi, with the intervention of President Kennedy, an event that was a critical moment in the American civil rights movement. The fact that Obama, whether you support him or not, will be on that stage participating in a...
“They have the league’s best defense, and if you don’t believe me,...”
– Bill Simmons on the Tennessee Titans defense
“A Beatles vs. Stones debate today…”
– …is guaranteed to be better than Obama vs. McCain tonight.
Why the Stones are better than the Beatles
The Beatles sang ballads. The Stones sing the blues.
Both great bands but one is better.
AP Wire: Gas shortage crisis this weekend in...
Georgia State Police spokesmen Roscoe P. Coltrane, speaking at a press conference from Hazzard County, has said that checkpoints are being set up at the border between the two states & unless Alabama fans have enough moonshine stashed in their trunks to fuel their cars back home, they will be turned away.
Memo to John McCain
Right now making a statement does not requires you to be in D.C. to legislate, but rather for you to be in MS & debate.
“The Beatles just want to hold your hand: The Stones want to burn down your town”
– Tom Wolfe (via newspeedwayboogie) (via eec)
Thus making the Stones the better band.
Seems like it's official. She's watching it in... →
johnmurray:talkinghead:stalk:
I live a block from where Sarah Palin will be watching the debate tonight. Weird.
Woah. That’s where we watch celtics games. Any protests scheduled? I wanna paint my face and yell at that woman.
WHO WANTS TO COME CALL SARAH PALIN A CUNT WITH US? After tonight, I’m never going to Irish Pub again for sponsoring this, as if I needed another reason not to go to that...
Au contraire, I say we flood the gates of this... →
brooklynmutt:soupsoup:fatmanatee:
There are few things I know, but one of them is to be polite in a visitor’s house. Unfortunately, some others among us are not aware of the rules:
I am a Philly native and recent New York transplant. I was hoping you could help spread the word about a bar that no one should ever go to.Today (well not its yesterday) was my 25th birthday and I went out with...
Is Sen. Christopher Dodd the future Treasury...
Is it safe to say that if Obama wins the election that Sen. Dodd, as the current Senate Banking Committee chairman, has locked up a spot in his Cabinet with his work on the bailout agreement?
Mariners Hate Ichiro
soupsoup:
An anonymous clubhouse insider told the Seattle Times that Mariners teammates were so annoyed with Ichiro Suzuki earlier this season that they considered beating him up. “I just can’t believe the number of guys who really dislike him,” said the insider. “It got to a point early on when I thought they were going to get together and go after him.” The coaching staff and then-manager John...
“If all the economists were laid end to end, they would not reach a conclusion.”
– George Bernard Shaw
Throw politicians into the mix and I am confident the same theory holds true.
New home sales plunge in August to slowest pace in...
What would happen if everyone, yet at the same time no one, could afford to buy a new home?
Now we know.
NATO Says Pakistani Troops Fired at Their... →
mikehudack:
(via winstonwolfe)
Don’t be surprised. This war is extending into Pakistan fast. It’s not clear what side the Pakistani Army is on, much less the ISI.
I think the ISI will play all sides until someone brings them under control which is not likely to happen soon, if at all. Exactly who is minding the store over there right now? I actually pay attention to the current state of...
NATO Says Pakistani Troops Fired at Their... →
