For the term “Galtian Overlords”-which I was asked to define today. Now I would assume that anyone who has been around the last few years would understand the reference, but considering the state of decay of America’s educational system and our news outlets ( with a few great exceptions) may
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If you’ve lost McMegan…
Then you know a movie really sucks. Megan McCardle-the dumbest economics writer BAR NONE-hates Atlas Shurgged: I wish I could report that the movie holds out the same kind of promise that the first Lord of the Rings movie did. Unfortunately, it’s . . . how do I say this
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This post is loving dedicated to all those (Say Hi Curtis)-who along with others- believes that Tea Partiers are just plain folks who want to take their country back. Unmitigated selfshiness and stupidity is a form of “thuggery” too. The Republican party is now in the hands of spoiled children.
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“The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don’t have to waste your time voting.”- Charles Bukowski For those who take the time to research it, several things about the Wisconsin governor’s battles with
Continue readingThe Social Network.
You can tell a Tea Partier-but you can’t tell him (or her) much. I have a friend on Facebook who loves to post trite quotes from the Founding Fathers-most often taken out of context-in an effort to show his derision for those of us who do not share the ugly
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In at 7, out at 8-what is wrong with this picture? And before someone asks, " How does this square with your statement, 'You like your company'? I do like my company-but like a girl from the Nana Plaza-sometimes you have to bend over to earn your bar fine. So
Continue readingWhy it matters……..
A theme I have harped on consistently, is that the world we live in is changing. We no longer have the luxury of doing "business as usual". It is why I have so little patience with climate change deniers, or those who think that every attempt to restore balance with
Continue readingOut the door……
Heading back where it is really cold for a few days for work. I am expecting some long days at least at the start of the week. Driving to the hotel I was listening to an NPR show with Grover Norquist. He is the worthless bastard who came up with
Continue readingAn error of caution…
Martin Wolf of the Financial Times has a pretty good diagnosis of why the folks have lost track of the context when it comes to the economy. Obama was just too damn cautious when he needed to be bold. Unfortunately, the Republicans have succeeded in persuading a large enough portion
Continue readingQuote of the day.
Tea Partiers, in my close experience, are like drunks at the end of the evening. They make no sense, and you just want to get away from them. H/T to Mark Warren.
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