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@Corso going to follow Amp's lead and ignore the attack. But this: Gretchen Whitmer is the governor of Michigan. Michigan’s…
I know I said I'd take a step back, and I fully intended to, and I think I'll just not…
Dianne: "Whereas RFK spending an undisclosed amount of taxpayers’ money to make a video of himself shirtless with Kid Rock…
Remember that the people you’re accusing of sexism were willing to cast Democrat votes, you aren’t talking about hardcore Republicans.…
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Category Archives: Economics and the like
"A steaming pile of hot slapping assests!"
Stephen Colbert explains to Stephen Colbert why Wall Street needs a SupercalifragilisticexpealiZillion dollar bailout.
Posted in Economics and the like
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What Caused the Financial Meltdown?
A few common talking points of the right in recent days are that: 1) The efforts of the left to occasionally let poor people (Some of whom were probably black, can you imagine?) buy some homes is a big part … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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Green Party Candidate Cynthia McKinney On The Financial Crisis
[Quoted from the Dollars and Sense blog. I’m posting this because I agree with much of it, and also because it shows how completely cut off the mainstream debate is; we here center-left, center-right and right-wing solutions, but left-wing solutions … Continue reading
Refusing to Talk to America is Not Leadership
The decision by John McCain to call for canceling the Friday debate is a cynical, foolish ploy to try to change the game somehow. And it’s not helpful. Now, look — I actually think suspending the campaign for a few … Continue reading
Can You Repeat the Part of the Stuff Where You Said All About the Things?
You know, if I didn’t know better, I’d say the Bush administration might be attempting to mislead the country in order to ram something through Congress. Not that they’d ever do something like that, of course! Still, this does make … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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Admiral Ackbar Has a Message for Democrats
You know, the more I think about it, the more I think the Democrats need to hit the brakes on the whole $700 billion bailout. It’s pretty clear that the GOP has no intention of behaving honorably here. They’re going … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like
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News You Can Use
Worried about how to survive the coming depression? My good friends at Schadenfreude have some helpful hints: Surviving the New Depression: Tip #94 from Steve Delahoyde on Vimeo.
Posted in Economics and the like
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My Senior Senator: The Bailout is Awesome!
Those of you outside Minnesota probably remember Norm Coleman as the guy who won his senate seat when Paul Wellstone died in a plane crash. He hasn’t done much since. But still, Norm’s a political powerhouse in Minnesota, even if … Continue reading
Ezra Klein on The Five Worst Problems With The Bailout Bill
This summary post by Ezra is so good, I can’t resist quoting it at length. THE FIVE WORST PROBLEMS WITH THE BAILOUT BILL. Commentary on the bailout has been a bit fractured as people work to understand this and that … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and the like, In the news
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Would a historically Democratic voter be so turned off by the candidate being a woman that they would either vote…