tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39774522011-10-14T16:52:28.294-04:00Latest Thoughts, Insights, and General Brilliance (or not) from the World's Least Dangerous MenRajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.comBlogger21421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-18132657753354029502011-10-08T21:03:00.000-04:002011-10-08T21:03:01.014-04:00

Best picture ever. Can someone find Cartman to deal with these lousy hippies?

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Noemie Emery's article on the President concludes that his political skills are vastly overrated.  That may be so, but the real problem is that they may be the only real skills he brings to the job.  Read the whole thing.

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A few thoughts in reaction to this story about a German couple having sex in the stands during a soccer game, with the rest of the crowd having no issues with it... 1.  Take it away, Stan. 2. Did you really expect the rest of the crowd to stop them? 3. Overheard in the crowd: "I think he's gonna pork her, Dad." 4. I'm surprised that no pictures have surfaced, which makes me think that we

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-90494159863128638432011-10-05T08:28:00.000-04:002011-10-05T08:28:05.772-04:00

Now that the new Iphone is self-aware, how long until Skynet takes over?  I'd really like to have advance notice, so I can quit working well in advance and gorge on fatty foods.

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Shikha Dalmia discusses the ongoing battle between the intellectual "elite" and the common folk... The most depressing spectacle on the political landscape right now (besides a potential second term for Barack Obama) is the party of Lincoln entertaining the presidential ambitions of Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann—women with better hairdos than heads. One needn’t be a GOP-hater like Paul Krugman

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-20653157125450564762011-10-05T00:02:00.000-04:002011-10-05T00:02:12.382-04:00

Denmark is definitely off the tourist destination list.  And if you don't think they're try crap like this here, you're wrong -- the minute we decided to let government pay for things like health care, we started giving them the right to nag us to death about all our personal lifestyle choices. The good news? I'm guessing that when politicians here try to tax deep-fried Twinkies, tar and

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-87803410943969588652011-10-04T23:54:00.000-04:002011-10-04T23:54:58.277-04:00

President Obama has done such a bang-up job as President, that he's thinking of branching out into bank management... Banks should accept a lower profit so their customers won’t have to pay for debit cards, President Barack Obama told an ABC reporter today, when asked about Bank of America’s decision to charge its customers $5 per month for use of its debit cards. ... The bank’s decision to

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-7150852379556570832011-10-04T23:49:00.000-04:002011-10-04T23:49:02.476-04:00

I'm never going to understand the competition for getting this result out on your website first -- is anyone going to go back and say, "Man, they were 8 seconds behind the other guys!  Let's stop checking their website!"

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President Obama calling himself an underdog reminds me of sports teams going with the "no one believed in us" mantra... Calling himself an "underdog," President Obama today said the faltering economy is a drag on his presidency and seriously impairing his chances of winning again in 2012. "Absolutely," he said in response to a question from ABC News' George Stephanopoulos about whether the odds

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It's like NPR wants me to make jokes... Gary Knell, who helped introduce Sesame Street to children abroad, is the new head of U.S. public broadcaster National Public Radio. NPR announced the appointment Sunday, with Knell to step into the role of president and CEO on Dec. 1. "Gary is an extraordinary leader with extensive experience in public media, programming and education," board chairman

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This is probably not good for the Attorney General's job security... New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress.On May 3, 2011, Holder told a Judiciary Committee hearing, "I'm not sure of the exact date, but I probably heard

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I've never spent a lot of time listening to Fuel, but they are technically a Pennsylvania band, so I probably should give them a little love on that basis.  And

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-51819255537639393282011-10-04T08:11:00.001-04:002011-10-04T08:12:30.278-04:00

Michael Lewis writes terrific books, and he may have the start of a new one if he wants.  His article on the municipal pension crisis is incredibly depressing and borderline terrifying; here's an excerpt of the discussion about San Jose's issues... When he was elected to the city council, Reed says, “I hadn’t even thought about pensions. I can’t say I said, ‘Here is my plan.’ I never thought

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-56485590767903803932011-10-04T07:52:00.000-04:002011-10-04T07:52:00.207-04:00

Seriously, if we discover intelligent aliens, I'm guessing the problems that world religions have reconciling the existence of extra-terristrial life with their beliefs will wind up somewhere down on the list of issues we need to discuss.  Hell, I'm guessing the Zen Buddhists won't care.

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Wait, Roseanne Barr is still alive? Awfully generous that you get a chance to go to a re-education camp before the guillotine.  Ed Morissey has the right take... Imagine if anyone had said anything remotely like this at a Tea Party rally about socialism and socialists, even in jest.  And this isn’t just some unknown provocateur — Barr is one of the most successful entertainers and producers in

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-3617600771984291572011-10-03T09:05:00.000-04:002011-10-03T09:05:54.126-04:00

Apparently, hippies are back and trying to stink up New York... More than 700 protesters demonstrating against corporate greed, global warming and social inequality, among other grievances, were arrested Saturday after they swarmed the Brooklyn Bridge and shut down a lane of traffic for several hours in a tense confrontation with police. The group Occupy Wall Street has been camped out in a

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Wait, Diddy killed Tupac and Suge Knight retaliated by sending Biggie to the grave? Well, that's two more 1990's mysteries solved.  Now I can get back to O.J.'s hunt for the real killers.

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At this point, the ATF's Fast and Furious scandal may actually make the news... In a classic Friday document dump -- a sure sign of an administration with something to hide -- the feds released to congressional investigators a month’s worth of e-mail correspondence in the summer of 2010 between Bill Newell, then head ATF agent in Phoenix, and his friend Kevin O’Reilly, a former White House

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I have nothing to say about being a Philadelphia sports fan yesterday, except to say this video feels about right.

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. Heard the song at the grocery store, and the song is annoying.  The video most certainly is not, although it requires me to suspend some disbelief, because I have

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Earlier this week, we had former Obama OMB Director Peter Orszag extolling the virtues of less democracy.  Now we have an elected Democrat throwing out the same idea, and suggesting a good way to implement it... Speaking to a Cary Rotary Club today, N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue suggested suspending Congressional elections for two years so that Congress can focus on economic recovery and not the next

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I'm serious when I say these two things:  If I were his political advisor, I would say Chris Christie should not run for President.  But as an American, I really wish Chris Christie would run for President. Christie is, for better or worse, the flavor of the week in the GOP race.  If he got into the race, he would instantly take a lead, then spend weeks getting pummelled by his opponents on

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As a baseball fan, last night was a treat.  I don't just say that as a Phillies fan whose team was guaranteed a postseason berth -- how can you not enjoy a night where four different games are played that determine the last two playoff spots, three feature blown saves, three feature teams winning in their last at-bat, and two feature walkoff hits?  I'm not even sure it was a good idea for the

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It's only one poll, and he's still got a lead.  But if President Obama only has a five point lead on Herman Cain, the First Family may want to get a realtor on speed dial for January 2013.

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I'm guessing this guy is out of the running for Father of the Year in Taiwan.  He also may need a divorce attorney.

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One more reason Paul Ryan is my favorite member of Congress (low bar to clear overall, but there are some standouts) is right here.  The Democrats are running political ads showing a Ryan lookalike pushing granny off a cliff because Ryan had the audacity to recognize that Medicare is going bankrupt and proposed a way to fx it which included (gasp) beenfit cuts for people who aren't retired yet. 

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-28762091271454053482011-09-28T08:47:00.001-04:002011-09-28T08:48:29.335-04:00

Ted Leonsis is the owner of the Washington Capitals, but he's also a supporter of President Obama who maxed out his contributions to the President in 2008 when he was running for office.  Which is why these words carry some special weight... Economic Success has somehow become the new boogie man; some in the Democratic party are now casting about for enemies and business leaders and anyone who

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-83512468042380271122011-09-28T08:38:00.000-04:002011-09-28T08:38:13.947-04:00

Let's start with noting that this ad almost made me want to go out and buy a Ford... Seriously, that ad deserves all the airplay it can get. And for the record, I'm not buying any GM or Chrysler product anytime soon (not that it was likely to happen anyway). But then, the Detroit News noted that Ford pulled the ad, possibly in response to Obama Administration pressure... As part of a campaign

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I attended Back To School Night for my daughter last night, which is still a surreal experience (beyond the basic "I'm really a parent" portion of the experience,

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-36845808415571066422011-09-27T08:03:00.000-04:002011-09-27T08:03:25.771-04:00

You know, when he slammed the Tea Party as racist, I chose to ignore it, because Morgan Freeman is still Morgan Freeman.  But marrying your own step-granddaughter?  That might land in the top ten creepiest things I've heard of a celebrity doing.  How am I supposed to watch The Shawshank Redemption again? 

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Apple's new proposed HQ has been drawing some buzz; even though the plans are shrouded in secrecy, stuff has leaked out... Foster has proposed a gargantuan glass-and-metal ring, four stories high, with a hole in the middle a third of a mile wide. The building, which will house upwards of twelve thousand employees, will have a circumference of a mile, and will be so huge that you won’t really be

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-63135307528495661152011-09-26T23:37:00.000-04:002011-09-26T23:37:14.962-04:00

Glad to see Jayson Werth did something worthwhile in DC this year.  Granted, his bloated contract would be a more apropos mascot for Washington, D.C. than any of the Presidents, but kudos to him for standing up for progressive icon Teddy Roosevelt.  Then again, like so many of Werth's efforts this season, it ended in futility.

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The mere thought of doing this much math makes my head hurt.  Seriously, all that math to figure out the chances you were born, and he doesn't include a variable for misuse of birth control or too much alcohol?

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I knew Hitler was secretly behind ATTTTTTTTAAAAAACCCCCCCCKKKKK WAAAAATTTTTTCCCCCCHHH.  Here's the proof, at long last... "Toothless hillbillies with lizard brains?"  Hey, hillbillies would prefer to be called "Sons of the South!"

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Former Obama OMB chief Peter Orszag is annoyed that all the hoi polloi of democracy keep screwing up the brilliant vision of liberal technocrats, with an article with a sub-headline of "Why we need less democracy."  Peter Suderman at Reason does a nice job of taking apart Orszag's argument, which I can summarize with the help of Kent Brockman... He might be right. After all, democracy led to

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-35761137219533564392011-09-26T22:47:00.000-04:002011-09-26T22:47:45.799-04:00

James Fallows has an emailer who wants to know, based on 1-3 yahoos booing a gay soldier serving Iraq, when the GOP will start to "take a stand against their own crazies?" I'll check, but only after Fallows and his erstwhile correspondent ask Barack Obama when he plans to condemn the folks in his party who call the Tea Party racists... or condemn his former Illinois Senate colleague Dick Durbin

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-40645054467444271862011-09-26T09:34:00.000-04:002011-09-26T09:34:13.850-04:00

I don't say this often, but here's to Mayor Bloomberg... New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told NBC News' David Gregory that he is troubled by President Barack Obama's rhetoric on the so-called 'Buffet Rule.' On Meet the Press, Bloomberg criticized Obama for theatrics, pushing a tax law that would by the administration's own admission, impact just a few Americans. "You can't define what is

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I ran the Navy Five Miler in Arlington yesterday, and actually made it through the entire race without collapsing, crying like a small child, or incurring any

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You know what else is at odds with core American values, Mr. President? 1.  Forcing a massive, costly, and allegedly unconstiutional healthcare entitlement down the throats of Americans despite majority opposition, with a bill drafted behind closed doors after promising transparent negotiations that would be shown on C-SPAN. 2.  Having a federal agency supply a drug cartel with weapons that get

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-23774266116569895432011-09-23T09:05:00.000-04:002011-09-23T09:05:33.307-04:00

I can forgive the gaffe here -- I'm sure the media would never obsess over it if a Republican said it.  Right?  Actually, maybe that's an aspirational goal -- we're such a great country that we can build an Intercontinental Railroad!

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Before I get started on a mini-rant, let me say something about the subject of this rant. Elizabeth Warren was my bankruptcy professor in law school.  She was a terrific teacher -- unlike most of my professors, I didn't have a problem attending her class... and it wasn't just because she had an attendance policy.  And she's a nice person, she really is.  I enjoyed our discussions during office

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An oral history of Leonard-Hagler?  The fight was one of the best fights I've ever seen, and reliving it here is a great read.  Bottom line -- it's a shame boxing now sucks.  Seriously, I'm pretty sure Mike Tyson got more press for being at Charlie Sheen's roast then any boxer's gotten for a real fight in years.

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. Mahmoud Achmadinasshole was speaking at the UN today, and it made me think of John McCain's "Bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-Iran" line.  Then I got in my car and heard

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-1432749267714819442011-09-22T21:22:00.000-04:002011-09-22T21:22:12.550-04:00

Seriously, who's planning President Obama's events?  The competence of the adminsitration's political arm is becoming worse than the competence of policy team... The 48-year-old Brent Spence Bridge spanning the Ohio River near Cincinnati isn't much to look at. But for President Obama, it's become a rallying cry for his $477 billion jobs plan. He referred to it in his Sept. 8 speech to Congress,

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I was at the grocery store last night, and the clerks were joking about not being able to keep this flavor on the shelves... Pete Schweddy was wrong. Some people can resist his balls. Conservative parent group One Million Moms, which is an affiliate of the American Family Association, is threatening to boycott Ben & Jerry's over what it says is the ice cream maker's "vulgar new flavor." The

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And I thought I hated my homeowner's association... A southern California couple has been fined $300 dollars for holding Christian Bible study sessions in their home, and could face another $500 for each additional gathering. City officials in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. say Chuck and Stephanie Fromm are in violation of municipal code 9-3.301, which prohibits “religious, fraternal or non-profit”

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Now I know why DOJ is having so much trouble winning cases -- they can't even convince someone to sell them muffins for less than $16 each.

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James Taranto poses an intruiging question about whether Bill Clinton wants Barack Obama to win re-election, and notes a key point... Clinton was re-elected in a time of prosperity, not anemic growth and 9% unemployment. Whereas Clinton failed to persuade a Democratic Congress to pass health-care "reform," Obama succeeded. Clinton moved to the center and worked constructively with House

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Mickey Kaus parses Obama's statement from Monday and finds reason to believe that if pressed, he'll back down on tax increases to try to get a grand bargain... There’s been some speculation that Obama’s veto threat, if he holds to it, makes the work of the elite deficit-reducing “supercommittee” impossible–it “guarantees that the supercommittee’s recommendations will not be approved.”  Since

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David Brooks admits to being a sap for Obama... When the president said the unemployed couldn’t wait 14 more months for help and we had to do something right away, I believed him. When administration officials called around saying that the possibility of a double-dip recession was horrifyingly real and that it would be irresponsible not to come up with a package that could pass right away, I

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-91062651549175538312011-09-20T08:24:00.000-04:002011-09-20T08:24:19.751-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I had no idea that this song created a massive copyright fight with the Rolling Stones.  In any case, it's a great song with a great video -- simple but in keeping

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-73086869409824221202011-09-20T08:09:00.000-04:002011-09-20T08:09:13.503-04:00

Sometimes, you don't need anything other than the headline to summarize total hypocricy.  Or you can break it down to show that the President's lying about the percentage of taxes versus cuts.  of course, this is nothing more than a campaign document.  He's better at that than governing, so maybe this will work.  Of course, that leaves us wondering if he thinks people will ignore the economy,

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-57612297372378799012011-09-20T07:54:00.000-04:002011-09-20T07:54:44.720-04:00

Best ad ever. "How can you trust liquid rock?"

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Because life is full of annoying crap, and this is my place to complain about it. I've been receiving free copies of Newsweek in the mail, unsolicited, for the last two months or so.  I would even use Newsweek to line a birdcage (the magazine's already loaded with crap).  But today, they sent an invoice offering to continue to send me issues if I pay up. Personally, I want them to pay me, for

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-90729402919315077732011-09-20T00:25:00.001-04:002011-09-20T00:26:47.466-04:00

The Esquire profile of Jon Stewart is really terrific.  It confirms by belief that Stewart knows he was being a dick in his famous Crossfire! interview, but he gets away with it because he's a well-meaning dick.  What's really funny is that he's slowly morphing into that which he tries to abhor -- a power broker with a base that adores him, which in his case includes the mainstream media.  I also

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-72254849017237165062011-09-19T23:39:00.000-04:002011-09-19T23:39:36.527-04:00

I didn't know it was possible, but Michael Moore is even dumber than I thought... During a talk to promote his new book, Here Comes Trouble, liberal firebreather Michael Moore told an audience of college students at Bunker Hill Community College to “reject this vision of America that has been thrust upon us,” and that to fix it “will require a rumble.” According to his blog, Moore was urging a “

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Nobody wants Ginger kids anymore, except for maybe Ireland.  Thanks, South Park.  Even the daywalkers are screwed.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-6508727940325681222011-09-18T22:39:00.000-04:002011-09-18T22:39:36.893-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. This song is actually on my playlist, and I actually like it.  No smartass commentary right now, except to note that the name "Carolina Liar" would be a great fit

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President Obama continues his campaign to propose legislation for no reason other than to set up his campaign theme... President Barack Obama, in a populist step designed to appeal to voters, will propose a "Buffett Tax" on people making more than $1 million a year as part of his deficit recommendations to Congress on Monday. Such a proposal, among suggestions to a congressional supercommittee

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-63147815192394781472011-09-18T22:10:00.000-04:002011-09-18T22:10:46.043-04:00

In keeping with the last post, friend of the blog RB sends along this little clip of joy that skewers the BCS brilliantly... What If Everything Worked Like BCS: The Spelling Bee from sanjeev tandle on Vimeo. The commercial tie-ins are fabulous, but the really nice touch is the line about Mr. Cotton and Mr. Holiday. Looks like the teachers union and tenure can be blamed for one more thing.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-41010204651791798472011-09-18T21:49:00.000-04:002011-09-18T21:49:50.948-04:00

I know why Syracuse and Pittsburgh left the Big East for the ACC.  College sports are inherently corrupt, and pretty much flat-out insane right now.  It's survival of the fittest, football pays the bills, and the Big East was always a basketball conference first and foremost. Still... here's a parting gift for the Panthers.  Here's hoping you get a moment like this in basketball every year.

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Rex Murphy turns a phrase pretty well -- I'm not sure I agree with the conclusion, but this is some damn fine prose at the end... To the degree the press neglected its function as watchdog and turned cupbearer to a styrofoam demigod, it is a partner in the flaws and failures of what is turning out to be one of the most miserable performances in the modern history of the American presidency.As

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-45792705676464303122011-09-18T21:09:00.000-04:002011-09-18T21:09:52.218-04:00

The headline cracks me up -- I have trouble believing anyone is really pining for Hillary Clinton.  I mean, has Bill ever even pined for Hillary?

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Speaking of Solyandra, Megan McArdle's piece on why this is a problem is a must-read. A key excerpt... The problem with Solyndra is not George Kaiser. It's the whole concept behind a program that is supposed to enable politically favored technologies, using loan guarantees that look cheap when they're issued, and end up costing us half a billion dollars because we rushed the due diligence to

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It used to be that people claimed that despite the incompetence, at least we didn't have any major scandals plaguing this Administration. Of course, that was... well, a couple weeks ago. The Solyandra scandal is officially getting bad when it becomes a punchline for Jon Stewart... The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cThat Custom-Tailored Obama Scandal You Ordered Is Finally

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James Carville thinks it's time for the White House to press the panic button... People often ask me what advice I would give the White House about various things. Today I was mulling over election results from New York and Nevada while thinking about that very question. What should the White House do now? One word came to mind: Panic. We are far past sending out talking points. Do not attempt

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I can't really disagree with a word of this.  Particularly since it took the time to embed the best scene from Clerks that discusses the moral issues involved in blowing up the second Death Star.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-24118947326110408922011-09-14T23:39:00.000-04:002011-09-14T23:39:59.739-04:00

I know the pic is dated because Hot Air uses it all the time, but it's still funny.  Even worse, it's far more interesting than just about anything Debbie Wasserman Schultz ever says. I'm just mature enough -- barely -- to avoid drafting an inappropriate caption.  But all four of this blog's readers may do so whenever they wish.

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Once again, irony can be such a bitch sometimes.

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Rep. Louie Gohmert becomes my comic hero of the day by swiping the name of the American Jobs Act for his own bill... Texas GOP Rep. Louis Gohmert officially introduced the American Jobs Act of 2011 on Wednesday afternoon. "My bill is not the president's bill, it's a real job creator," Gohmert told The Hill, shortly after filing his two-page alternative to the president's plan, under the same

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-4772550542938154222011-09-14T21:17:00.001-04:002011-09-14T21:55:49.921-04:00

Since at least 50% of this blog is devoted to sports and/or politics (with the rest devoted to annoying songs, discovering references to the Simpsons where they don't exist, and fine art... the last is a lie, but I want this blog to show up as the 7 trillionth reference to fine art in a google search), I feel obligated to link to this story.   Now, with that being said... 1.  I think this is

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-43458871886130741302011-09-14T20:15:00.000-04:002011-09-14T20:15:34.133-04:00

So apparently the Internet is not 50% porn.  Three thoughts: 1.  This is contrary to the wishes of teenage boys everywhere. 2.  Damn, the economy really does suck. 3.  I blame Al Gore for this.  Either there's four percent too much, or way too little, and it's clearly his fault.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-33379252218271793252011-09-14T16:10:00.000-04:002011-09-14T16:10:34.080-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I'm not sure if this song qualifies as annoying or not.  I always think of it as being so bad, it's good, if that makes sense.  And if it doesn't make sense...

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-5496157076778031722011-09-14T09:26:00.001-04:002011-09-14T09:27:03.652-04:00

Levi Johnson has a book coming out, where he states that part of the reason he got Bristol Palin pregnant was because he was too dumb to use protection. How do we know he's smart enough to write a book?

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-8915326060009281112011-09-14T09:13:00.002-04:002011-09-14T09:17:35.090-04:00

The tipping point may have been reached for President Obama.  Two House special elections took place last night -- one in Nevada, one in New York.  While the election in Nevada was never really in doubt (Dems hoped to make it competitive because it was a swing district, but had conceded well in advance), the election in New York had serious significance.  The seat belonged to Anthony Weiner, and

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-56552072694248356612011-09-14T01:42:00.000-04:002011-09-14T01:42:46.863-04:00

It's not the concept so much as the execution -- everyone needs a rapid response function in politics, but the equivalent of a email box to snitch on others is opening yourself up to abuse.  This is so dumb, it's almost not worth the excellent jokes being produced on Twitter about it.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-97925660964765242011-09-14T01:17:00.000-04:002011-09-14T01:17:17.185-04:00

Loyal reader ST sends along this link to the most disturbing picture of the 2008 election cycle, at least until some time next year when Joe Biden tries to show off his abs.  I'm in no position to critize anyone for their hair.  But if an GOP bloggers starts combining Hillary and Obama for pictures, I guaranteed they'll be called racist, and then sexist... in that order.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-51831580500867523812011-09-14T01:09:00.000-04:002011-09-14T01:09:39.551-04:00

Megan McArdle hammers Obama's obvious cyncisim in sending a jobs bill to Congress that has absolutely no chance of passing either the House or Senate... If the president were serious about providing stimulus, he would pay attention to the work of his old CEA chair, and pay for the jobs bill by decreasing the growth rate of something-or-other in the future by 0.2%. This is also what he would do if

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-83818117912307740992011-09-14T00:44:00.000-04:002011-09-14T00:44:58.272-04:00

Irony can be such a cold-hearted bitch at times... If you want a good measure of how deeply the collective bargaining bill in Wisconsin has disrupted public sector unions, there is no better example than the Wisconsins Education Association Council (WEAC). Last month WEAC announced that it was laying off 40% of its staff.  With little over which to collectively bargain, and with dues no longer

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-14558938274498958472011-09-13T23:10:00.000-04:002011-09-14T00:37:23.303-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. As if this song needs an introduction.  It spawned this gawdawful video and the horrific A Night at the Roxbury, which should be erased from existence, although

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-82659043750074417142011-09-12T08:13:00.000-04:002011-09-12T08:13:03.255-04:00

This really should have been a Top Ten list, and I can think of at least one more episode of Different Strokes (Kimberly and Arnold get kidnapped by a guy who tries to rape Kimberly) that should have made it.  But the even more glaring mistake is that the Arnold-Dudley with Mr. Horton the bicycle shop owner episode is not listed as #1.  That's easily the most disturbing episode I've ever seen of

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-90593014738507107742011-09-11T08:46:00.069-04:002011-09-12T08:40:29.039-04:00

I have a four year old daughter.  To her, 9/11 will always be something she reads about in history books, sees on film, and hears about it from others.  She won't experience that feeling, that day, the days afterward. Thank God.  But there's a part of me that wonders if that shared sense of pain and loss and anger is something we've lost, and if that's a good thing or a bad thing.  I don't

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-88101223008284391952011-09-09T23:19:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:19:01.417-04:00

See, this is why I prefer to use the term "douchebag" instead of doofus... Former Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's less-than-flattering remarks about her fellow board members may have just cost her $10 million. In her first interview since being fired from the Internet giant, published Thursday, Bartz told Fortune Magazine, "These people f*ck*d me over," before referring to the other Yahoo board members

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-86121413994588579342011-09-09T23:09:00.000-04:002011-09-09T23:09:26.076-04:00

I expect the Daily Show to start mocking Obama for this factual inaccuracy any day next week.

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The article is a day old, but I wonder what would have happened if Tea Party members ever behaved like this... Earlier this morning 500 or so members of the AFL-CIO stormed a port in Washington, vandalized the facility, reportedly cut the brake lines of train cars, and held six guards hostage. Shockingly, no one was arrested. Earlier that week a judge issued a restraining order against this same

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-60188160617629135942011-09-09T08:08:00.001-04:002011-09-09T08:11:58.588-04:00

Okay, this pretty much blows my mind... As for Detroit itself, the official unemployment rate was 14.1 percent in July; the true unemployment figure in the city might be as high as an astounding 50 percent. The Big 3 automakers were the city’s top employers as recently as 2007; as of November 2010, the city’s five top employers were the Detroit Public School system; the City of Detroit; the

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If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. This band sets a new mark for this category -- I merely saw their name mentioned on a web post today, and this song popped into my head.  Frankly, the Gallagher

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-65858141758072884682011-09-09T07:39:00.000-04:002011-09-09T07:39:28.771-04:00

Put this alongside Ike's draft press release announcing  the failure of the D-Day landing: here's Nixon's draft speech of what he would have said if Armstrong and Aldrin had been stranded on the moon. Seeing that in black and white drives home a central point -- just how brave those guys really were, and what was at risk. 

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A new feature... just because... I’ve reached a conclusion regarding Barack Obama.[1]  He’s a really crappy lawyer. This is not a conclusion that I reach lightly.  In fact, it’s against my own self-interest, since I attended the same law school and determining that he’s not a good lawyer tends to undercut the six figure investment I made in my education.[2]  But it’s a relatively straightforward

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I'll have more to say about the GOP Presidential debate later, but one thought that I needed to throw out there now.  Many liberals are appalled by this moment from Rick Perry... Perhaps the most representative summary comes from Andrew Sullivan... A spontaneous round of applause for executing people! And Perry shows no remorse, not even a tiny smidgen of reflection, especially when we know

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Jonah Goldberg's take on the Hoffa quote strikes the right tone... ... I do not think that Hoffa was deliberately committing the crime (yes, crime) of willfully inciting murder. However, given the absolutely ludicrous standard created by the Democratic Party and its media enablers after the Giffords shooting, what Hoffa said was absolutely beyond the pale. But, again, that’s only because of the

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-45502550464911680932011-09-07T23:14:00.000-04:002011-09-07T23:14:29.082-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. This played in the gym today at work, and I only heard it because I made the hideous mistake of forgetting my headphones.  As an aside, is it a bad thing that I

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-61914487332229960592011-09-07T23:01:00.000-04:002011-09-07T23:01:44.475-04:00

So good, it deserves a click-through (hat tip: Instapundit).  And I will be mature enough to avoid the obvious joke about being required to register all lethal weapons.

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I have to admit -- I knew Mila Kunis would break my heart and reveal herself to be a typical Hollywood liberal.  The only good news is that when Rick Perry takes over and the Tea Party opens their re-education camps, I've volunteered to run the camp Mila gets assigned to.  Hey, my wife won't mind. Truth be told, the funniest part of this is that she seems more like her character from That 70's

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The Post Office is, once again, teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, in large part because of pension obligations and plummeting direct mail business.  Megan McArdle notes the issues, but doesn't see a real solution... Congress has given the Post Office two incompatible mandates.  It is to make money like a business . . . but it is not to have any of the freedom that businesses have to, say,

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Jane Fonda's biggest regret is that she never got to sleep with Che Guevera.  Strange, because in the list of things related to Jane Finda's life, I'd probably find about 150,000 things ahead of that regret. And for the record, Che Guevera was a murdering psychopath... and he still might have been too good for Jane Fonda.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-140093777045409812011-09-06T23:31:00.001-04:002011-09-06T23:31:53.781-04:00

Just remember, when a Tea Party member comes up with an app that displays public employee unions as hordes of  vampires sucking blood from taxpayers, it was in response to this.  The best part will be that the Tea Party's app will not require any changes to a picture of Nancy Pelosi to make her look undead. Truth be told, this doesn't offend me.  Anyone who actually thinks Obamacare will work to

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-40480440881135093922011-09-06T23:17:00.000-04:002011-09-06T23:17:31.839-04:00

What's scary is that this may not be the most outrageous statement Maxine Waters has made recently.  I remember watching her at a Congressional hearing that I attended years ago, and shaking my head watching her speak.  Somehow, she's gotten worse, and no one calls her on it.

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-71093482058583881502011-09-06T23:05:00.000-04:002011-09-06T23:05:07.640-04:00

The award noted in the headline does not exist yet, but Hoffa really deserves it.  I'm going to have some thoughts, but let's start with the story itself... Warming up the crowd before President Obama’s speech in Detroit this afternoon, Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa, Jr. had some choice words for the Tea Party. Hoffa warned the largely union crowd that there was a “war on workers” and urged

Rajehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13552402439673931847noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3977452.post-48092526957633081932011-09-06T22:15:00.001-04:002011-09-06T22:16:00.577-04:00

If I need to suffer with a song stuck in my head, why shouldn't you have to do the same? Sometimes they're good, most times they're bad... but no matter what, they make you suffer. So I like to share the suffering whenever it happens. I had what should be the final extended road trip with a three person family this weekend -- when the next member of the family arrives at the end of the month,

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