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The Lord’s Resistance Army was officially designated as a terrorist organization by Colin Powell in 2001. When President Obama sent troops to help fight them, Rush Limbaugh described that as an attack on Christians. Will any Republican Presidential candidate dare to disagree with Limbaugh? Will any reporter ask one to?
Archive for October, 2011
October 15th, 2011
Category: Corruption in Washington, Occupy Wall Street
Wall Street to politicians: your “constituency” isn’t the voters. It’s your donors: namely, us.
October 14th, 2011
Category: Catblogging
The love of fame: the ruling passion of the noblest felines.
October 13th, 2011
Category: Stimulus
Thousands of National Health Service Corps members help provide basic services to an estimated 10.5 million Americans, a dramatic expansion facilitated by the 2009 stimulus package.
October 12th, 2011
He certainly claims that he can. In the GOP President debate last night, Mitt Romney said that because the Affordable Care Act was enacted via budget reconciliation, which cannot be filibustered, it can be repealed that way. Now, in typical Romney fashion, this is out-and-out false, because of course the Affordable Care Act was not [...]
October 12th, 2011
They just lend to each other.
October 12th, 2011
The other day I received an invitation from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for its annual fundraising dinner in Los Angeles. But what struck my eye was the icon in the middle of the invitation: “Walmart: Gala Chair.” Let’s be clear what it means to be a gala chair: it’s essentially [...]
October 12th, 2011
Category: Uncategorized
I respect Dani’s essay re-evaluating Milton Friedman’s legacy but I’d like to comment on this specific Rodrik quote; ”But Friedman also produced a less felicitous legacy. In his zeal to promote the power of markets, he drew too sharp a distinction between the market and the state. In effect, he presented government as the enemy [...]
Eating Some Jobs Along With Your Eggs and Bacon
Due to a pulled muscle and some cuts from a mishap, my right hand has been a bandaged, painful and clumsy paw this week. My injury did however give me some perspective on the downsides of hotel breakfast buffets. This was my early morning colloquy with a harried hostess at a hotel restaurant: “We have [...]
Posted: Saturday, October 15th, 2011 at 6:51 am
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