Monthly Archives: December 2008

Quote of the week

by Chris   –   December 31, 2008

In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% of the citizens oppose. Yet here we have the exact opposite situation: no mainstream politician would dare express the view that 70% of Americans support; instead, the universal piety is the one that only a small [...]

Devastating commentary on Israel

by Chris   –   December 30, 2008

If you’ve limited yourself to major American news sources and the official statements of our government’s top officials, you might be inclined to think that recent crisis in Israel/Gaza is unquestionably the fault of Hamas, the ruling party in Gaza.
That impression would hardly be accurate. Here’s what Gideon Levy in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz had [...]

Israel continues to pound Gaza

by Chris   –   December 29, 2008

As I mentioned over the break, Israel has been conducting strikes in Gaza. According to the New York Times, those strikes are continuing and have already claimed over 300 Palestinian lives.
In 2006 when Israel invaded Lebanon, the Israeli armed forces showed a similar lack of restraint. Yglesias thinks the attacks are meant to improve the [...]

Holiday Blogging 2008

by Chris   –   December 22, 2008

Over the next week blogging will be light while I take a little vacation. I’m going to leave this post up and update it when I come across interesting news. Feel free to post any news in the comment section you’d like to share.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays and all that jazz!
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An Israeli strike in [...]

Roundup for Friday 12/19/2008

by Chris   –   December 19, 2008

Bush is going to hook Chrysler and GM up with a $13.4 billion loan. Seems like a reasonable short term deal that will buy time for the incoming administration and Congress to address the issue more comprehensively.
Paul Krugman thinks the Madoff scandal is a microcosm of the financial industry as a whole. The essence of [...]

Just take the crazy people's money

by Chris   –   December 18, 2008

or The customer is always right?

There is some controversy brewing in Easton, Pa. where a bakery is refusing to make a cake with a certain child’s name on it. The child: Adolph Hitler Campbell.
Little Adolph is brother to JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell. What the … !
From the ABC News article:
The [...]

The monk look is back!

by Chris   –   December 17, 2008

I keep seeing commercials for the Snuggie and it creeps me out each time:

Come on. Just by a sweater and some sweat pants or something.
By the way, don’t you love the beginning of that commercial where wearing a regular blanket is depicted as completely frustrating and dangerous? That’s the mysterious art of advertising working at [...]

Too late

by Chris   –   December 16, 2008

Sorry dude. Bush has humiliated himself quite enough already.
For those of you living under a rock, here is the video of Bush dodging shoes:

Partisan witch hunt

by Chris   –   December 15, 2008

Would you consider prosecuting Gov. Blagojevich on corruption charges a Partisan Witch Hunt?
Of course not.Blagojevich was clearly in violation of the law when he was trying to sell a seat in the US Senate. It has nothing to do with being a Democrat or Republican. Of course.
So why is it any different when it comes [...]

Senate drops GM & Chrysler bailout bill

by Chris   –   December 12, 2008

(Updated below)
From the NY Times:
The Senate on Thursday night abandoned efforts to fashion a government rescue of the American automobile industry, as Senate Republicans refused to support a bill endorsed by the White House and Congressional Democrats.
This could very likely mean that GM and Chrysler will soon go bankrupt. This will likely mean a lot [...]