Monthly Archives: February 2009
Can't we just copy Canada?
On Jordan’s blog, he pointed me to this article at Market Ticker about what Republicans should propose to fix the economy. Other than the Fair Tax idea, it made a lot of sense.
Karl Denninger proposed we reintroduce the law that kept banks from dabbling in investment products, get rid of the law making it difficult [...]
Don't smear your face paint
You can get detailed stats and video of the game at ESPN, and check out a great photo gallery at the News & Observer.
Mental health break: Non-economy edition
… just kidding.
The green line shows the job losses in the current recession. The blue line is job losses in the 1990 recession and the red line is the recession of 2001. (Via Sheepy via Rachel Maddow via the Consumerist via Time’s Swampland Blog via Nancy Pelosi’s office)
The numbers look a little less scary when [...]
Obama fearmongering?
The newest rightwing meme is that Obama is engaged in Bush’esque fearmongering while pushing for the economic stimulus bill that’s likely to pass the Senate tomorrow.
What’s at issue are statements like this from Obama:
A failure to act and act now will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession, a less robust recovery, [...]
Monday Blogging – 2/9/09
Look at me… I didn’t write a post for you guys last night. Sorry! (Above is a picture I found – it’s not me, I promise – while searching for Monday on Creative Commons)
9:40am
In 2003, A-Rod tested positive for steroid use. Since it seems like most Yankees fans already hate Alex Rodriguez, I’m going to [...]
The Republican stimulus gambit
Unemployment in the United States has reached 7.6% as the economy shed nearly 600k jobs. That’s the worst job loss rate since the 70s and the worst unemployment percentage since the early 90s.
And yet, Republicans are pushing to both cut the size of Obama’s stimulus package and shift it more toward tax cuts contrary to [...]
Just nationalize the banks already
According to the Washington Post, the Obama Treasury Dept., under the leadership of Tim Geithner, is planning to buy up the crappy debt crushing banks and thus the banking system.
There is no doubt about it. We need a good financial system in place if our economy is going to recover and thrive. People need to [...]
Remember that Cash4gold Super Bowl commercial?
You know… this one:
Pretty funny right?
Wrong. It looks like the company is just operating a giant scam.
Who could have guessed?
Here’s some juicy tidbits from someone claiming to be a Cash4gold employee:
There have been times when we have received your package and MISPLACED or LOST it at the facility. We CLAIM to not have received the [...]
Tom Daschle worries me … a lot
Update: Daschle has withdrawn as HHS nominee.
Former Democratic Senator Tom Daschle is Barack Obama’s pick to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. We desperately need health care reform in the United States, and Daschle seems likely to fight for the status quo.
Back when Tom Daschle was the Senate Majority leader, I didn’t like [...]
The Super Bowl commercials sucked
How do world’s gigantic multinational corporations think they are going to get us out of this recession unless they make good commercials, and thus convince us to spend money?
This was probably the best commercial from last night, seriously:
The Firestone Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head commercial probably deserves an honorable mention.