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but we will have a perfect model of an administration shill

From Alan Greenspan’s attemp at self-exculpation in the Financial Times this weekend, We will never have a perfect model of risk:
The current financial crisis in the US is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching since the end of the second world war. It will end eventually when home prices stabilise and [...]

how about this, dickless: stop breaking the law and pissing on the constitution, and you won’t have to worry about immunity after the fact

This morning, the preznit got up in a browbeating mood, and decided to bang the drum for telecom immunity right in the House’s ears.
First, a little fearmongering to break the ice:
At this moment, somewhere in the world, terrorists are planning new attacks on our country. Their goal is to bring destruction to our shores [...]

better living through chemistry

I was up most of the night with L., who is in the midst of his first unresponsive-to-medication migraine. Three Tylenol 3s and 6 ibuprofen later, and he’s just comfortable enough to veg out on the sofa watching The Cat Returns.
So, I took this morning off, and J. took off this afternoon so he [...]

those bush couldn’t drown, he’ll poison

Our fair Chimperor is treating the population of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast like a litter of unwanted kittens:
“It was not until Dec. 21 that the Centers for Disease Control actually began testing formaldehyde levels in travel trailers and mobile homes,” said [House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie] Thompson. “That is over a year [...]

harvard should sue bush for defaming its m.b.a. program every time he opens his mouth

The prez-gnat yesterday:
…And so we cut taxes. And I mean we cut them on everybody.

And the plan worked. If you think about where we were coming out of 2001 and where we are today, you can’t help but say the plan worked; cutting taxes helped stimulate economic growth. …And so we’ve had a pretty good [...]

is that a pardon in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?

A former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, has dropped his appeal in a perjury case that fueled debate over the Iraq war, his attorney said on Monday.
Libby was found guilty in March of lying and obstructing an investigation into who blew the cover of a CIA officer, Valerie Plame, whose [...]

R.U. Sirius Kicks Off The QuestionAuthority Movement

Author, podcaster and Mondo 2000 founder Ken Goffman - better known as R.U. Sirius - has a proposal for all of us:
A dark cloud is passing over America. We’ve witnessed, in recent years, the death of many of our constitutional rights and liberties. We’ve also seen increasingly authoritarian trends in daily life and culture.Those of [...]