Thursday, July 17, 2008

GOP spins new fantasy that U.S. economic problems are all "psychological"

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I've been watching a strange new spin coming out of the Republican Party on how to address the economic problems the U.S. is currently f...

Dumb and Dumber?

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Check this YouTube video on the similarities between John McCain and President Bush:
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Dow closed below 11,000 first time since July 2006.

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The headline really says it all. From The Los Angeles Times: NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a whipsaw day mostly lower, as fears of escalati...
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June retail sales barely budge, while wholesale sales rise sharply.

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A couple of quick stories to report here. First, let us go to Marketwatch, where June retail sales fizzle despite stimulus: WASHINGTON (M...

More GM woes

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This is off MSNBC News: DETROIT - General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its divi...

A tale of two contradictory PR-spins

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I found two rather conflicting news stories that really show just how screwed up our politicians in Washington are, regarding the U.S. econo...
Friday, July 04, 2008

Happy Fourth of July!

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It is July Fourth--Independence Day! In celebration of our nation's independence, how about a little Schoolhouse Rocks Fireworks. From...
Thursday, July 03, 2008

Christian evangelicals finally uniting behind McCain

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I found this interesting story in Time's Swampland: At a meeting Tuesday in Denver, about 100 conservative Christian leaders from around...

McCain reboots campaign, brings in Rove acolytes

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I found this New York Times story through Carpetbagger, and even I find it rather interesting. From the New York Times: WASHINGTON — Sen...

Unemployment still going up, will continue through '09

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I found two stories in the New York Times that show the continuing deterioration of the unemployment market. The first story is titled Em...
Sunday, June 29, 2008

McCains can't pay their property tax bills on condo for four years

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This is just amazing. And John McCain is telling us to trust him for handling the U.S. economy when even he and Cindy McCain can't hand...

Presidential election to determine Supreme Court's future path

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If there is ever one important aspect of this current presidential election that has really been ignored, it is the issue of the U.S. Suprem...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Great moments in classic comedy--George Carlin's "A place for my stuff!"

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My apologies for the lack of posting here during the past two weeks. I've been rather busy watching floor guys refinish the hardwood fl...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Saturday Morning Cartoons--Fractured Fairy Tales Rapunzel

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I think it is time for another episode of Fractured Fairy Tales, that wonderful spoof of the old fairy tales which aired on the Rocky and B...
Friday, June 13, 2008

Iraq war could cost taxpayers $2.7 trillion

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The only comment I have to say is that we need to get out of Iraq. From CNN.Com: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- As the Iraq war continues with n...

Friday Fun Stuff--Summertime fun at the Caddyshack pool

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It is summertime, where the kids get out of school and have fun in the pool. And where could we find even more pool fun than in this scene ...

McCain stacks town hall meeting

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I found this on both Shakesville and Eschaton, where the McCain campaign lied to Fox News that the audience of a town hall meeting would b...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

McCain: Big Oil should return some profits to consumers

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This is from a June. 11, 2008 MSNBC News story: WASHINGTON - Record high prices for gasoline probably won't drop any lower before the No...

I'm voting Republican

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This is just brilliant. From YouTube:
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Oh, McCain

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This is a brilliant, Schoolhouse Rock -style parody of John McCain's Straight Talk Express. From YouTube: