This reminds me of a letter I cut out of my local newspaper back in 2004 when Ralph Nader was running for President. In the letter, the author gave 12 reasons to cast a winning vote for Mr. Nader, two … Continue reading
At least according to Yahoo!. Who knew? Then again, it’s unsurprising. Liberals don’t even call themselves liberals anymore, opting for Progressive and other euphemisms.
I know this matters to a lot of you, so here’s today’s Google Doodle… Now back to your regularly scheduled lives.
The impressive third-quarter showing from General Motors shouldn’t wow prospective investors too much. Sure, the automaker’s $2 billion profit beat Ford’s. It even eked out a slightly better pre-tax margin than its rival. But GM’s last set of earnings before … Continue reading
The government will apparently own part of GM for three more years. These guys don’t seem to understand how prices work. The current price is the future expected price of the stock. The government might hope that future stock prices … Continue reading
A lot has been made of the fact that much of the US bailout of the banks actually turned a profit for Uncle Sam, or close to it. The auto industry bailout: Not so much. On Wednesday, GM said it … Continue reading
I sobbed alongside my graduate students as we watched the ending of Waiting for Superman, the heat-seeking documentary that has garnered rave reviews and generated an uncommon level of discussion about public education in America. We all wept—the young men, … Continue reading
via consumerfreedom.com No joke, the one on the right is the actual ad campaign the city is running right now. I guess the truth, the one on the left, is just not sensational enough. Posted via Posterous
via nydailynews.com My thoughts exactly. Posted via Posterous
The Interior Department’s inspector general says the White House edited a drilling safety report in a way that made it falsely appear that scientists and experts supported the administration’s six-month ban on new drilling. The inspector general says the editing … Continue reading
WARNING: Some NSFW language on board. ;Why do kids achieve so little these days? Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)
Anyone who has not been living under a pumpkin lately knows that the single, biggest threat to this country’s economic future is its gimongous (hey, if Sarah Palin gets to invent words, why not me!) entitlement state. The massive unfunded … Continue reading
The automaker has said annual profits will continue. Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said last week in an online investor video GM will be able to make $11 billion to $13 billion before interest and taxes in a moderate sales … Continue reading
Nice one, Bloomberg. ;The Department of Education is struggling and you pick yet another person to head it with no prior education experience. Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), MPEG-4 Video (.m4v)
In case you saw IT.tv Episode 317, here’s some actual video that wasn’t around when I shot it. I’m so proud of this little town for having the balls to take these bastards head on. Good for you, Weston!
Mayor Bloomberg tapped a high-profile businesswoman as New York‘s new schools chancellor after Joel Klein resigned from the job he’s held for eight years. Cathie Black, the chairman of Hearst Magazines, was hailed by hizzoner as “a great New Yorker” … Continue reading
Short version: why the hell is the government getting involved at all? Now watch. Time for your dose of common sense.
From high schools to townhalls, the topic of bullying has elbowed its way to the front of the grievance parade. City councils are passing “anti-bullying laws,” and the term is now used to describe all sorts of bad behavior. And … Continue reading
There is heartbreak for a Long Island father. His wife died after four bone marrow “matches” declined to donate. As CBS 2’s Tony Aiello reports, the man now wonders if they were more interested in helping a young girl than … Continue reading
“Unfortunately, once Democrats took power, instead of building on our success, we went back to the political strategies that had failed us in the past,” Eric Sapp, a partner at Eleison Group, a consulting firm that worked on religious outreach … Continue reading
This is how househunting feels to me.
(via Best pond we could get - Lolcats ‘n’ Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?)
Getting… Sleepy…