Flim Flam Men: My Mathphobic Tour of the Econ Blogs

In his New York Times column today, Paul Krugman writes that with the epic financial meltdown and the administration’s response, the U.S. has now tarnished it’s reputation as the unquestioned leader of the global crisis response. That leadership role was only partly based on American wealth; it also, to an important degree, reflected America’s stature [...]

The He-Man Woman Haters Ride Again!

Misogyny never dies.  From Greg Sargent: Is the Rush Limbaugh strategy giving way to the Sarah Palin strategy? Multiple Democratic strategists say the party plans to increasingly elevate Palin in the same manner it has employed Rush for weeks, using her high-visibility, her social conservatism, and memories of her harsh attacks on Obama during the [...]

TOTUS Speaketh:

From the transcript of Obama’s announcement on the auto industry: And so today I’m announcing that my administration will offer GM and Chrysler a limited additional period of time to work with creditors, unions, and other stakeholders to fundamentally restructure in a way that would justify an investment of additional taxpayer dollars. During this period [...]

Monday: Who appointed the financial wizards as Gods anyway?

Automakers are on the frontpage of the NYTimes again today.  It looks like someone is trying to replace the finance giants smarting asses with a new whipping boy.  Who can feel much sympathy for the guys who ran Detroit?  They’ve known for at least 30 years that the oil would run out and that we [...]

Evil Lesbian Apologizes For Wreaking Havoc

I thought love meant never having to say you’re sorry?