Late night open thread

(I own a Hyundai too)

We’re being infiltrated!

There are rumors reports going around the lefty blogosphere that we are being infiltrated by wingnuts.  Apparently “some” liberal blogs are allowing people to post comments and links that don’t come from approved sources.  According to one Self-Appointed Guardian Of Liberal Purity (SAGOLP) even The Confluence was “filled with people defending torture and talking about [...]

Corzine *still* trails Christie by double digits in latest NJ Governor’s race polls

The guy just can’t catch a break.  First, he’s pathetic as a Democratic governor but would probably make a very good Republican one.  Then, he happens to be a former CEO of Goldman-Sachs at a time when that company is quickly becoming the Barad-Dur of Mordor.  And he has to go up against the “moderate [...]

Monday, Looking for some morning news?

The interesting thing about this graph is that ALL the options seem to include out-of-pocket-caps on annual health care expenses. And that’s new to me — I haven’t seen such caps mentioned in any summary (and I’ve looked for ‘em) More information on THAT would be gratefully appreciated! Kids Recant Abuse Claims After Dad Jailed [...]

Neither Friends Nor Enemies

I’ve noticed two completely opposite and equally wrong ideas floating around lately.  One proposes Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin as teammates running together on the same ticket while the other encourages the idea that they are archenemies. Hillary Clinton is a loyal Democrat and a political moderate.  On foreign policy she is center-right, on fiscal [...]

Goldman-Sachs Set to Post Quarterly Earnings of More than $2 Billion

Well, well, well. Up and down Wall Street, analysts and traders are buzzing that Goldman, which only recently paid back its government bailout money, will report blowout profits from trading on Tuesday. Analysts predict the bank earned more than $2 billion in the March-June period, thanks to its trading prowess across world markets. If they [...]

Sunday morning at The Confluence: continental breakfast and some news to chew on

OK, I got lazy and Rico fell asleep on my couch before I could get him to mix up some of his killer Mimosas so, instead of made-to-order omelets and Belgian Waffles, this morning we’re serving coffee and pastries donuts with your morning news. For starters, just in case you thought something earth-shattering occurred in [...]

Zombieland

(It’s just like Obamaland without the Kool-aid) This is an open thread

A no-no for a nobody

From SFGate: The Giants’ 33-year no-hitter drought ended at China Basin on Friday night, and the pitcher who threw the nine innings of brilliance was not a Cy Young Award winner, nor a 300-game winner, nor a pitcher with a nine-figure contract. It was a pitcher so bad this year he was banished to the [...]

The Golgafrincham Solution

Once upon a time, in a galazy far, far away, the planet Golgafrincham decided “to get rid of the useless third of its population”.  So, they concocted a story that the planet was going to shortly meet a catastrophic end and built an Ark to send some of their people to another planct.  They filled [...]