Obama wins Nobel Prize in Economics

Today, the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics to President Barack Obama.  Citing his intention to pull the country and the world out of the deepest recession since The Great Depression, the Nobel committee said that it was inspired by the President’s ability to promote a sense of financial well-being in the world’s [...]

Vast right wing conspiracy

I just had a thought. Compare these two things:
When anyone named Clinton talks about a right wing conspiracy, they’re nuts.
But when Bush the Second talked about how we had to fight Them over there if we didn’t want to fight Them over here, he knew what he was talking about because he had access [...]

What’s wrong with Obama

This is a graph from pollster.com of Obama’s favorable vs unfavorable rating going back to Jan 2008. Anyone who’s read what I’ve written about him (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) knows I think he’s an empty suit. An empty, bigoted suit, pressed by the corporations who own [...]

Billionaires for Weathcare Open Thread

Billionaires for Wealthcare, a newly formed lobbying group in California, is adding its voice to town hall protests against government interference in the U.S. health care system. You think you have a right to health care? Forget about it. One sign held by a “billionaire” protester in Spring Valley, CA read “If [...]

Get off my lawn!

If you haven’t heard of Donald Mills (aka “Crabby Old Fart”) then you’re missing some really funny stuff.  The site is called “The problem with young people today is . . .” and all his posts start with those words. Here’s an example:
The problem with young people today is that they sleep too much.
Back [...]

Breaking News – Campaign 2012

CHICAGO (AP)  Seymour Johnson, director of Symbolism and Subliminal Advertising for the Obama Permanent Campaign, announced today that they had leased the rights to the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile from Kraft Foods.
Johnson stated that Obama wants to use the renamed “Obama Wienermobile” to arrive at fundraisers and enter campaign rallies (from both the front and rear.)  [...]

EXTRA EXTRA: Gay Mexicans responsible for Swine Flu!

Just when you think it’s safe to take a look at what’s swimming in the human gene pool, some of the world’s religious prove exactly how little they’ve advanced since the iron age.  You know, those tribes that ask those big questions like:  “Who can we blame next and does that mean we can kill [...]

I demand a raise!!! (Updated)

From Mark Penn at the Wall Street Journal:
In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working as computer programmers or firefighters.
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Demographically, bloggers are extremely well educated: three out of every four [...]

President Re-Election Does the Vision Thing: A Play in One Utopian Act.

THE SCENE: A five-star hotel suite somewhere in America. (What – you thought he’d actually be at home, doing his job?) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA and FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA are sitting at a linen-covered table set with heavy silverware and a pink rosebud in a crystal jar, sipping coffee and discussing the challenges and benefits [...]

NOW and LATER

 
I was surprised and honored to learn that I am a candidate to become the next president of NOW.  I think it’s a great idea because the organization needs a man in charge who knows how to get things done, someone with the balls to take risks.  As Ms. magazine says “The best woman for [...]