I finally got around to listening to NPR's Intelligence Squared debate on whether Washington or Wall Street is more to blame for the financial crisis. You can follow the link to listen to the debate yourself. What I found particularly amusing was a line by Niall Ferguson who represented the side blaming Washington. His opponents […]
For the first time in its 14-year history, Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey shows a majority of Americans identify themselves as "pro-life." The new results, obtained from Gallup's annual Values and Beliefs survey, represent a significant shift from a year ago, when 50% were pro-choice and 44% pro-life. Prior to now, the highest percentage […]
President Barack Obama's top adviser, David Axelrod, attempted to make a funny. When Axelrod was asked if he had weighed in on the Obama family’s dog choice, "the Rasputin in this kingdom" (as Sagal jokingly refered (sic) to him) sassed back, “I was only called in for the final three, and one was Miss California.” […]
Barry Knapp, a strategist (whatever that is) at Barclays Capital and Liz Ann Sonders, a chief investment strategist at Charles Schwab are all about the crazy. There is a growing belief among financial experts that the recession is over. Barry Knapp, a strategist at Barclays Capital, wrote recently that the economy appears "to be in […]
The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto catches The New York Times editorial page in one of its classic partisan flip-flops. "In its closing months, the Bush administration is pulling out all the stops in its eight-year effort to undermine the Endangered Species Act. In mid-August, the administration proposed two dangerous regulatory changes. One would free […]
Miss California USA pageant co-director Shanna Moakler resigned yesterday because unattainable Hoystory girlfriend Carrie Prejean got to keep her crown. Moakler made the following statement: “I cannot with a clear conscience move forward supporting and promoting the Miss Universe organization when I no longer believe in it, or the contracts I signed committing myself as […]
Today, President Barack Obama reversed his earlier commitment to release a series of photos showing abuse of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan by U.S. personnel. It should be noted that the personnel involved in abuse have been punished. Despite claims by the ACLU and their ilk, these photographs would have served no purpose other than […]
I'm sure all of you remember that disaster of a "stimulus" bill that was passed earlier this year with only two GOP votes (Specter didn't count then, he counts even less now). The drumbeat was that we had to do something and we had to do it now or really bad things would befall the […]
Sorry for the pun, but I can't get my arms around how in-the-tank you have to be to write this drivel: "May I change the subject," said a prominent Washington theologian at a recent dinner. The conversation had been high-minded -- religion, philosophy, the nature of evil. "I'd like to talk about Michelle Obama's arms," […]
Director of the White House Military Office, Louis Caldera, has resigned. Caldera famously authorized a low-level flyover of lower Manhattan with one of the jumbo jets used to transport the president and two fighter jets causing a big scare. I did nothing so egregiously stupid to lose my job.