Showing posts with label We are screwed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label We are screwed. Show all posts
Mar 21, 2010
Jan 2, 2010
Dec 7, 2009
We Are Totally Screwed (cont.)
EPA declares carbon dioxide to be a pollutant via Clean Air Act.
An Agency takes a broad mission, fills in the blanks with its own politicized agenda using pseudo-science as its justification which will lead to the collapse of a number of industries during a recession. Wash, rinse, repeat for Health Care.
Update: What this guy says.
An Agency takes a broad mission, fills in the blanks with its own politicized agenda using pseudo-science as its justification which will lead to the collapse of a number of industries during a recession. Wash, rinse, repeat for Health Care.
Update: What this guy says.
Mar 10, 2009
Tim Geithner: Fool
Great.
In a speech to a closed gathering at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on Thursday, Paul Keating gave a starkly different account of Geithner's record in handling the Asian crisis: "Tim Geithner was the Treasury line officer who wrote the IMF [International Monetary Fund] program for Indonesia in 1997-98, which was to apply current account solutions to a capital account crisis."
In other words, Geithner fundamentally misdiagnosed the problem. And his misdiagnosis led to a dreadfully wrong prescription.
Feb 26, 2009
OK
Time to protest.
See everyone there?
Update: Check in your area as well for tomorrow's national protest.
Update II: Well, I made the trek downtown. At first I went to the Washington Monument, as that was the original planned site of the protest. But as no one was there right at noon besides foreign tourists, I called my friend to ask him to check on the location. They had moved it to the White House. 20 minutes later I came upon the protest and heard a few cheers from a distance. But that was it. About 300 to 400 people, many had signs. Mostly normal folks, with a couple of Ron Paul types. Spirits were up, but it was mostly just milling around for the time I was there. No other speakers or dignitaries. I had missed the bull horn shouts earlier. I talked to a lady who liked my shirt.
There were some people doing interviews with personal video equipment. I suppose it was a good production for a week's notice. But I just couldn't believe that a Republican leader, right here in DC, couldn't be bothered to get out in front of something like this. Isn't this their whole raison d'etre? Keeping taxes low and government somewhat limited? I felt the same way after attending the small House Republican protest over the summer over oil drilling. A couple of die-hard Republicans took part- the rest had important fundraisers to attend to, or whatever it is that they do. I think our political "leadership", top to bottom, is filled with people too small for a moment in history such as this. We are at a crossroads and a determined liberal minority is using it to reshape our nation in its own image. Shouldn't our elected leaders be more visible and vocal in opposition?
Update III: Someone else agrees politicians need to take notice.
Update IV: And someone is opposed to these uppity tax protesters.
See everyone there?
Update: Check in your area as well for tomorrow's national protest.
Update II: Well, I made the trek downtown. At first I went to the Washington Monument, as that was the original planned site of the protest. But as no one was there right at noon besides foreign tourists, I called my friend to ask him to check on the location. They had moved it to the White House. 20 minutes later I came upon the protest and heard a few cheers from a distance. But that was it. About 300 to 400 people, many had signs. Mostly normal folks, with a couple of Ron Paul types. Spirits were up, but it was mostly just milling around for the time I was there. No other speakers or dignitaries. I had missed the bull horn shouts earlier. I talked to a lady who liked my shirt.
There were some people doing interviews with personal video equipment. I suppose it was a good production for a week's notice. But I just couldn't believe that a Republican leader, right here in DC, couldn't be bothered to get out in front of something like this. Isn't this their whole raison d'etre? Keeping taxes low and government somewhat limited? I felt the same way after attending the small House Republican protest over the summer over oil drilling. A couple of die-hard Republicans took part- the rest had important fundraisers to attend to, or whatever it is that they do. I think our political "leadership", top to bottom, is filled with people too small for a moment in history such as this. We are at a crossroads and a determined liberal minority is using it to reshape our nation in its own image. Shouldn't our elected leaders be more visible and vocal in opposition?
Update III: Someone else agrees politicians need to take notice.
Update IV: And someone is opposed to these uppity tax protesters.
Jan 28, 2009
"Historically Huge"
says Linguist Liz of the Asinine AP.
What is amazing to me is that anyone thinks or deceives themselves into thinking that this bill is what governance looks like. I'm watching "Lost" right now and I am not sure if the show or reality is more bewildering.
What is amazing to me is that anyone thinks or deceives themselves into thinking that this bill is what governance looks like. I'm watching "Lost" right now and I am not sure if the show or reality is more bewildering.
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