December 19, 2008
Not on His Watch
Today, the President basically said that GM wasn’t going to go bankrupt on his watch. Congressional Republicans, predictably, are livid. But I don’t really know what choice the President had. Republicans lost the...
December 18, 2008
Pizza
Pizza I don’t know about you, but I am pretty sick of Texas barbeque. That might be blasphemy for a Republican, but it is true. There are two things I like about Barack Obama. ...
December 17, 2008
Simplify
According to the AP, “The world economic crisis might mean fewer Christmas presents, but Pope Benedict XVI says that tough times can give back simplicity and solidarity to holiday celebrations. Benedict has expressed hope that the financial...
December 16, 2008
The Decline of Journalism
The media has taken a battering lately. They don’t know how to monetize the Internet. They produce content but don’t know how to get paid for it. Advertising revenue is down. ...
December 15, 2008
On Shoes, Insults and Bernie Madoff
On Shoes, Insults and Bernie Madoff So, isn’t that a fine thank you for liberating a country? George Bush showed quick reflexes by ducking out of the way of a well-aimed shoe from an Iraqi “journalist”?...
December 14, 2008
The Bailout, the GOP, and Refighting the Civil War
The Washington Post has an interesting story on its front page about the regional differences between the North and the South when it came to the auto bailout, “Views on Auto Aid Fall On North-South Divide, Tennessee’s...