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  • Tough Financial Medicine

    Over at Big Orange, front pager Devilstower has an interesting article about a letter to “President Obama” from PIMCO CEO Bill Gross. You can read the whole letter here. It’s some interesting commentary on the state of high finance in America. Here are some snippets: You have inherited a mess. Your predecessor, fixated on emulating…

  • Move Onā€™s Miscalculation

    Yesterday the Senate, in a show of brazen balllessness, condemned an ad by Move On. The now infamous ā€œBetray Usā€ ad, a witty play on a generalā€™s name stirred up more junk than it was effective. Somewhere in all that junk the message was lost, and any impact the ad may have had on the…

  • Harriet the Shy

    Harriet, Harriet, Harrietā€¦ Man are you having a rough time. First you get the nod for joining the Supremes yanked out from under ya, then you gotta chose between your man and the law. Whatā€™s a girl to do? I hope youā€™re spending some time on the phone with your man because heā€™s put you…

  • Nixon Pardons Agnew Assistant

    Today, in what can only be described as a callous disregard for the judicial system, President Bush commuted the sentence of I. Lewis ā€œScooterā€ Libby. Libby, who was convicted of obstruction of justice for lying under oath, will now only pay a fine of $250,000 and serve 2 years probation. President Bush, who as Governor…

  • Mark Pryor Finds a Pair

    Mark Pryor (D), the center right leaning Democratic Senator from my former home state of Arkansas, joined the rest of the Democratic Majority and voted for the Iraq funding bill that mandates (or in the Senateā€™s case, suggests) a pullout from Iraq by 3/08. Glad you found your balls sir. Also voting with the Democrats…