Archive for March, 2009
You Want Private Capital in Banks? Cut Taxes.
This is an interesting point of view from a member of the administration’s economic team. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration expects private capital to bolster government funds to help the recovery of U.S. banks, Austan Goolsbee, a key adviser to the Democratic president, said Sunday. The only problem is that the government has scared [...]
RIP Ron Silver, Darned Good Actor and Outspoken Conservative
Ah, man. I didn’t even know he was ill. Actor and longtime political activist Ron Silver died this morning, succumbing to a long battle with cancer, friends of the liberal Democrat-turned-GOP stalwart told The Post. “Ron Silver died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him this morning,” said Robin Bronk, executive director of [...]
President Obama’s New Tactic: Be John McCain
I can hardly blame you if, over the past couple of months, you’ve discovered that your best economic move is to bury all your money in the deepest hole you can dig in your own backyard until January 20, 2010. The administration’s reaction to any new economic news thus far seems to come from a [...]
Saturdays with the Gunny
It is Full Metal Jacket Saturday at Stacy McCan’s place and don’t you know he’s already gotten himself a minion to handle the drudgery! Go on over, say howdy to Smitty and wander through the links. There is plenty of good reading there.
Happy Pi Day, 2009!
Today is Pi Day and I’m sure you have all sorts of festive activities planned for today. Of course, if you’re one of the authors of a certain Wikipedia page, you might note in a somewhat snotty manner that Pi Day was really March 4th. Pi Day is technically March 4, but observed on March [...]
Meet Your New Neighbors…Russian Bombers?
Yikes. Just…yikes. “There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely suit us,” Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev told Interfax. Zhikharev, who is the chief of staff of the Russian Air Force’s long-range aviation, said, “If the two chiefs of state display such a political will, we are ready to fly there.” [...]
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