Archive for November, 2010
The Rich Have Gotten Richer…In the Federal Government
I’d say that things are bad all over these days, except they’re not. If you work for the Federal Government, things are pretty darned sweet. The number of federal workers earning $150,000 or more a year has soared tenfold in the past five years and doubled since President Obama took office, a USA TODAY analysis [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Marine Corps Wednesday Edition
Were you in the chatroom last night? If you weren’t, you missed a heck of a good live podcast! The polished and downloadable version will be out later on today. Today is the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. This year’s Birthday Message from Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen James F. Amos is [...]
John, Paul, George, and…Samwise? Oh, Thank You, Mr. Tolkien!
We should all be thankful to J.R.R. Tolkien today. Not only did he give the world one of the greatest creative gifts ever in Middle Earth, but he also saved us from a disaster that would have haunted us through the generations to this very day. What disaster, you might ask? Well, how about a [...]
We Will Fight Them on the Cartoon Pages, We Will…Ooh! Free Starbucks?…
Most of you will likely have no idea who Ted Rall is, but in his own mind, and to quite a large chunk of the progressive left, he’s a brave voice who speaks truth to power and sticks it to the man. That is to say, in certain circles, he is a big deal. So [...]
At Least We Know What His Autograph is Worth
Fame does have its rewards, including the ability to dodge a small bureaucratic nightmare. My friend Jeff Quinton spotted a tweet from Baltimore Ravens’ running back Ray Rice wherein Rice bragged just a bit that he dodged a traffic stop for his window tint by giving the officer an autograph for his son. Jeff notes [...]
Clearing the Browser Tabs – Top of the Tuesday Edition
Don’t forget, I’ll be recording The Delivery live on UStream tonight at 9:30 PM Eastern. I usually start the feed a few minutes early, so if you show up around 9:20 PM, you might catch a tune or two as I get everything ready on my end. We’re still testing the Take That Media live [...]
There, There. It’s Okay. You’ll Find Another Job. Here’s a Hankie.
This has to be some kind of joke. A staffer for a congressional Democrat who came up short on Tuesday reports that a team of about five people stopped by their offices this morning to talk about payroll, benefits, writing a résumé, and so forth, with staffers who are now job hunting. But one of the [...]
Boehner Drops the Debt Hammer: It’s a “Stand-Alone” Vote
I will never claim to be John Boehner’s biggest fan, but this move is sheer, ballsy political brilliance. For the first time in years, House lawmakers will soon have the chance to vote on a standalone measure to increase the federal debt limit next year under the new Republican majority — a vote that’s shaping [...]
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