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Rachel Maddow Opposes "Treason" Against US Government

What a tool. Although Glenn Greenwald and a few other progressives are willing to admit that the US government didn’t become cleansed of its sins with the inauguration of Barack Obama, Rachel Maddow certainly doesn’t qualify. Watch her discussing Jim DeMint and Honduras. I only watched about the first three minutes of the clip, but […]

Manzi on Evolution

Jim Manzi is by far my favorite writer on the nuts-and-bolts of the climate models. After reading relevant sections of the IPCC AR4, I thought I had a pretty good idea of how the simulations actually worked, but I wasn’t totally confident until reading this Manzi piece. Anyway, I recently checked out his archives at […]

Two Items on Cap-and-Trade

* Here I elaborate on Krugman’s chastisement of Martin Feldstein’s allegedly bogus numbers on the costs of Waxman-Markey. (Hint: When you use the number Krugman recommends–and translate it back into a per-household figure–it’s much higher than the number Feldstein had been using.) * Here’s my hit on Fox Business Live, talking about a new IER […]

Crimes vs. Sins: Letterman’s Blackmailer

I actually haven’t seen the full clip yet; I’ve been traveling like crazy and my internet connection in this hotel is slooooooow. But I’m sure you all know about David Letterman’s recent announcement. I don’t know all the details, so there might be something specific to the story that really shows the producer engaged in […]

Job Losses "Far Worse Than Expected" in September

I don’t want to be the jerk who makes a pessimistic prediction and then gloats when it comes true, so I’ll just give you a link and not say anything more about it. I don’t get into all the “leading and lagging indicators,” consumer sentiment, and all that jazz. All I know is that if […]

Last Video for a While: Jon Stewart Rips Federal Budgeting

Jon Stewart conducts the best interviews. He’s funny but asks significant questions. Here he is interviewing the director of the Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag. (The interview was back in April.) The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Peter Orszag Pt. 1 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political […]

How Can Any of You Take Voting Seriously At This Point?

Jon Stewart nails it: The Democrats not only control the White House and both houses of Congress, they have a supermajority and they still aren’t doing anything that American voters thought they were signing up for in 2006 and 2008. (And don’t gloat, Republicans: Remember when you blamed the Reagan deficits on those dastardly Democrats […]

Evangelicals Don’t Want Obama Messing With Their Kids!

It’s not a matter of politics, it’s because they really don’t want the kids to view the president of the United States as some kind of supreme leader, the way they do in totalitarian countries. (Video HT2LRC) This video disgusts me as both an American citizen and as a born-again Christian.