Monthly Archives: January 2009

Gross Domestic Product Shrinks Nearly 4 Percent

The largest contraction in nearly three decades. Thank you again George Bush.

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Don't you just want to scream:

“Several officials said that Reps. John Boehner of Ohio, the GOP leader, and Eric Cantor of Virginia, his second-in-command, delivered the appeal at a closed-door meeting of the Republican rank and file. Both men said the legislation contains too much … Continue reading

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A bit concerned…

that the first major action President Obama took, well major action, was to announce the closing of Guantanamo. Certainly a sinecure to the so-called “Progressive” wing of the party, but I would have hoped for a major announcement or even fiat … Continue reading

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What's wrong with the media?

MSNBC: The first discussion by MSNBC’s “news anchors” following the first White Press Briefing this morning related not to cogent analysis (well, cogent and MSNBC rarely are heard together in the same sentence), but rather the “tough questions the media … Continue reading

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A yellow dog Dem to the hilt

…but I’m wondering why Guantanamo was just about the first order of business in the new Administration. I’m among those who wanted it closed; but I can’t get around the fact that economy remains our most pressing matter, a national … Continue reading

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Shake Rattle And Roll

Listening to XM Radio, the 50s station. Bill Haley, Shake Rattle and Roll. I remember when it was on the air. I was about 12. It seems to evoke almost the same emotion now as then.

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Twitter

I’m wondering why we really care what anyone’s doing at any particular moment: Having pancakes, returning from some trip, in the bathroom. What is this? Serious (or in Refugee’s case, not so serious) blogging is one thing, but why do … Continue reading

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To paraphrase Dylan Thomas

….today is my 66th year to heaven. I never thought I’d make it this far and suppose others feel this way, about themselves and perhaps, those who know me, me. I am grateful for a few things in my life: … Continue reading

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Let's all cry-Citigroup's chairman and CEO aren't getting bonus for 2008

Why are they still there at all? And the same goes for almost any CEO at almost any company that drove into the ditch and took the nation with it. “Citigroup Inc.’s chairman and chief executive won’t receive bonuses for … Continue reading

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