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I sincerely feel for the veterans of this war. We tainted them with this immoral slop, chicken-hawks all we let them bear the wounds (physical and emotional), and then lost interest. The war supposedly ended yesterday (a lie I am sure but) and no one cares. All the cheerleaders silent. The great mass of bloodthirsty [...] Stealing verbatim from Brad Delong (quoting from John Gapper’s “How To Be A Rogue Trader” probably via this): “To know what goes on in the mind of a rogue trader – and that of every reckless gambler – it helps to be a bird-watcher. The yellow-eyed junco is a type of sparrow found in Mexico [...] Conor Friedersdorf commenting (via Greenwald) on “60 Minute”‘s Steve Kroft interviewing President Obama: KROFT: I’m sure your poll numbers will probably automatically go up as soon as there is a Republican candidate in the race. I mean, that’s normal. I mean, you’re being judged now on your performance. PRESIDENT OBAMA: No, no, no. I’m being [...] If you don’t want to be treated like “jack-booted thugs”, don’t be “jack-booted thugs”. Just sayin’. UPDATE: Maybe this guy is a nice guy and this is just a bad shot, from the Wiki-Commons site it says he’s Canadian. All Canadians are nice right (actually I find them to be but…)? The point is, [...] First, I think this headline is hilarious: (god knows the stupid people need help). Second, here’s the money quote: “Here’s what I need you to do: Stay informed, know the facts because stupid people are ruining America.” Third, and finally, everyone agrees that “stupid people are ruining America” we all just disagree about which [...] Joseph Stiglitz via Digby: Alexis de Tocqueville once described what he saw as a chief part of the peculiar genius of American society—something he called “self-interest properly understood.” The last two words were the key. Everyone possesses self-interest in a narrow sense: I want what’s good for me right now! Self-interest “properly understood” is different. [...] Just sayin’… Another example of where my faith in humanity, or it’s future, is challenged (from NYT): STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — After top Penn State officials announced that they had fired Joe Paterno on Wednesday night, thousands of students stormed the downtown area to display their anger and frustration, chanting the former coach’s name, tearing down light [...] NYT reporting on Italy’s crisis and Berlusconi’s resignation: In the end, thus, it was not the sex scandals, the corruption trials against him or even a loss of popular consensus that appeared to end Mr. Berlusconi’s 17 years as a dominant figure in Italian political life. It was, instead, the pressure of the markets and [...] |
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