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From this Bloomberg piece: Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s unprecedented effort to keep the economy from plunging into depression included lending banks and other companies as much as $1.2 trillion of public money… however, don’t dismay, we made money on the deal: The Fed has said it had “no credit losses” on any of the [...] Yeah, you, the rich people – I’m talking to you: Look, I don’t have a problem that you’re rich. Hey, we all want to be rich. How could you not want to be rich in such a shit ass “dog eat dog” world? And hey, who doesn’t want toys, and houses, and nice clothes, and [...] Via Glenn Greenwald from David Bromwich: The usual turn from unsatisfying wars abroad to happier domestic conditions, however, no longer seems tenable. In these August days, Americans are rubbing their eyes, still wondering what has befallen us with the president’s “debt deal” — a shifting of tectonic plates beneath the economy of a sort Dick [...] From a reply I left to a commenter to a Yglesias post: The reason emphasis is put on the President and the Democratic congress, is because they are the ones with the “bully pulpit” (particularly the former). It is unlikely that we can change the minds of the average GOP or the Tea Party member [...] The NYT, via Ta-Nehisi Coates, via Delong: Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Plouffe, and his chief of staff, William M. Daley, want him to maintain a pragmatic strategy of appealing to independent voters by advocating ideas that can pass Congress, even if they may not have much economic impact. These include free trade agreements and [...] Via Politico: “I think people who have had the same experiences connect with people who have had the same experiences. That’s human nature. If you polled the military, the active duty and veterans, and said ‘would you rather have a president of the United States that never served a day in the military or someone [...] Alas, they love him, they really do love him… Wyatt Andrews of CBS “News” fawns over him, starting with this bit of scientific “fact” (no doubt fact checked from two alternate sources like all good “journalists”): Perry is going to have a big effect on this race. And then: Some call this the “Texas Miracle.” [...] You’re not supposed to find your way outside of the Matrix, but when you do you see the patterns. Here’s how stuff that screws the little guy gets implemented time and time again: Decide policy that benefits/satisfies ruling class. Make up “facts” to support it. Repeat “facts” endlessly until 2 + 2 = 5, skewering [...] From this AP report: … Obama is scheduled to arrive in Manhattan for a pair of $35,800-a-ticket fundraisers for his re-election bid.A Democratic official said Obama was to speak at a reception with about 15 people at the Ritz-Carlton hotel and a dinner for 50 at a private home. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and movie [...] When I think of politicians, I think of the first frame (though the 3rd is also it tack on): I know Scott Adams is pissing off the Feminists, but sometimes Dilbert, particularly if you work in a corporation, hits the mark. |
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