Monday, November 10, 2008
Somebody tell Josh election week is over. Onward:
Have a marvelous evening, folks.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Today is one of those days where there is no major story driving the news, so we have about four or five stories fronting all the different papers. This means there will be nothing you need to know about, but a bunch of things it couldn’t hurt to just be aware of.
Ben Bernanke, Chairmen of the Federal Reserve, said yesterday that he would be ready to cut interest rates again if need be. His argument is that he is more focused on fighting a recession then he is on fighting inflation. It seems to me that the Federal Reserve is taking short term steps that benefit Wall Street investors even if milk ends up costing $36/gallon, but I am not an economist. Oh wait, this guy is and he thinks so too.
The President’s plan for a virtual fence across the Mexican-American border has been scaled back and delayed because of technical problems. The virtual fence was a series of cameras and towers that would help notify border patrol agents when people were attempting to cross the border. The project will now take years longer and cost billions more to complete. Thank God, missile defense is so 1980s, finally we have a new boondoggle for a new millennium.
Senators, Bloomberg, and Turkey after the jump.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Just to get it out of the way, the 80th Academy Awards were last night. No Country for Old Men was the big winner, pulling down awards for best picture, best director, and best supporting actor. Best actor went to Daniel Day Lewis in There Will be Blood and best actress went to new 2.0somethings obsession Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose (A biopic of someone I have never heard of). If anyone wants you to talk about the ceremony (and they will) just mention it that seemed subdued and talk about how much all the montages sucked. We discuss the latter at length in our 2.0somethings liveblog.
Ralph Nader has entered the race for the Presidency. To people of our generation he is known more for being a perennial third-party candidate than he is for his crusading consumer protection work. That should say something, Mr. Nader. Nader announced his intentions on Meet the Press on Sunday. If this comes up at work, just say disdainfully that it is all ego at this point.
Democrats, Cuba, and Iraq after the jump
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