There are plenty of facts to be found. For this exercise in prognostication, I leave it to Dear Reader to find their own, connect them as they will, and make of the […]
U.S.-Mexico Relations Tea Leaf Reading
Bolivia, Nicaragua, Venezuela to Obama: “Suck it, bitch.”
Remember how the other day I called your attention to Barack Obama’s little playground bully act re: Bolivian president Evo Morales’s flight? Uh-huh. Well, as it turns out, BarryO ain’t the only […]
Why are we in Colombia?
There has been a pretty steady drumbeat of news coming out of Latin America recently surrounding the possibility of war between Venezuela and Colombia. In most of this media coverage, the blame […]
Nota Bene #88: Pigeon Power
♫♪ If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow, don’t be alarmed
Campaign finance hearing may have ramifications for corporate personhood
According to Fortune Magazine, the largest American company in 2009 was Exxon Mobil Its total revenues were $442.85 billion. Second was Wal-Mart, with total revenues of $405.61 billion. Rounding out the top […]
Quotabull: "We shouldn't have to give employers complete control over our private life so they can save a few dollars on medical care."
You get used to listening to that Alvin and the Chipmunks voice. — New York state Gov. David Paterson, who is legally blind, on the special tape recorder he uses to listen […]
Quotabull
I feel like I’m going to get to the Oval Office and pick up the rug and say, ‘Oooh my goodness, look at the mess they’ve left!’ — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary […]
George W Bush is a liberal, and other oddities
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.” Sir Winston Churchill. Aside from a few odd social […]
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