Lifted from Robert’s: Mr Smith from Washington has a lot of trouble with the concept of consent. Maybe this is because when he says “no” he really means “yes”. “TOM SMITH (R-PA): Uh, having a baby out of wedlock. SCOLFORO: That’s similar to rape? SMITH: No, no, no, but… yes”http://t.co/KNxA3jPK
by Kenneth Thomas Hilarious twist on “You didn’t build that!” UPDATED The Atlantic Wire (via @NoBigGovDuh) has a great story on the dishonesty of Mitt Romney’s “You didn’t build that” ads. It turns out that at the Republican convention on Tuesday night, they plan to ramp it up again with a speech by a small […]
Top Nine Contributors to the Candidates: 1. SHELDON & MIRIAM ADELSON, CONSERVATIVE $38.8 MILLION2. HAROLD & ANNETTE SIMMONS, CONSERVATIVE $15.7 MILLION3. BOB PERRY, CONSERVATIVE $12.0 MILLION4. NAT’l EDUCATION ASSC. LIBERAL (3 million members) $5.3 MILLION5. SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LIBERAL (2.1 million members) $3.7 MILLION6. PETER THIEL, LIBERTARIAN $3.9 MILLION7. FRED EYCHANER, LIBERAL $3.7 MILLI […]
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney escalated his attacks on President Barack Obama’s welfare waivers Monday, suggesting that welfare recipients make up President Barack Obama’s political “base.” In an interview with USA Today, Romney defended his much-criticized ads, which falsely accuse the president of removing the work requirement in welfare. He insisted that the spots were accurate and […]
Not enough Vowels or Numbers is lifted from Robert’s blog:; Maureen Tcacik wrote In the years since the Bankruptcy Reform Act passed in 1978, the nominal price of college tuition has risen more than 900 percent. Over the same period the median male income – again, nominally – has risen 165 percent. And since the percentage […]
by Linda Beale Dow Jones video admits there’s not much other than anecdotal tales that even millionaires readily move from one state to another to avoid taxes OK. Admittedly long title. But you get the point. The anti-tax gurus are forever saying that states (and countries) can’t increase taxes from our historically very low point […]
by Run75411 “Water For Elephants” “carrying water for elephants” is a phrase that means carrying a heavy load, much like carrying a secret that you can’t tell even someone you love wholeheartedly, just as in the end Jacob does for his wife.An elephant drinks 25-75 gallons of water a day far more than any man […]
by Kenneth Thomas Is the Growth of Manufacturing Production a Mirage? A lot of people lament the decline in manufacturing employment, which has fallen by about 1/3 since 2000. As Upjohn Institute economist Susan Houseman points out in the linked article, we’re talking about 5.5 million lost manufacturing jobs in that time frame. Here’s what […]
Via David Zetland’s Aguanomics comes this reminder (1959) of ‘why math is fun’ worked for kids. He didn’t see it till taking calculus. Can you imagine it being produced now?
by Kenneth Thomas Lid Blowing Off Romney Tax Secrecy Gawker (via Eman at Daily Kos) dropped a bombshell yesterday when it released over 950 pages of confidential documents from 21 Bain Capital-related investment vehicles, all of which Mitt or Ann Romney invested in. It made all 48 documents into a single searchable one here so […]