Via TPM, though it was far from perfect, the $787 [billion] stimulus package actually helped the economy, according to this NYT piece (which cites independent analyses by Moody’s et. al.). The bad news? The version of the jobs bill currently being discussed in the Senate includes only those aspects of the initial stimulus that were [...]
Archive for February, 2010
Read of the Day, 2010-02-17
Posted in All Linky No Thinky, Economics, Politics on February 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In the Spirit of Dvorkin
Posted in All Linky No Thinky, I do too have a life, You Kids! Get Off My Lawn! on February 16, 2010 | 46 Comments »
LarryE and Dan M. probably shouldn’t read this, since there’s no such thing as incorrect grammar. But I suspect David will enjoy it as much as I did. H/T: Gary Farber, who’s even more anal than I am about such things.
The Modern GOP
Posted in Humor, Politics, Satire on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Summed up by the inestimable Grouch Marx: H/T: David Opderbeck, who put the video to somewhat different uses.
President Bayh?
Posted in Politics on February 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
This seems really, really off base: Look at his quotes from after the Scott Brown election. "If you lose Massachusetts and that’s not a wake-up call, there’s no hope of waking up," he said after the election. While this wasn’t uncommon for many members of the party following that election, I think it needs to [...]
Global Warming Smackdown
Posted in Climate Change, Science, Smackdown! on February 15, 2010 | 76 Comments »
UPDATE 2010-02-16: Commenter matt curtis links to the full Phil Jones Q&A. Thanks, matt. Maybe the readers of Lean Left can pitch in and buy you a shift key. (Or, at least, a capital M and a capital C.) Or, as I also like to call it, Judd bait. New commenter Blue Sun lays down [...]
Weather Is Not Climate, Humor Edition
Posted in Climate Change, Conservative Bullshit Debunked, Humor, Satire on February 11, 2010 | 13 Comments »
The Daily Show: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'Unusually Large Snowstorm www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis Colbert: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'We’re Off to See the Blizzard www.colbertnation.com [...]
Quote of the Day, 2010-02-08
Posted in Bloggin, News & Current Events, Politics on February 8, 2010 | 86 Comments »
Conservative/Libertarianish blogger Say Uncle: I’m lukewarm on the tea party folks. After all, they could have been protesting Bush’s big government too. Side note (and, actually, the bulk of the post): The post he links to complains that the tea party movement is “dead” because Sarah Palin “hijacked” it. Bullshit. The tea partiers love them [...]
Super Bowl MVP?
Posted in NFL, Sports on February 8, 2010 | 8 Comments »
For my money, it wasn’t Brees, although he did play very well, especially in the second half. It seems the QB always gets it when there is no obvious standout. But to me, there WAS another obvious standout: Garrett Hartley. Think about it. Early in the game, when the Colts looked like they were going [...]
The Sacrifices of Service Under DADT
Posted in Conservative Bullshit Debunked, Culture, General, Legal Issues, Marriage Equality, News & Current Events, Politics, Privacy, Religion, Things That Suck on February 4, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Here is an article by a retired Navy officer who found she couldn’t live under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” because, no matter how many sacrifices she was willing to make for the nation, the Navy wasn’t willing to support her the way it supported its other members without question. Retired Navy Capt. Joan E. Darrah [...]
That's a Hint
Posted in General on February 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Wow: Jenny Sanford, the estranged wife of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, told Barbara Walters in an ABC interview that her husband insisted they take the fidelity clause out of their marriage vows.
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