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On the Futility of Bailouts, Part Deux

The "Robert B. Reich is a Genius" edition.

On the futility of bailouts

or, How to burn $7 Billion without breaking a sweat

What I learned on my vacation to Yucatan

No hay lugar como hogar

The amazing disappearing weapons

JR Nyquist fails to account for a few

Not winning

The sooner we figure out we lost in Afghanistan, the better.

ooooh, yeah

The make-believe Macho Man hath a plan

Shut up, Happy

Standard and Poor's warns we've only just begun

The toughest choices

are the ones to be most studiously avoided

Ignorance is strength

At least when it comes to the financial system

A New Era of Responsibility

Mr. President declares Mission Accomplished

Half Right

About all we can expect from the outgoing administration

Ask El Borak

How to avoid doing laundry for the next 20 years

Aaaaaargh!

Somalia celebrates Extranational Live Like a Pirate Year

Long on Hope, Short on Math

GM Retirees Illustrate the American Conundrum

What the heck just happened?

Barney Frank is starting to make sense

Election Thoughts

How long after we elect a black president does it become as passe' as a black NFL coach?

Fear of Crashing

If it weren't for the fact that McCain would win, it would be awesome to see Obama lose

The only wasted vote

is one cast for Obama in Kansas

Baby Seal Hunt

This time, the seals deserve it

Plan 9 and Crappy Burritos

This entry is going to sound a little redundant, because it was published elsewhere first and I'm too tired to clean it up for here. But considering that the Senate just passed Plan 9, consider this an update.

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