A Fable of Moral Mathematics

A wonderful, must-read piece over at Naked Capitalism on the morality of math.  Well, when you put a $ or a € in front of the numbers, at least.  It’s a funny story involving a class and marbles and an economic system run amok.

From her commanding heights at the ECB Teacher promptly begins [...]

The Real Conspiracy Against Hip Hop

Illdoc on what’s a conspiracy and what’s reality.

Republican Rep. Gary Miller: “I’m ready to keep fighting for Washington” if reelected

Watch as Republican Congressman Gary Miller makes it clear that he’ll keep fighting for Washington if the voters of his district send him back to Congress.

“This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the Earth…”

Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL).

But last week, the Republican-led House voted to eliminate the survey altogether, on the grounds that the government should not be butting its nose into Americans’ homes.

“This is a program that intrudes on people’s lives, just like the Environmental Protection Agency or the bank regulators,” said Daniel Webster, a first-term Republican [...]

A Lot of Ironic Irony is Ironically Ironic

Friends of Scott Walker are involved in credit card fraud?  CapitalOne thinks so.

When MaryAnn Nellis tried to pay for groceries on April 14, her credit card was declined. Later, she said, she found out why: Her credit card company, Capital One, had flagged an earlier purchase as potentially fraudulent. The problem? A $5 donation [...]

Newt Gingrich Channels Peter Riegert

Boon: “A vicious mother, isn’t he.”

Otter: “He can’t do that to our pledges!”

Boon: “Yeah!  Only we can do that to our pledges!”

When Gingrich accused Romney and Bain of taking over companies and downsizing them at the expense of workers, he was widely condemned by fellow Republicans and eventually backed off.

This week [...]

The Turd in the Eurozone Pool

This time, it’s not a Baby Ruth!  When Greece poops, it’s everyone out of the Europool.

This demonstration that the euro is, in fact, reversible would lead, in turn, to runs on Spanish and Italian banks. Once again the European Central Bank would have to choose whether to provide open-ended financing; if it were [...]

Yer Librul Medya Re-ducks

It is, you know… Even worse…

Once upon a time, two highly respected denizens of two of Washington’s toniest think-tanks got together and wrote a book.  It was a wonderful book, full of truth and insight and actually made the claim that, no, in fact, both sides don’t do it.  Only one side does it. [...]

The DNC is in Trouble Now!!!

Cher ain’t happy… and when Cher ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy…

This will not end well…  Are you listening, DNC?  Are you even listening???

(h/t Wisconsin against Rebecca Kleefisch)

In Which Bristol Palin is Sorely Ill Treated; and we all Smile With Delight

This is the must-read editorial of the year so far.  Frank Bruni takes Bristol Palin and the whole hypocritical, self-righteous wing of the Republican party to task.  His abhorrence of Little Miss Palin seems unquenchable.

Bristol Palin

so perfectly distills the double standards and audacity of so many of our country’s self-appointed moralists and supposed traditionalists: hypocrites [...]