I received a message from the president late Thursday afternoon as he was preparing for tonight’s important jobs speech. The chief used “David” in his salutation and signed his e-mail “Barack.” I was so moved by this personal gesture, I had to reply…
Category: Humor
Hmm
Harvard Business Review: ‘Was Marx right?’
You know the economy in big trouble when a Harvard business school publication runs a revisionist piece about Karl Marx’s critiques of unfettered free market capitalism.
Firefighting is for big-government sissies
Here’s my theory: Rick Perry was in New York City once and saw grown men wearing rain gear and hanging on big red trucks, and he said, “Shoot, not one more dime for this in Texas, I don’t care if the whole state burns down…“
Your town flooded? Come to Ocean City!
Interesting front-page advertorial on behalf of the Ocean City, NJ, tourism industry in Friday’s Philadelphia Inquirer. The reporter maximizes the story’s tackiness by quoting a public relations hack who urges Hurricane Irene victims to to enjoy an expensive weekend of sun and fun in Ocean City…
Liberal pundit’s advice: Give ’em heck, Dems
Leonard Pitts Jr.’s column was headlined “Democrats need to stand up to tea party.” I couldn’t agree more, but the semi-apologetic tone of his piece left me wondering what Pitts meant by “stand up…”
Because I Am Sorry For that Last One
Also, Too
Often, you’ll notice I use the tag “asshole” in my posts.
I often use that tag to refer to myself. It is doubly true in this instance.
Happy whatever day this is, peeps.
Verily, the ‘meeks’ shall inherit the dirt
The GOP’s perennial Christian con game: the rich deserve their wealth, they worked for it, and the poor who can’t work their way into a higher income bracket should accept their poverty as God’s will…
It’s the end of the world…! Well, not quite
Irene wasn’t a complete dud in the Philly area. My basement is a mess. A river runs through it.