Thursday, January 19, 2012

Rick Santorum's Tragic Yearbook Photo

Rick Santorum's Tragic Yearbook Photo - Joshua Green - Politics - The Atlantic
I suppose it's Santorum's misfortune to have been in high school during this era.
I'm pretty sure that 1976 wasn't too kind to anyone. B
ut still. Wow--he looks like McLovin in polyester.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

13 Politically Incorrect Gun Rules

13 Politically Incorrect Gun Rules « » Print The Daily Caller:
6. The average response time of a 911 call is 23 minutes; the response time of a .357 is 1400 feet per second.

We Don't Want To Alarm Anyone, But... Is Something Bad Happening To The Economy In January?

We Don't Want To Alarm Anyone, But... Is Something Bad Happening To The Economy In January?

New Obama OMB director a Bain alum

New Obama OMB director a Bain alum Campaign 2012 Washington Examiner
Jeffrey Zients will serve as President Obama's new acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but the president's decision might undercut attacks on Republican Mitt Romney's career as a venture capitalist, because Zients and Romney are both alumni of Bain & Company

Brewer you've never heard of is No. 1 in US, depending how you count

Bottom Line - Brewer you've never heard of is No. 1 in US, depending how you count
A beer maker many drinkers haven’t heard of has become the top American brewer.
Depending on how you define “American brewer.”
G.G. Yuengling and Son didn’t as much dethrone Budweiser, Miller and Coors as it had to wait for them to get acquired by foreign companies.

As Economy Fails To Ignite, Fed Prepares Next Round Of Quantitative Easing

As Economy Fails To Ignite, Fed Prepares Next Round Of Quantitative Easing - Investors.com:
Boom?
Well, the Fed doesn't see it that way.

Chaos on the Costa Concordia

BobKrumm.com » Chaos on the Costa Concordia
To those who view this weekend’s catastrophe as evidence of the end of civility, I say, cheer up.
Had it been a German or British ship that went down in the North Sea, I submit that the scene would have been far more reminiscent of the Titanic’s “women and children first” rule, than the chaos of the Costa Concordia.

On the other hand, the Concorida gives witness to the unbridgeable divide in Europe.
The Continent is two cultures separated by a common currency.
Economic chaos is the inevitable result.
And women and children may end up being the first thrown overboard.