Archive for March, 2009
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
My Uncle on Meet the Press
I have a Sunday ritual and it has nothing to do with going to Church. Every Sunday evening (GMT+1), I watch the Meet the Press video podcast and the online streaming version of This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Last week was no exception, but when Meet the Press host, David Gregory, said the following:
I want […]
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009
Zapatero Unilateral
The Zapatero government (I’ll assume its members act in unison) has decided unilaterally to pull Spanish troops, operating under NATO mandate, out of Kosovo. The Spanish press has played up the fact that the Obama administration has voiced its dismay with the abrupt move, especially considering that ZP was looking forward to a new air […]
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Friday, March 20th, 2009
So Good Up ‘Til Now
Up until now, my new year’s reading list has been amazing. With the sole exception of Michel Houellebecq’s unmemorable Elementary Particles, I have devoured five gems:
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh,
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz,
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst,
Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno, and
The White Tiger […]
5 Comments » - Posted in literature by eric
Friday, March 20th, 2009
When Not Winning Works Best
Probably the only thing that has worked effectively in the so-called War on Terror has been not winning the war. That’s right, Cheney is wrong in warning that Obama’s policies may put the U.S. at greater risk, unless of course Cheney is worried that Obama may make the mistake of prevailing in Afghanistan.
Cheney isn’t the […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Looting & the Usury Economy
I really enjoy the great breadth of topics and interviewees on the Leonard Lopate Show. On yesterday’s show, Lopate’s guests added an interesting view to the conversation about the economic crisis.
Have you found yourself wondering latley “who or what destroyed the economy?” Well, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt and labor lawyer Thomas Geoghegan have […]
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Jet Blue Welcomes the Big Wigs
This is new campaign from Jet Blue is great! Check out the other videos:
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
The Great American Irony
The Republican tax cut hoax, costing future tax payers billions in indebtedness is not the only ideological sham of American history. As the Chinese government now questions whether it should continue to finance American debt, Robert Scheer on Left Right and Center, just made the very true observation about the irony of American capitalism needing […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Essays by eric
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Priceless
From Gary Varvel. Good find Mundo Reactivo!
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Thursday, March 12th, 2009
The Republican Tax Cut Hoax
I was just looking at this funny anti-Obama poster calling Obama’s spending plan the Debt Star. Ironically, though, the real Debts Stars — the guys who amassed the largest deficits in American history — were Reagan and W. And they did it with the help of tax cuts paid for by debt, an arms race […]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
That’s Exactly What We Need
I just saw an ad for the new Ford Flex. What is Ford’s response to the American auto industry’s dire outlook? A seven-seater SUV. Yes, another bigger, un-exportable vehicle is exactly what the U.S. needs for energy independence and economic survival. Unless, of course, energy independence is merely a ruse, a political gimmick, a distraction […]
