I was pondering the bailout bill today and realized that I have an inherent conflict of interest in the matter and therefore won’t be commenting much.
I think handing Wall Street (or anybody for that matter) $700 billion is just plain stupid.  Taking the risk out of financial markets removes the only downside to making stupid [...]

Paul Newman passed away Friday.  I make no bones in my proclamation that Cool Hand Luke is the finest bit of cinema ever produced.  That’s not my opinion, that’s pure fact.  It’s a fact like the sun comes up in the East, like the Earth is round, and like Jesus loved everything, especially the dinosaurs.
Paul [...]

Little Drummer Boy

Originally uploaded by jaslusher

Yesterday was Johnny Appleseed’s birthday, today is Jonny OneSock’s 3rd birthday.
Happy birthday, little man. I love you.

I’m a little disappointed that John McCain decided to show up for the Presidential debate.  I was looking forward to watching Obama debate an empty chair.  I’m sure the chair would have just sat there, but it is better than watching McCain lie there.

If you are wondering about the tax plans put forth by the presidential candidates, look no further, The Washington Post has an easy to read chart that lays it all out.
Two things tell me all I need to know.  First, Obama’s plan raises some taxes and lowers others, effectively balancing it out, while McCain’s just [...]

If you think that officials should get a vote because of how much beer you could guzzle with them or because they have good “values”, you have got to read this.  It is quite the eye-opener.

From Merriam-Webster:
reg·u·late
Pronunciation:
\ˈre-gyə-ˌlāt also ˈrā-\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
reg·u·lat·ed; reg·u·lat·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule
Date:
15th century
1 a: to govern or direct according to rule b (1): to bring under the control of law or constituted authority (2): to make [...]

Has anyone else noticed that McCain sells himself as a maverick because he breaks with his party (presumably because they are wrong), but then encourages us to vote for his party?  Wouldn’t that just mean you are putting more people that need to be opposed into office?

After almost eight years, G. W. Bush has finally succeeded at doing something.  Check out this headline:
Bush says he’s working hard on economic turmoil
Well after 8 years of deregulation of the markets, he and his buddies have gotten the economic turmoil they’ve been working so hard for.

These are strange days indeed.  I have written dozens of blog posts in the last couple of weeks only to realize that none of them have actually gotten, you know, typed.  For a guy who once, almost literally, lived his life on the ‘net, I’ve gone weeks with little more than cursory glances at a [...]