Next up in the race to the Summer conventions are Oregon and Kentucky. The primary in Kentucky is for Democrats only and is a closed primary, you must be a Democrat to vote, which gives a slight advantage to Hillary Clinton. It is, however, a tough race to call because a lack of polling. Donald …
May 2016 archive
May 17 2016
Say… Cheese
I’m still trying to unpack Bill Black’s 3 part (of two) criticism of Mankiw, but fortunately I studied Samuelson and Nordhaus who at least pay lip service to the seminal macroeconomic insights of Keynes. One of the concepts Keynes explores is that what is rational and logical behavior from a micro-economic standpoint can be profoundly …
May 17 2016
Should You Call Uber In An Emergency?
How good, or bad, is your 911 system? When you have an emergency you want a human voice to answer not a recording to put you on hold. Worse, is when they can’t find you. This has never happened to me, thank the FSM. It has happened to way too many people across the country …
May 17 2016
The Breakfast Club (Another New Day)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 16 2016
The Daily Late Nightly Show (Monday)
Yeah, another Monday where I’m not quite as ready as I expected but without failure what would I have to talk about? I hate Country too. Tell me why. The Real Deal Ted Is Dead The Not Crazy Carolina Sing Along Like You Mean It
May 16 2016
Yeah, They Did This
What you need to understand about the CIA is that they occasionally leak things to prove that they’re spooky and incredibly dangerous instead of merely incompetent moron mediocrities. The CIA’s mysterious role in the arrest of Nelson Mandela By Adam Taylor, Washington Post May 16 at 12:35 PM This weekend, that speculation was reignited by …
May 16 2016
The Blogging Thing
I’ve only been doing it since 2005 which is 3 years less (in Muggle time) than Atrios and translates into something like the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era (roughly 56 Million Blog Years) and even I, as insanely envious and dismissive as I am, must admit that occasionally, in certain rare moments when he’s …
May 16 2016
The Breakfast Club (Mysteries)
Welcome to The Breakfast Club! We’re a disorganized group of rebel lefties who hang out and chat if and when we’re not too hungover we’ve been bailed out we’re not too exhausted from last night’s (CENSORED) the caffeine kicks in. Join us every weekday morning at 9am (ET) and weekend morning at 10:30am (ET) to …
May 15 2016
The Great American Bathroom Controversy
Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) gave a pointed and memorable speech about the latest tempest in a teapot, the controversial North Carolina Bathroom law that dictates which bathroom transgender people go to the bathroom. MYOB, common sense and decency. I am all for government rebuilding roads, addressing wage inequality, regulating industry, banks, etc. but not where …