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Mar 24 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals (Round of 16)- Day 2
Meh, who cares? Except for this- The Kentucky Wildcats are the only honest team in college basketball DJ Gallo, The Guardian Friday 24 March 2017 06.00 EDT The NCAA tournament field is down to the Sweet 16 weekend of games, featuring 15 collegiate programs and the Kentucky Wildcats, a D-League team that is still officially …
Mar 24 2017
Now From Our Friend Wendell Potter
TMC and I had the good fortune to meet Wendell Potter at one of these Internet conventions we sometimes attend during the height of the debate over Single Payer/Medicare For All, Public Option, and (ugh) Obamacare which hardly did anything except impose some new regulations (minimum coverage that does not eliminate junk insurance, scope out …
Mar 23 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Semifinals (Round of 16)- Day 1
I have this someplace but I can’t find it at the moment. Here are the essentials- 7:09 CBS Oregon-Michigan You should root for Michigan because I was born there and they are underdogs, but Oregon is ok too. 7:39 TBS Gonzaga-West Virginia You should root for Gonzaga because TMC likes their name. 9:39 PM CBS …
Mar 23 2017
Going Down In Flames?
If the Institutional Democrats screw these up (for which they seem to have an inexhaustible talent) then they truly are hopeless and it’s time to sell what you can and get out of Germany before Kristallnacht. Right now, there are more than enough House Republicans opposed to the health-care bill to kill it By Amber …
Mar 22 2017
How To Print Money
When I say things like that people immediately get the impression I’m talking about something furtive and illegal. Some guy with a Jeweler’s Loupe scrivening away at an engraving and smuggling it to a dank basement with a printing press guarded by thick guys in Fedoras with gats and a few with green eye shades …
Mar 21 2017
Gorsuch and Democratic Quislings
Despite Every Reason to Stop Gorsuch, Are Dems Letting Him ‘Off the Hook’? by Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams Tuesday, March 21, 2017 As the reasons for blocking Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch continue to mount, there is growing concern that Democrats are simply going to let President Donald Trump’s nominee “off the hook,” as Sen. …
Mar 21 2017
Breaking: The Budget
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Look, what TheoCon and Neo Liberal Economists don’t get is that National Budgets are not at all like Household or Corporate Budgets. If you print Money in your basement you’re a counterfeiter unless you’re careful to make sure they’re labeled I.O.U.s on the Bank of Me and then try exchanging them for …
Mar 20 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional Quarterfinals (Round of 32)- Day 2
Look. Baylor are jerks. As bad as you think UConn is they didn’t crush their hapless opponents 4 to 1 just so they could outscore UConn by 3 after the Huskies had already put up their numbers. Nope, Connecticut only crushed their opponents 2 to 1 so they could outscore everyone who played on Day …
Mar 20 2017
Zombie TPP
Kill it with fire! I know some of you think I’m not charitable to a fault but I don’t generally quote people simply to destroy them and their arguments. Instead I take some pains to extract the portions that I think are strong and I agree with and leave their more reprehensible musings for readers …
Mar 20 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Round of 64- Day 2
So this is one of the pieces I owe you from Saturday. UConn Husky, symbol of might to the foe. Fight, fight Connecticut, It’s vict’ry, Let’s go. Connecticut UConn Husky, Do it again for the White and Blue So go–go–go Connecticut, Connecticut U. C-O-N-N-E-C-T-I-C-U-T Connecticut, Conneticut Husky, Connecticut Husky Connecticut C-O-N-N-U! (Repeat) U-Conn Husky! Time …
Mar 19 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Regional Quarterfinals (Round of 32)- Day 2
So much for that Afternoon/Evening thing. If I divided today it would be 2 Afternoon and 6 Evening Games, not to mention some severe time crossover issues with Friday’s Results. The Rounds after this are pretty much evening only except for next Sunday (got to get those 60 Minutes ad bucks). Winning Scores are in …
Mar 19 2017
March Madness: 2017 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Regional Quarterfinals (Round of 32)- Day 1
I won’t kid you, there are some dangerous teams in this group. Thing is, Lady Huskies have beaten every one of them previously this year with the exception of Mississippi State whom they did not play. The things to worry about are injuries, foul trouble, and slow starts (too many of those this year). The …