Daily Archives: March 12, 2009
Cramer & CNBC Get Pwnd
What an absolute thing of beauty tonight’s Daily Show was. Another “Crossfire” moment, I dare say. I cannot wait until the video is available… a transcript would be most excellent too. In case you missed it, almost the entire half … Continue reading
How Convenient
It’s hard to say who’s playing games here: the Conservatives with their odd formulation for the start date of extended EI premiums, or the Liberals seizing the opportunity of their sudden “discovery” in the “fine print” to gloss over dealing … Continue reading
Who’s the Leader of the GOP?
Hardcore conservative activist and pioneering fundraiser Richard Viguerie wants to know and has posted a poll on his Conservative HQ website to find out. He’s also curious whether you want Obama’s programs to succeed. Currently it’s running 93% hoping for … Continue reading
Filed under Republican Party
Eat Your Heart Out, TTC
Hong Kong’s mass transit rail system (MTR) became a public-private enterprise in 2005 and today has more private shareholders than any company on the Hong Kong stock exchange. And little wonder seeing as it appears to have its fingers in … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
Experts Agree…
Giant, Bioengineered Crabs Pose No Threat The In The Know panelists dismiss concerns of “nay sayers” (who “just love stopping progress”) that something could go wrong with intelligent, 75-foot-tall crabs that shoot acid from their mouths.
Filed under Humour
“Poor Billionaires”
Oh no!!! Forbes Magazine, the veritable gazette of greed, is reporting that the number of billionaires has dropped for the first time since 2003, going from 1,125 to just 793. As a result, the “average billionaire” (how weird is that?) … Continue reading
Conservative Priorities
Nice to see that our government is so firmly seized with the “greatest economic crisis in a generation” that their MPs spend a good deal of their time dishing out petty personal smears at the Opposition leader and field testing … Continue reading
Filed under STEPHEN HARPER Govrnment of Canada
So Long, Chrysler…
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out. And good luck selling any cars or trucks in Canada in the future. Bailing out the automobile manufacturers has always been a questionable proposition, but especially so in the case … Continue reading
Filed under Automobiles, Economy
Good Luck with That!
Victims of the Madoff Ponzi scheme discuss the sentencing of the ex-billionaire swindler and their efforts to seek restitution from the government for their culpability in the fraud by having failed to exercise their regulatory obligations. Bonus Quiz: What’s wrong … Continue reading
