Newsweek is running a “Romney-as-Wimp” cover and lead story in their magazine this week, and it’s causing quite a stir. The article, found here, is by Michael Tomasky. Over the next four pages, Tomasky succeeds fairly well in painting Mitt Romney in a bad light. He is less successful at …Wait! Don’t stop there!
Had a hectic few days doing client work that pulled me away from blogging. Back now though, and ready to continue! One of the more popular refrains from the right these days is that when Democrats (or liberals, or progressives–remember, all of these are synonyms in the language of the …Wait! Don’t stop there!
This is part two of my article series on supply side nuttery. In article one, I (hopefully) made my position very clear. It doesn’t work. No matter what measure you use…no matter what standard you apply to it…it DOES NOT WORK. Having said that, I’m now going to explain when …Wait! Don’t stop there!
The cornerstone of Supply Side economic theory is Say’s Law. The commonly used shorthand for it is that “supply creates its own demand,” which encapsulates the primary notions of what we know of supply side economics today in a few words. The problem is, the encapsulation above ISN’T what Say’s …Wait! Don’t stop there!
This will be a short post. That’s the claim conservatives love to make. It is a central part of their theology. A pity it not only isn’t true, but has NEVER been true, as this chart clearly shows. There couldn’t really BE a more damning indictment of one of the …Wait! Don’t stop there!
I know that a lot of attention is being (wrongly, IMO) paid to the shooter in this case, and I understand that a lot of attention is being (rightly) paid to the victims in this case. Our hearts certainly go out to them during the aftermath of this awful event, …Wait! Don’t stop there!
The lady’s name is Jane McGonigal, and I’d be surprised if you’ve heard of her and you’re not a gamer. For geeks like me though, she’s kind of a big deal, and not just because she’s easy on the eyes. She has this wonderful, nutty, goofy, strangely compelling idea that …Wait! Don’t stop there!
Since it’s not possible to prove a negative, I am unable to “prove” that death panels don’t exist, except to point out that having read the entire law (a process that took about two weeks, and is highly recommended if you suffer from insomnia), I find no references to Death …Wait! Don’t stop there!
Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Which Party is the Best Job Creator Of Them All? Recently, folks on the left have been posting an impressive statistic re: job creation numbers by administration, showing the Democrats as clearly superior in this regard to Republican administrations. The republicans (rightly) point out that …Wait! Don’t stop there!
So no new article from me. I did, however, take some time to update two of the Mythbusting articles, here and here, with new information. Enjoy, and I’ll be back tomorrow! -=Vel=- What do you think of this post?Awesome (0) Interesting (0) Useful (0) Boring (0) Sucks (0)
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