Oh, right. They’re running the government. When financial titan Goldman Sachs joined some of its Wall Street rivals in late 2005 in secretly packaging a new breed of offshore securities, it gave prospective investors little hint that many of the deals were so risky that they could end up losing hundreds of millions of dollars [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Why aren’t these people in jail?
Posted in Crime, Economy on December 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Leaving the arena
Posted in Politics, tagged Justice Party on December 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I am just so damned disgusted. As noted below, “staunchly pro-choice” Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro is primed to sell out women. Martha Coakley, while running in the primary for Ted Kennedy’s seat, vowed she vote against any health care bill that infringes on a woman’s right to privacy and choice, turned on a dime as soon as [...]
Sigh
Posted in Choice on December 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Dammit Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) who has been tasked by leadership with helping hammer out a compromise on abortion between the two chambers, said she was not thrilled with either the House or Senate legislation’s provisions. But in an interview with the Huffington Post, the Connecticut Democrat did say she would support the Senate’s version [...]
Family time at Casa de Blue Lyon
Posted in Holiday Madness, Home Life on December 27, 2009 | Comments Off
Christmas eve with Sweetie’s family, Christmas Day at home with Sweetie and the kids, day-after-Christmas trip to southern California for party with my family, back on plane today at height of airport security and holiday travel. But it’s all good. I’ll be posting again soon.
No title for this post, just a story
Posted in Holiday Madness, Home Life on December 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, I’m at the car wash yesterday to get the snow grime off my car, and it’s Christmas Eve and all, so I’m really feeling sorry for the guys who are having to work out in the cold. But not too sorry that selfish me stays away because I figure, hey, they’re already open so I might [...]
Merry, Merry
Posted in Holiday Madness on December 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sweetie and I are both off to an abbreviated workday then meeting with the family tonight for Christmas Eve dinner. I’d like to be profound but words escape me. Sweetness and light to all of you. It’s not Christmas if I don’t hear Jose, so … And for all my religious friends who may wonder [...]
It all smells like…
Posted in Bipartisanship, Politics, War On Women, Women on December 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Mr. Fish ‘Nuff said. See also Griswold and Roe are dead, Joan. And if you were actually operating under the assumption that that Dems support women’s rights, recall this post from June 2008. The writing was on the wall years ago.
Kill the Bill: Recission and Limits Still Exist
Posted in Universal Health Care on December 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
River City Mud Company points a couple of things out: Yes, it is entirely true that the bill prohibits insurance companies from discriminating on the basis of pre-existing conditions. However, thanks to a little-noticed last minute tweak made by Majority Leader Harry Reid, insurance companies are free to place annual dollar limits on what they [...]
Too True!
Posted in Critters, Diversions on December 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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