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Once the people become inured to the constant states of anxiety and rumors of wars, they will no longer be frightened by the threats of politicians, and at that time who knows what might happen?
Commented Nov 26, 2012 on The GOP as a cruelly irresponsible coalition at Prairie Weather
The GOP as a cruelly irresponsible coalition
Oh sure. The tea party can be held largely responsible for what Republican pols and their media are doing to the so-called "average" American. But the Mitch McConnells and top brass in the party are the real perps in these cruel games. What cruelty? Well, try and imagine what it's like for a ...
Amen.
Commented Nov 10, 2012 on What's hurting the GOP more? Immigration or Limbaugh? at Prairie Weather
What's hurting the GOP more? Immigration or Limbaugh?
Rush Limbaugh and others of his kind in the media may be about the worst enemies Republicans have these days apart from themselves. ... Comments from Boehner and other Republicans suggesting movement on immigration reform reflect broad fears within the party that it is cutting itself off from t...
What they also missed is the fact that for the first time in my life of voting since 1967, I voted a straight Democrat ticket. I never, ever did that before.
Commented Nov 9, 2012 on Generaloberst Josh Jordan's Elite "Wiking" Division's Final Offensive in the War on Nate Silver at Brad DeLong
Generaloberst Josh Jordan's Elite "Wiking" Division's Final Offensive in the War on Nate Silver
Josh Jordan: November 6, 2012 3:23 P.M. >Three Takeaways from the Final Polls: Of all current national polls Obama has a microscopic six-tenths of a point lead…. Rasmussen showed Romney moving back into a one-point lead, and the Battleground poll remained a tie while Romney surged with independen...
I remember the novel. It was good, as I recall, and much better to occupy
oneself while on the rails from London to Oxford than something like "Strangers On A Train" or "Murder On The Orient Express".
If this were all caused by a flea, then it is a perfect paradigm of "The Butterfly Effect": a situation where a flea jumping in New York creates tsunamis across the world.
It is a perfect example of what awaits our financial system. We only get glimpses of the coming Chaos during media happenings like the Flash Crash of 2010 and the BATS Global fiasco of 2012.
Commented May 21, 2012 on J.P. Morgan Derivatives Book: If Not for a Tick... at Brad DeLong
J.P. Morgan Derivatives Book: If Not for a Tick...
Discord at JPMorgan Investment Office Blamed in Huge Loss: >Ms. Drew’s firm hand began to weaken after she contracted Lyme disease. Her absences opened the door for tensions among her deputies to flare into the open.... [H]er deputy in New York was increasingly at loggerheads with her deputy in L...
I heard on the street that it was a joint venture: Dr. Sheldon Cooper teamed up with Todd Zarnecki to get revenge on his nemesis Wheaton.
Commented Apr 6, 2012 on Someone found my Kindle on the airplane this weekend. I'd really like it back. at WWdN: In Exile
Someone found my Kindle on the airplane this weekend. I'd really like it back.
I left my Kindle on an airplane this weekend (post-convention exhaustion will do that to you), and someone found it. I know that someone found it, because they've been using my account to buy games and books. Based on the purchases, I'm fairly sure the person who found my Kindle (which is named ...
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