Those who think man-made global warming is no worry and those who can’t stand Sen. McCain running away from conservatives will scream knowing the McCain campaign is selling “green” schwag. The $50 (!) polo shirts are biodegradable with 70% bamboo and 30% cotton. Clothes made out of woody grass doesn’t sound comfortable. The hats are […]
Commercial bankruptcies are up 49% from 2007. The problem isn’t so much lack of credit as rising prices.
52% of those who bought homes in 2006 now owe more than their home is worth.
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae reported a $2.2 billion loss for the first quarter with 2009 credit losses to be bigger than 2008.
UBS […]
Merrill Lynch’s CEO announced $9.7 billion in write-downs, 4000 layoffs, and an economic situation he doesn’t think has reached consumers yet.
The Reason Foundation’s Sam Staley tells government officials to lay off “fixing” the housing crisis:
The best thing, as painful as it may be, is to let the local housing market rationalize itself and bring prices […]
The IMF predicts $1 trillion in losses from credit crisis.
Many economists don’t like Sens. Clinton and Obama bashing NAFTA.
With IPOs down and start-ups seeing exit strategies vanishing the economic downturn has hit Silicon Valley.
Alan Greenspan on CNBC: Non-financial sector “still is an extraordinary good shape.” “We are in the throws of a recession.”
Former Fed chairman […]
Congratulations go to Dave Umhoefer and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for winning the newspaper’s first Pulitzer Prize:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Dave Umhoefer won journalism’s top honor today - receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.
It is the first Pulitzer ever awarded to a member of the staff of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The newspaper had […]
FOB, that’s Friend of Bill… Clinton. Back in the 90s being an FOB was the premier status symbol in Washington. Or at least something people tossed around to claim importance. Robert Stacy McCain thinks he finally made that exclusive list.
I don’t have the heart to break the news to him.
“My new BFF, Bill Clinton”
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Matt Lewis:
Still, reprimanding him may cause future McCain operatives to think twice before doing their job. Is McCain recommending a sort of “limited war” in which the enemy can shoot at us, but we can’t shoot back?
Standing on principle is a good value, but so is supporting your subordinates and so is loyalty. […]
Anytime you have such a dramatic fall of a company investigators are going to poke around looking or any malfeasance. The SEC is looking into some Bear Stearns options trades last week:
Citing people familiar with the matter, the paper reported the SEC probe focuses on a surge last week in “put” options that came […]
The World According to Nick turned four-years-old yesterday. Congrats.
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The high temperature in Green Bay tomorrow is expected to be 3-degrees.
Brett Favre will hate every minute he’s out there, but I think he’ll end up throwing three touchdowns for the win and a ticket to the Super Bowl.
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I don’t mind if Chicago Bears fans root for the Packers. The more the merrier. Plus, Bears fans can watch how real fans act when the REAL America’s Team goes to the Super Bowl.
“Is There Room for Bear Fans on the Band Wagon?”
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Well deserved for Tom Brady who had a record-breaking year for the undefeated New England Patriots.
But it wasn’t unanimous. Who got that other vote? Brett Favre.
Love it.
“Brady is Near-Unanimous Pick for MVP”
UPDATE: It’s hard to argue with perfection so I understand Bill Belichick being named Coach of the Year. But remember, he got fined $500,000 […]
Mike Huckabee the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” candidate. Sure, he leaves a warm spot in your heart, but he’s utterly saccharine.
“He’s Absurdly Likeable. A Favorite of the Faithful. But, Does Mike Huckabee Have a Prayer?” [via memeorandum]
UPDATE: Huckabee may lead America down a path towards Christian Democracy. That hasn’t panned out quite so […]
The Jawa Report compares and contrasts what actually happened at Fred Thompson’s post-caucus rally and what Ben Adler reported. It’s like Roger Simon Disease is spreading. Someone, call CDC. Or better yet Stick it to Politico.com.
“The Politico: A Team of Journalists, or a Team of Hacks?”
Disclaimer: I work for Friends of Fred Thompson, Inc.
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Pre-Fred I had time to go through the latest web start-up news at TechCrunch. I see they want to endorse a Presidential candidate and are taking the direct democracy approach with a poll. I wonder if Michael Arrington wrote,
Note that some of the campaigns (particularly Ron Paul) picked up on this yesterday from ABC’s […]
