When my daughter J was a newborn, I remember a conversation with my wife about what it meant to have a daughter. I told her that even though our infant daughter was a perfect, tiny little angel up to that point it was bittersweet because “daughters will break their father’s hearts.” I wasn’t entirely sure [...]
I actually heard this on the radio last week, but the Club For Growth gives a good summary:
In a debate sponsored by Intelligence Squared US, liberal economist Paul Krugman tried to defend universal healthcare, but in the process, got humiliated by the audience. Check out this wonderful excerpt from the transcript (PDF):
PAUL KRUGMAN
And private insurance? [...]
on Meet the Press:
MR. RUSSERT: But, Senator, many people opted for those cheaper mortgages. They could’ve had a fixed mortgage at a higher rate, but they opted for a cheaper one. Should they not bear some responsibility?
SEN. CLINTON: Well, Tim, I think all of us should[1]. But I’d say three things about that. The bankers, [...]
OK, this is a bit of a tangent, but when I hear Hillary talk about change, I think about Dennis Hopper. Dennis Hopper — who started out in Rebel Without a Cause, Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now, was dubbed New Hollywood’s first “drug burnout”, who probably coined the phrase “don’t trust anyone over 30″ — now [...]
In the comments to this thread on Lou Dobbs decrying our trade deficits, one Mike Laursen had the winning quote in my book:
You’d think that our having thrived through thirty-one years of trade deficits might spark the thought that maybe trade deficits don’t matter that much.
Ah yes, remember how great things were before the huge [...]
WTOPnews reports on our state Comptroller’s “Gas Price Theory”:
“It’s a price gouging, rip-off, hidden top secret muckity-muck system that the oil companies have setup to maximize their profits,” says Md. Comptroller Peter Franchot. “We know that you know that there’s something fishy.” [full story]
This guy inspires so much confidence — if anyone can get [...]
Don’t worry guys (gals), I’m sure that Montgomery County and the Los Angeles Unified School District are the only two in the country that have any problems… luckily this should be the last post I have to make on edumacation.
How To Reform the LAUSD [LA Times]
“The planet has a fever,” Gore said. “If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor says you need to intervene here, you don’t say, `Well, I read a science fiction novel that told me it’s not a problem.’ If the crib’s on fire, you don’t speculate that the baby [...]
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