
HOUND DOG!!! [...]
That’s Barney Frank describing the so-called public option health insurance plan offered up by President Obama among others. Single Payer Action elicited the remark from Rep. Frank. His full quote is here:
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National Economic Director Larry Summers said something this morning on the administration’s stimulus plan that I don’t quite understand (Meet the Press):
We can predict that there will be three to four million more jobs than there otherwise would have been, but we can’t predict what the baseline is with great precision [...]I went to In-N-Out Burger for the first time today. Five Guys is better.
The fries at Five Guys, which are every bit as fresh as those served at In-N-Out Burger, are much better, as well.
Sorry, California. DC wins this round.
[...]Impressed and alarmed by advances in artificial intelligence, a group of computer scientists is debating whether there should be limits on research that might lead to loss of human control over computer-based systems that carry a growing share of society’s workload, from waging war to chatting with customers on [...]
“Today America celebrates her escape from the arbitrary authority of an arrogant ruler. My celebration, alas, is muted, for we Americans are increasingly in the clutches of the arbitrary authority of an arrogant ruler.” - Don Boudreaux
[...]Based on the clip, it seems fitting that Patton Oswalt was the voice of the lead character in Ratatouille.
[...]The New F***ing Citibank - watch more funny videos [...]
Will Wilkinson kindly posted our video to his blog and probably drove some substantial traffic our way.
The problem with trying to make short and punchy videos is that, well, you always don’t get to make all the arguments you want and, sometimes, you don’t get to make them very [...]
Dear Dan and Brad,
I have a question for you. I was recently in your restaurant and bar with a friend of mine and I was confused as to why, on a hopping night at 9PM, your dining room would be closed. It was - after all - empty and [...]
I’m pleased to say that a short video made by Austin Bragg and me will receive a “Sammie” award from the Sam Adams Alliance. The best part: The Cubs are hosting the Cardinals earlier the same day!
Howie here seems like a great choice for President Camacho’s new VP.
He believes that the Cato Institute’s Will Wilkinson - for telling the world that he enjoys smoking marijuana - should be shot. He further suggests that Will be executed alongside 14-time Olympic Gold [...]
I can’t believe I didn’t post this:
Jacob probably has the best roundup of Virginia ABC problems.
[...]“If you believe that politicians are about solving problems and need more power in order to do so, then you are going to side with Progressive Corporatism. If you believe that politicians are about power and need problems as an excuse to get it, then you are going to side with [...]
Campaign finance quote of the day:
“What if Wal-Mart wanted to run ads touting an action figure of a political candidate, Chief Justice John Roberts asked, could that be regulated? ‘If it aired at the right time, it would,’ [Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm] Stewart said.”
[...]Ugh: Second homes accounted for about a fifth of foreclosures in 2007.
“The Financial Crisis and the Systemic Failure of Academic Economics”: “Defining away the most prevalent economic problems of modern economies and failing to communicate the limitations and assumptions of its popular models, the economics profession bears some [...]
Kindle 2 represents a large upgrade from the first version, though I suggest that the first should have been called, “Kindle for Early Adopters.” Kindle 2 is clearly the Kindle for everyone else.
Here’s why.
The first Kindle, for reasons that defy explanation, had a charger that was a separate cable [...]
William Baker was on Charlie Rose a few weeks back. I recorded, but missed the program.
Baker is a big figure among public broadcasters, having been a producer of important television like Charlie Rose. He says that administrators of public television services in other countries wonder why PBS and [...]
Only potential “bad guys” will smoke in The Watchmen
Federal spending up to 10.8 trillion dollars, though I’m not sure that making funds available for certain deposit insurance ought to count in the calculation.
Cooking: humanity’s “killer app”. And I thought ‘tato skins were [...]
I’m a big fan of both Boxee and Hulu. Being able to use them together on my AppleTV has allowed me to watch television programs (with limited commercial interruption) on my schedule. I’ve also discovered programs I would not have otherwise watched. It’s the future [...]