Friday, February 04, 2011

Jobs

+36K. Not good. Unemployment fell to 9% which is good.
More once I look a bit more closely.

Good Morning

Thursday, February 03, 2011

Midnight

Carry on.

They Write Books

And everyone needs a bit of revenue. Support your favorites.

Thursday Night

Looking at Brian Williams on the teevee it occurs to me that Brian Williams is really quite the fan of Brian Williams.

Afternoon Thread

enjoy.

America Fuck Yeah

I'm just going to throw this out for discussion. I'm certainly not one who imagines that there was a golden age of the press, so this isn't that kind of nostalgia, but I do seem to remember that back during the Cold War and aftermath there was more upfront acknowledgment that we engaged in a lot of Realpolitik. Sure, we were still the good guys, but it wasn't farting in church to suggest that some things we did foreign policy-wise weren't all about the peeance and freeance, but just trying to rig the world in our favor. Post-9/11 especially it became America-hating to even suggest that we were less than pure in any of our motives. With the Egypt situation unfolding I'm sensing a very slight exhale in the media, opening the door to actually talking about this stuff again.

Afternoon Thread

enjoy

The Pimp And Ho Thing Will Never Get Old

It doesn't really matter what's in the video, the fact that the possibility of underage sex in any way is raised, and the Planned Parenthood personnel don't immediately pull out their guns and perform a citizen's arrest on everyone within 3 miles of the offense is enough to prove... well, something, and it's really bad!

People trying to defund Planned Parenthood want women to be punished if they have sex. Punished with babies, diseases, and potentially death. That's all it's about.

Maybe Bill Gross Reads This Humble Blog

As I have been saying for some time.

As a profession we have failed miserably at our primary function – the efficient and productive allocation of capital:

More Thread

Busy working on my Manhattan relocation project for all of you.

Also, Everyone In Philly Puts Provolone On Their Goddamn Cheesesteaks

Or whatever the hell they want. That's why the shops offer options.


Our political coverage is back to full stupid. Welcome to the presidential election season.

Thursday Is New Jobless Day

415K new lucky duckies. Still too high.

Monthly jobs report comes out tomorrow.

Wakey, Wakey

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Wednesday Night

Enjoy.

Evening Thread

Afternoon Thread

I have a headache.

"Sexual Harassment"

Quite often people end up being bigger assholes than you imagined.

Austerity

It doesn't matter what happens in the UK, the austerity crowd will never give in. The only thing potentially standing in their way is the presidential election calendar. Hopefully it is enough.

Afternoon Thread

enjoy