Bloomberg Looks To Start New York City Mayoral Monarchy

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

As seen on the front page of the NY Post!The Really: After years of being dead set against extending or changing term limits, Bloomberg is really doing an about face and looking to enact a law that will allow him to run for a third term.
Republican Mayor Michael Bloomberg is doing what he said [...]

If The British Could Have Their Way…

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: As funny as this post is, could it really happen if we are not careful?!? NOT!
Some English Humour From Our British Friends
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the [...]

The Palin Plan

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: Palin is going to debate using the “Joe Six-Pack” strategy (audio of 9-30-2008 interview with Hugh Hewitt) to grab working class men and women uncertain about Obama?

This would seem to be the approach: Let her lose the debate but drag the fence-sitting and independent voters distressed by Obama’s “guns and religion” quote by [...]

Sarah and Todd Palin Have Lost $20,000 In 401(k)s In The Last Few Weeks

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: Why would anyone say that on a radio show?

Apparently we are missing the political point of Sarah Palin saying they had lost $20K in value in their 401(k) on a conservative talk radio show but she did. The National Review has other nuggets.

She mentioned that she and Todd had lost $20,000 in the [...]

Did Palin’s Witch-Hunting Minister Put A Curse On Gwen Ifill?

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: PBS political reporter and moderator of Thursday’s Biden-Palin debate suffers a broken ankle just two days before the crucial day; whereabouts of Palin’s witch-hunting minister unknown.

In this crazy year, anything is possible.

Just In Time For The Depression

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: French Dip sandwiches for 10 cents and coffee for a nickel?

Los Angeles is not getting in on the “new skid row” fashion bandwagon, just celebrating Philippe The Original’s 100 year anniversary. Timely. I love LA. From one of the best blogs going, LA Observed.

Reaper Takes The Day Off?: Dow Jones Watch

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

The Really: The market will stabilize without a bailout?
Dow Jones up 359 points as of 2:20 ET with expectation that Congress will act.
Bloomberg for latest tickers.
Dow Close at +485.21

Top Ten Supreme Court Cases For Sarah Palin To Drop Into Conversation With Katie Couric

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Really: Sarah Palin only knows one Supreme Court case. THE ONE SHE WANTS TO OVERTURN.

Here is a freebie to you to use on Thursday. I may bill you for researching the info later if you ever become Vice-President.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) — The Supreme Court’s keystone power of Judicial Review was established by this [...]

Real Republicans Breathe A Sigh Of Relief

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Really: Really, Right Wing Republicans are happier then a pig in …. that this bill failed.
In all the talks about this bailout plan, I have consistently heard from true fiscally conservative Republicans that they think the passage of this bill would be a disaster. Not only did they get their wish with the bill [...]

Class Warfare

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The Really: The nexus of the Wall Street-Washington crisis is not one of liquidity or credit or mortgages: it is one of class.
But it is class defined not by ancestry or education or geography but as defined by wealth. The haves and have-nots are no longer easily pigeon-holed as one ethnic group or color when [...]