Monthly Archives: March 2012

Your Weekly Presidential Address, March 31, 2012

Posted on March 31, 2012 by

Heading out the door for my 14th annual rotisserie baseball auction, so this will be brief. This week the president discusses the Buffet Rule. Previous weekly address post.

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Keith Olbermann fired by Current TV

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

His critics will love this. I have to admit, I was excited that Countdown found a new home on Current and watched it for the first few months, but stopped watching it regularly, and then pretty soon not at all. … Continue reading →

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Please don’t make me defend Santorum

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

Please don’t make me defend him. It makes me feel dirty. Frothy even. But, anyway, this is making the rounds on the liberal blogs (including this one, technically). I think Rick Santorum would be an absolute disaster for this country … Continue reading →

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New claims for jobless benefits at 4-year low

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

This seems like more good news for the country: Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, the lowest level since April 2008, the Labor Department said on Thursday. I bolded the “seasonally adjusted” for … Continue reading →

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If this blogging thing doesn’t work out…

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I can always go to work for The Conservative Teen. Via Wonkette: Now, I know what you are thinking. “But Wiesman, you are not a teen. In fact, you’re quite old!”  How can I write for a magazine that looks … Continue reading →

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Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) removed from House floor

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Wow.

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Car elevators in La Jolla

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

So… Mitt Romney is building a car elevator at his mansion in La Jolla. I have two facts to share before I talk about this: 1) I used to live in La Jolla. And 2) my current neighbor has a … Continue reading →

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So maybe things didn’t go well today?

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Train wreck for @barackobama in #supremecourt today.— Jeffrey Toobin (@JeffreyToobin) March 27, 2012 Reading the transcript, Verrilli is weak, but more so because the justices were hostile to his argument. That's the important info here.— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) March 27, … Continue reading →

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Settle down, Lawrence

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

I like Lawrence O’Donnell. I think he’s a good writer and has been a pretty good advocate for liberal causes throughout his career in the Senate and as a pundit. But sometimes he goes off the rails a little bit, … Continue reading →

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This man once led national polls for the GOP presidential nomination

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Any questions?

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