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That’s all you got?


Posted by Matski on November 19th, 2008

Further proof that Americans did the right thing on November 4 comes from the most recent Al-Qaida vid.  Master of the Caveman-in-Chief’s privy chamber calls Obama names (and not nice ones):
In al-Qaida’s first response to Obama’s victory, al-Zawahri .,.. called the president-elect—along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice—”house negroes.”
Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri [...]

Look who just took himself out of the race in 2012.  Mitt Romney writes:
Detroit needs a turnaround, not a check.
Actually, the title of piece says it all –
Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
If this weren’t an op-ed, I might blame the editor for the attention-grabbing headline. But this must certainly be Mitt’s own work. Re: [...]

And now you know:
No photos in the club enable most of the athletes to relax a little more. And autograph-seekers and fanboys are less inclined to bother them at a strip club.
(Thanks, Deadspin)

Well, far be it from me to kick a governor when she’s down, but somehow I missed this and I thought it was too good to pass up.
Sarah Palin fell victim to a prank call from a couple of Canadians pretending to be Nicolas Sarkozy.

Four years from now, remember just how close this country was [...]

What Now?


Posted by Matski on November 5th, 2008

Bruno and I found time last night to get ’round to discussing what Obama needs to do right away to capitalize on his momentum (Bruno likes to call it a mandate; I’m not so sure yet).
Wild prognostication may be my special calling, but mind reading isn’t.  With that in mind, here’s Matski’s guide to the [...]

Stretching and Sports


Posted by Matski on November 3rd, 2008

[We pause momentarily from our election coverage to remind America that, yes, there's life outside of the campaigns.]
For years now, I’ve been having a running argument about the value of stretching before exercise.
I grew up with a highly regimented (and very traditional) exercise routine that invariably followed the pattern of stretching followed by either weight-lifting [...]

Obama Drinks


Posted by Matski on October 28th, 2008

Want to help me plan the perfect election party?
I’m looking for some signature Obama drinks.  Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

The Obama Hope: vodka, Kahlua, and a hint of tequila with cream
The 538 Sweep: vodka, tequila, rum, gin, triple sec, and blue curacao with Coke for color
The Bush Impeachment: grapefruit juice, vodka, and [...]

Uninvited guests, or, beware the nanny state?


Posted by Matski on October 27th, 2008

Well, jeez, so I guess this is what happens when you invite some guests over and they decide to have a domestic dispute in the middle of your dinner party.
Not to feed the trolls …
Gotta say that I’m fascinated that this debate (on this blog at least) has immediately gotten down to the brass tacks [...]

This essay by Andrew Lahde is so good, I just had to link to it again.
Lahde — a former hedge fund manager — announces his intention to retire from the business of managing other people’s money.  He rips into the supposedly “smart” MBAs from top schools who rode American capitalism into the ground like Slim [...]

Brooks Throws Palin Under the Bus


Posted by Matski on October 10th, 2008

“God willin’ an’ th’ crick don’ rise”, as they say, it may be all over but the hangover.
In a diatribe against the GOP’s increasingly militant anti-intellectualism, David Brooks throws Sarah Palin under the bus.
… over the past few decades, the Republican Party has driven away people who live in cities, in highly educated regions and [...]


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Obama staffs up, Detroit comes to DC and finally, Iraq and the US come to a security agreement.

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