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Do you remember these guys from before September 11? That was a while ago. That’s quite the disclaimer at the end. True.

Annals of Bad Ideas


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on October 21st, 2008

My God, don’t you know what the Internets can do? Methinks the person who monitors this is going to be rather busy.

You can hear John Edwards’s haircut crying in the corner. The Republican National Committee appears to have spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August. The miracle quote: Spokeswoman Maria Comella declined to answer specific questions about [...]

Confidential to the Professor


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on October 20th, 2008

You think Grease is subtle?

Maybe Major League Baseball agreeing to push back the start of the notional Game 6 of the World Series so that Obama’s 30 minute feature won’t conflict with it? (h/t Atrios)

I’ve Got a Dollar


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on October 7th, 2008

For anyone who could stop Brokaw from complaining about time limits. I like answers with detail. They seem, oh, I don’t know, substantive.

The Automotive Campaign


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on September 21st, 2008

Is it possible that the need for candidates to prostrate themselves at the altar of Detroit means that the majority of American politicians haven’t yet realized what most other Americans have known for decades, namely that American cars are crap? Gutter John actually wins a point for owning foreign vehicles, but loses 12 points for [...]

Jaw-dropping hurricane of House leadership not getting it, as dday points out over at Digby’s place. From the NY Times article: WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats have scrapped plans for another vote on expansion of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, thus sparing Republicans from a politically difficult vote just weeks before elections this fall. Before the [...]

I know we’re in rough economic times (but not a recession dammit) and trying to cut costs is part of doing business, but it seems to me that once you’ve booked record orders for your industry-leading airliner design, the last thing you should do is drive your chief union of manufacturing employees to strike.

Georgia Cracker Chicken


Posted by Apocalypse Tom on September 5th, 2008

C’mon Lynn, I bet “uppity” isn’t what you say in private. I bet you want to say more, to tell the press all about Obama. C’mon, Lynn, let’s get it done. Your party needs your honesty!


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