Mitt Romney may be consolidating his lead in the Republican presidential primary, but according to Darryl’s meta-polling analysis over at HA, that hasn’t translated into a leg-up in the head-to-head contest with President Barack Obama. With the latest state polls averaged in, Obama now has 99.6 percent chance of winning, with a mean of 335 […]
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Freddie Mac Bets Against America
It is easy to argue, post real estate bubble, and all the stupidity and excesses revealed in its aftermath, that lending standards should be tighter. But… well… [P]ublic documents show that in 2010 and 2011, Freddie Mac set out to make gains for its own investment portfolio by using complex mortgage securities that brought in […]
Posted inFood and Drink
“I Might Have Tacos”
East Haven Connecticut Mayor Joe Maturo is under fire after four of his police officers were arrested, accused of illegally targeting Latinos with unlawful traffic stops, searches and seizures, and even physical abuse. So how does the mayor respond to a TV reporter’s question about what he plans to do for the Latino community? “I […]
Posted inElection 2012
Obama Wins!
Over at HA, Darryl has shifted back into poll analysis mode, running all the available head-to-head state polls through a “Monte Carlo” analysis, and determining that President Barack Obama currently has an 88.6 percent chance of defeating Mitt Romney. Poo-poo it if you want, but Darryl knows what he’s doing. In his last pre-2008-election post, […]
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Time to Mandate Children-Free Driving?
I’m pretty damn conscientious about only using my phone with a hands-free device when driving, and have been since before it became law. Having driven stick-shift for years, I’m used to holding the wheel with one hand, but I’ve read the studies, and there’s no question regarding the safety hazards. That said, I’m a little […]
Posted inPolitics
Occupy Republican Nightmares
As Denis briefly mentioned in Good Morning News, Frank Luntz, the Republican pollster and framing guru responsible for such Orwellian phrases as “death tax” and “Contract with America,” admits to being spooked by the success of the Occupy movement: “I’m so scared of this anti-Wall Street effort. I’m frightened to death,” Luntz said. “They’re having […]
Posted inCrime
To the Asshole Who Broke In to My Car Last Night…
Okay, I get it. You’re robbing me. You’re looking for something, anything of value. But did you have to make such a fucking mess? Honestly, the contents of my glove compartment were so evenly distributed around the cabin, it seemed almost by design… like you were topping a pizza. I mean, it must have taken […]
Posted inElection 2012
Second Accuser: Herman Cain “Reached for my Genitals”
Over the weekend, Republican presidential pizzanaut Herman Cain made clear to reporters that he was moving on, and would refuse to answer any more questions regarding his growing sexual harassment scandal. “Don’t even go there,” Cain said when reporters asked him about the story after an issues forum with Newt Gingrich in Texas. “We are […]
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Gaddafi Reported Dead as Hometown of Sirte Falls
Amidst a series of conflicting reports, Abdul Hakim Belhaj, the military head of Libya’s transitional government now tells Al Jazeera that former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi is dead. Gaddafi is reported to have died of wounds suffered in the fall of his hometown of Sirte. “A new Libya is born today,” Mahmoud Shammam, the chief […]
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Newt Gingrich Is an Asshole. And a Fascist.
One thing that came off again and again during last night’s Republican debate is that former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is an asshole, but perhaps never so much as when he called for imprisoning Democratic Rep. Barney Frank and former Sen. Chris Dodd: “If you want to put people in jail, you ought to start […]
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The 68 Percent
I won’t pretend to speak for the 99 Percent, but according to a new Washington Post/Bloomberg News poll, a full 68 percent of Americans now support raising taxes on households with incomes over $250,000. That includes 81 percent of Democrats, 67 percent of independents, and even 53 percent Republicans. That’s about as close to a […]
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iPhone 4S: It’s the Software, Stupid
Anthony’s not alone in finding Apple’s long anticipated release of the iPhone 4S a bit of a snoozer. Gizmodo’s Mat Honan is disappointed, as are a number of other underwhelmed tech writers. Even Wall Street was unimpressed, pushing Apple’s stock down as much as 5 percent yesterday, before it recovered with the rest of the […]