Right-wing Pre-positioning

Gingrich in full douche mode.

Krugman on the Financial Rescue

Any thoughts on the Krugman article in Rolling Stone?

Also, are you hip this Cramer stuff?

Michael Porter on The Rose

Business Professor Michael Porter makes some interesting points, and Charlie actually lets him talk for a while.
I'm interested in your takes.

How Obama gets to 60 from the National Journal

K Friedl over that Nash Journal breaks it down how Obama can get to 60 senators on a bunch of bills. Apparently there are 4 GOPers who are likely to pull an Iverson. Without looking at the article, can you guess who?

The Call: Episode 5, 22 June 2008

I'm attempting to incorporate the audio of The Call as a podcast from this weblog. Let's see how it goes.

The Rose, Samuel Beckett-style

This cracked me up.

Chill Out, Winston!

I hope Obama schools douchebags like Boehner.

Blagojevich Impeached in Record Time, Bush Flown Off in Executive One

Anyone else struggling with the fact that Blagojevich was whisked out of office for relatively minor corrupt-politics tactics, while only Kucinich had the balls to move to impeach Bush, and he was stonewalled on that? Does America find petty criminals disgusting, but reveres large-scale ones?

"You could grow orchids in there"

Maybe the best reason I'd want to work in the Obama White House--he likes it toasty:

“He’s from Hawaii, O.K.?” said Mr. Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, who occupies the small but strategically located office next door to his boss. “He likes it warm. You could grow orchids in there.”

Here's the New York Times article on Obama's dress code and thermostat tactics.

Mike Birbiglia: Whiffleball Tony

It's just the audio, but enjoy this 2 minute clip from Mike Birbiglia's standup which compares the Bush presidency to "Whiffleball Tony", that goodtime guy who comes by to the barbecue and starts up the whiffleball game.

There are few standups I enjoy -- but this guy is the goods.