Memory:
David Brooks, our favorite right-wing whiner, waxes eloquent on the future and past: "It is especially painful when narcissists suffer memory loss because they are losing parts of the person they love most."
Speaking of narcissists with memory problems, "I want to thank the dozens of welfare to work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." — George W. Bush, Washington, D. C., April 2002.
Health Care:
"According to a recent estimate by the Urban Institute, the lack of health insurance leads to 27,000 preventable deaths in America each year." — Paul Krugman in today's New York Times.
Whose Army Is It:
In the west, we call it Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. Members of the militia claim they're willing to die if Sadr asks them to do it. The U. S. can't seem to decide how to deal with him. But the longer you look at the region, try to understand its history, the more likely you are to come to the conclusion that the young cleric is just a shrewd operative who has figured out how to get out in front of the crowd, an old method of achieving political power. It has, however, a serious problem. It's hard to keep your eye on which direction to lead the crowd when the crowd has a mind of its own and you're trying to watch them in a rear view mirror. (See The New York Times' latest story on the Mahdi Army.)
As G. E. Goes so Goes America:
General Electric has been one of the most stable earners for decades now. So if its stocks fail to meat expectations, what does that say about the whole economy? Recession has become a foregone conclusion at this point. The question of whether we are currently in one or headed for one has more to do with the seriousness of the situation than anything else. (See this afternoon's Times' story.)
Airlines Crashing:
On top of skyrocketing fuel costs and irate passengers dealing with long security lines, now fliers are facing massive delays because American Airlines has had to ground hundreds of flights due inspections. (See the latest Times' story.)
David Brooks, our favorite right-wing whiner, waxes eloquent on the future and past: "It is especially painful when narcissists suffer memory loss because they are losing parts of the person they love most."
Speaking of narcissists with memory problems, "I want to thank the dozens of welfare to work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." — George W. Bush, Washington, D. C., April 2002.
Health Care:
"According to a recent estimate by the Urban Institute, the lack of health insurance leads to 27,000 preventable deaths in America each year." — Paul Krugman in today's New York Times.
Whose Army Is It:
In the west, we call it Moktada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. Members of the militia claim they're willing to die if Sadr asks them to do it. The U. S. can't seem to decide how to deal with him. But the longer you look at the region, try to understand its history, the more likely you are to come to the conclusion that the young cleric is just a shrewd operative who has figured out how to get out in front of the crowd, an old method of achieving political power. It has, however, a serious problem. It's hard to keep your eye on which direction to lead the crowd when the crowd has a mind of its own and you're trying to watch them in a rear view mirror. (See The New York Times' latest story on the Mahdi Army.)
As G. E. Goes so Goes America:
General Electric has been one of the most stable earners for decades now. So if its stocks fail to meat expectations, what does that say about the whole economy? Recession has become a foregone conclusion at this point. The question of whether we are currently in one or headed for one has more to do with the seriousness of the situation than anything else. (See this afternoon's Times' story.)
Airlines Crashing:
On top of skyrocketing fuel costs and irate passengers dealing with long security lines, now fliers are facing massive delays because American Airlines has had to ground hundreds of flights due inspections. (See the latest Times' story.)
Labels: Health Care, Memory, The Economy
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