The Dakini’s Liberal Report Card for Obama’s First 100 Days

I always give my class my grading rubric before handing out any grades.  That way they know when I consider their performance it’s based on certain things that I expect of them.  It’s only right to let them know what you expect ahead of time so there are no surprises on the final report.  So, [...]

When Will They EVER Learn?

As reported by today’s NY Times:
WASHINGTON — Without a single Republican vote, President Obama won House approval on Wednesday for an $819 billion economic recovery plan as Congressional Democrats sought to temper their own differences over the enormous package of tax cuts and spending.
There is just no end to the inability of politics to deal [...]

Tax Cuts Don’t Cut It or Cure It!

The economics blogosphere is pretty lit up with discussion about Krugman’s latest Op Ed piece  questioning the motives of Republicans over the Obama Stimulus Package.  Believe me it was a joy to read Krugman call down John Boehner for spouting ‘dishonest flak’.  I also enjoyed reading Brad Delong  dispatch Ben Stein (a real economics midget) and John [...]

Krugman Gets It Right Again

Two things stuck out in my mind when I finally read the inaugural speech written by Jon “the groper” Favreau. The first was didn’t some one get a fact checker for this kid or at the very least get him a calculator? (Turns out I wasn’t the only one that noticed this one, it [...]

Party like it’s 1929!

The economy may be in recession, but the Champagne flowed freely at Tuesday’s celebrations of the inauguration of Barack Obama — thanks in large part to donations from some movers and shakers on Wall Street.
Those figures don’t include the $124 million that federal, state and local governments are providing to pay for security and the [...]

My Mourning Tribute

 
Well, primary engineering rules the day.  I feel like I did during the Dubya’s inauguration.  One more cheater prospers.  Here’s to you my friends,  join me on my knees praying that we don’t get fooled again!!!

so, it appears

I’ve been tagged in some bizarre Puma equivalent to a chain letter  where  I have to tell folks 6 random things about myself and then tag six other bloggers to do the same.  The easy part is tagging six other bloggers … don’t hate the player folks, hate the game!
So, here’s the easy part first.  (Hey, doing the [...]

Still Too Little and WAY TOO REPUBLICAN

The Financial Time’s Martin Wolf adds his voice to the growing number of economists saying the Obama financial plan is a dud.

“Last week, President-elect Barack Obama duly unveiled his American recovery and reinvestment plan. Its title was aptly chosen, for Mr Obama spoke, astonishingly, as if the policies of the rest of the world had [...]

U.S. introduces new generation of Stud Missiles

WASHINGTON (AFP) – CIA agents are offering the potency drug Viagra and other gifts to win over Afghan warlords in the US-led war against Taliban insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Alright, why does the CIA hate Afghani women and goats so much they have to hand over viagra to warlords?
The aging chieftains often have [...]

A little too little and maybe a little too late

 As the details of Obamanomics finally roll out to the public, it is increasingly obvious that what we are seeing is some kind of Reaganomics lite.  I mentioned this in a post on January 5th trying to answer Paul Krugman’s concerns on how  ‘bold and swift’ the Obama plan will be.   Today, Krugman answered strongly not bold enough in [...]